Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
PACS is undoubtedly one of radiology's great success stories. Most teething problems have proved solvable, and though some concerns remain about the speed, security, and cost-effectiveness of digital image management, the overall experience has been positive over the past decade.
To mark the launch of our PACS Digital Community, we've posted four new articles this week. For Dr. Anagha Parkar's insightful column about lessons learned by one of Europe's early adopters, Norway, click here. For Dr. Erik Ranschaert's thought-provoking article about the future of teleradiology, click here. Further news stories focus on PACS' role in monitoring radiation dose and on the viability of open-source software.
Important findings from Lausanne, Switzerland, about how cardiac MRI can reduce the costs of a diagnostic workup for patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease were presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in Paris. Get the story here. And don't miss our other ESC report about new developments in cardiovascular MRI. Both studies -- and more coverage of the ESC congress -- are available in our Cardiac Imaging Digital Community at cardiac.auntminnieeurope.com.
The use of intraoperative MRI guidance enables surgeons to visualize tumor remnants that would not otherwise be seen and would remain unresected, and it enables neurosurgeons to reassess neuronavigation during and throughout surgery. Lancet Oncology has just published new data from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, about the clinical effectiveness of intraoperative MRI guidance in oncology. Click here to find out more.
Our Case of the Week also comes from Frankfurt, and describes how a neck CT scan was performed on a 10-month-old infant to clarify an obstruction of the upper respiratory tract. To view this latest case and our comprehensive archive, click here.
Finally, the 3D medical imaging market looks set to grow by nearly 9% over the next three years, according to new market research. Find out what is driving this impressive growth by clicking here for an article in our Advanced Visualization Digital Community.
