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Flat colorectal lesions show strong association with invasive carcinoma

March 6, 2008 Flat colorectal lesions show strong association with invasive carcinoma Shalmali Pal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flat or depressed colorectal neoplasms are more likely than polyps to contain in situ or submucosal carcinoma, according to a study released Wednesday. Unfortunately, these nonpolypoid lesions may be missed by colon cancer screening methods, according to gastroenterologists based in Palo Alto, CA. "Nonpolyoid… Continue

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Residents need representation at ECR

March 5, 2008 Residents need representation at ECR Miraude EAPM Adriaensen, M.D., MSc THE ECR: HOW TO GET THERE? One. The easy way. Have a head of department who sees the enormous educational and social value of the ECR for residents. Two. Write an educational and/or scientific abstract, get it accepted, and make sure you are the presenter. All presenters have to be present. Three. If you are a spring chicken (i.e., younger than 30 years of age), apply for the Invest in the Youth Program of the… Continue

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Professional issues come under scrutiny at ECR 08

March 5, 2008 Professional issues come under scrutiny at ECR 08 Philip Ward ECR is well known for its state-of-the-art clinical lectures and refresher courses, but its professional challenge sessions also look set to generate plenty of interest in Vienna in March. Delegates will learn more about women in radiology, quality management, and teleradiology. Other plenary talks will concentrate on interactions between general practitioners and radiologists. "We need to start the dialogue and engage… Continue

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PACS provides platform for new ways of working

March 5, 2008 PACS provides platform for new ways of working Paula Gould -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The switch from hard-copy workflow to digital imaging is gathering pace throughout Europe. For departments that have made the switch, the gains can be significant. Installing a PACS is just the first step, though. What really matters is how the technology is then used.Speakers at Friday morning's refresher course will tackle this topic head… Continue

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MR vendors take center stage in ECR’s Technical Exhibition

March 5, 2008 MR vendors take center stage in ECR’s Technical Exhibition John Bonner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A keen sense of anticipation is building up among ECR 08 delegates, as the deadline approaches for the grand opening of the Technical Exhibition on Friday afternoon.GE Healthcare's latest high-definition MR system, Signa HDxt, is available in both 1.5T and 3T field strengths. It has been developed with two applications, which the… Continue

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Functional MR reveals how brain bops during jazz improv

March 5, 2008 Functional MR reveals how brain bops during jazz improv Shalmali Pal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the listener, jazz improvisation is an aural flight of fancy, borne aloft by a musician's on-the-spot skill and imagination. But functional MRI results show the brain actually follows a grounded process of activation and deactivation during these spontaneous musical riffs, according to researchers from the National Institutes of… Continue

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Advanced pathology techniques challenge notions about breast cancer

March 5, 2008 Advanced pathology techniques challenge notions about breast cancer Emily Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cutting-edge pathology techniques will demonstrate the true nature of breast cancer during the opening session of a categorical course Friday afternoon. Rare and potentially revolutionary, the new methods look set to challenge radiologists' understanding of breast cancer and could alter their approach to imaging… Continue

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What’s wrong with this list of imaging procedures? Plenty

March 4, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. What’s wrong with this list of imaging procedures? Plenty John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With success comes recognition and a certain degree of notoriety. Certainly radiology’s remarkable move into the center of the medical care process qualifies it for this status. Unfortunately, this level of recognition also turns radiology procedures into a much bigger target, with everyone from the Centers for… Continue

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SSFP serves as good start to abdominal MR exams

March 4, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. SSFP serves as good start to abdominal MR exams James Brice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The patient’s back pain was too severe to finish the MRI exam. Her conventional full MRI abdominal study was supposed to take 25 minutes, but—fortunately for her—she could tolerate lying in the scanner long enough to complete the protocol’s first sequence. Those five minutes were just enough time to complete the… Continue

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RSNA meeting sets record with 2007 show

March 4, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. RSNA meeting sets record with 2007 show -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big crowds combined with a huge technical exhibit and a voluminous array of scientific presentations backed up the RSNA’s claim that its conference has become the world’s largest international medical meeting. The 2007 event set an attendance record with 62,251 meeting-goers, an increase of 1% from the previous record set in 2006. Steve Drew,… Continue

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PET/CT can predict therapy response in some lymphomas

March 4, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. PET/CT can predict therapy response in some lymphomas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Johns Hopkins University study added to the growing base of evidence showing that quantitative PET/CT can predict the response to treatment in patients with bone metastases from lymphomas. Dr. Behnaz Goudarzi and colleagues retrospectively reviewed PET/CT reports from 1100 patients with lymphoma. They identified a subset of 28… Continue

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Cardiologist visits RSNA, a technology wonderland

March 4, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Cardiologist visits RSNA, a technology wonderland Camel sniffs under tent and likes what it finds, plans to bring fellow camels back next year JIM ADAMS, M.D. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’m not sure I actually felt like the proverbial camel with his nose under the tent. But as a cardiologist attending the 2007 RSNA meeting, I definitely did feel different from how I’ve felt at other meetings. I ran into a… Continue

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PET alters managementfor one in three patients

March 4, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. PET alters managementfor one in three patients Early national data suggest that Medicare’s expanded clinical indications for reimbursement were warranted H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary results from the National Oncologic PET Registry indicate that FDG-PET led referring physicians to alter the clinical management for more than one-third of nearly 23,000 cancer patients who underwent the… Continue