Top 10 stories for ECR 2013

AuntMinnieEurope.com was pleased to provide coverage of ECR 2013 in Vienna. Below are the top 10 stories from our RADCast@ECR as measured by member traffic.

1. High-field MRI exposure linked to radiographers' depression
   March 11, 2013 -- VIENNA - As MRI continues to advance to greater magnet strengths to uncover mysteries in the body, researchers warned on Monday at ECR 2013 that constant exposure to high-field systems could lead to psychological problems such as clinical depression among MRI radiographers.

2. Integrated CT detector improves coronary stenosis assessment
   March 10, 2013 -- VIENNA - A new integrated circuit CT detector may improve the ability of clinicians to accurately grade coronary artery stenoses visualized during coronary CT angiography, especially when combined with thin-slice imaging and iterative reconstruction, researchers reported on Sunday at ECR 2013.

3. European experts urge caution on PET/MRI use
   March 7, 2013 -- VIENNA - "Hold your horses" was the main message regarding PET/MRI at Thursday's ECR 2013 opening press conference. People may want to quickly adopt the fairly new technique, but Dr. Heinz-Peter Schlemmer of the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg urged caution.

4. Airport security scanners carry some radiation risk
   March 8, 2013 -- VIENNA - Airport security scanners are safe for individuals, but when their effects are considered collectively, there is still a risk of cancer developing due to the machines, ECR 2013 delegates learned at a standing-room-only session on Thursday afternoon.

5. Is visibility the only way to save radiology?
   March 8, 2013 -- VIENNA - Visibility is the shield that can protect radiology against the slings and arrows steadily lining up against it, according to experts who spoke at a professional challenges session on Friday at ECR 2013.

6. CAD scheme automatically characterizes lung nodules
   March 9, 2013 -- VIENNA - Taking a step beyond lung nodule detection schemes evaluated in previous studies, researchers from the Netherlands have developed an automated method of characterizing nodules as solid, part-solid, or nonsolid, pointing the way to different patient management paths, according to a presentation at ECR 2013.

7. Warning: Staff with prosthetics may not be as safe as patients
   March 8, 2013 -- VIENNA - Some prosthetic devices that pass as MR-compatible for patients may not be safe for MRI staff, such as radiographers and nurses, according to Dr. Nadia Oberhofer from South Tyrol, Italy. She spoke in a scientific session dedicated to MRI safety on Thursday at ECR 2013.

8. Radiologists dislike how their profession is portrayed on TV
   March 10, 2013 -- VIENNA - Radiologists have a very low opinion of how their profession is portrayed on television programs, while patients and technologists believe the TV shows are accurate examples of radiology at work, according to the results of a survey presented on Sunday at ECR 2013.

9. Advances in forensic imaging bring new opportunities for radiology
   March 10, 2013 -- VIENNA - As the reliability of modern forensic imaging rapidly improves, radiologists are being increasingly sought out by forensic pathologists to help examine bodies noninvasively, so they should be prepared to answer that call, according to experts in a special session on advances in forensic imaging on Sunday at ECR 2013.

10. Utilizing MR for dense breasts saves biopsies, money
    March 10, 2013 -- VIENNA - Adding dense breasts as a new standard indication for MR mammography in cases with unclear findings could ward off approximately 88% of biopsies and end up saving insurance companies money, according to research presented on Sunday morning at ECR 2013.