Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
Radiologists still rule supreme when it comes to gastrointenstinal and abdominal investigations, judged on the quality and quantity of the research findings presented at the recent annual meeting of the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology in Paris.
Voted top among all the e-posters was an exhibit from Singapore about the MRI evaluation and surgical implications of perianal fistulas. To find out what impressed the judges, go to our MRI Community, or click here.
Scandinavia has been at the forefront of the ongoing debate over the pros and cons of breast cancer screening, so fresh data from Norway is bound to generate considerable interest. What's the latest evidence from this important country? Find out in our Women's Imaging Community, or by clicking here.
Meanwhile, digitization poses a real threat to radiographers due to the rising level of automation in image acquisition and the ability of nursing staff to handle patient positioning by using preset profiles during imaging exams, a leading German IT consultant warned at last week's influential KIS-RIS-PACS und DICOM Treffen 2015 event. Get the story here.
The sixth Symposium on Ultrahigh-Field MR takes place in Berlin on Friday, and to coincide with this meeting, a new study on 7-tesla imaging has been published by German and Irish researchers. Click here to learn more.
Postmortem MRI is another fast-emerging area. Make sure you don't miss our article about U.K. research conducted by a well-regarded group from the world-famous Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and other leading facilities. For the full details, click here.
The U.K.'s national radiological congress, the UKRC, is being held in Liverpool next week. Look out for our live reports from the meeting.
