Search Tag: ECR 2016

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Radiology-what-the-future-holds

2016 29 Mar

By Dr. Rowland Illing, Affidea Chief Medical Officer The healthcare industry as a whole has become increasingly sub-specialised, some would say fragmented. Many more healthcare professionals are involved in each patient’s care than in the past and this has both advantages and disadvantages. Amidst the complexity, there is a risk of losing focus...Read more

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Ecr2016-icad-unveils-tomosynthesis-cad-tool-for-early-identification

2016 08 Mar

iCAD, Inc., a New Hampshire-based provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification and treatment of cancer, announced an industry first tomosynthesis computer-aided detection (CAD) tool during the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) meeting in Vienna, Austria. The breakthrough technology employs the...Read more

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Ecr2016-the-hybrid-congress-awards-and-celebration-at-opening-ceremony

2016 03 Mar

The annual European Congress of Radiology ( ECR2016 ) kicked off in Vienna on Wednesday with the announcement that the ESR  is now 63,000 strong and that the latest offshoot will see the creation of the body to represent the hybrid imaging sector. Lluis Donoso Bach, Chairman of the host European Society of Radiology (ESR) said that this year’s...Read more

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Ecr2016-safe-imaging-picks-up-pace-but-what-about-the-children

2016 02 Mar

The EuroSafe Imaging campaign, the initiative of the European Society of Radiologists (ESR) to increase awareness for radiation protection among the radiology community, has established itself as a basis for international benchmarking, industry experts said at a symposium during the ECR2016 congress in Vienna on Wednesday. But most of the speakers also...Read more

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Ecr2016-high-def-imaging-and-colour-boost-diagnostics

2016 02 Mar

High definition imaging, particularly for abdominal imaging, is vital for diagnostics and vastly improves the workflow, allowing doctors to focus more on the patient and not just the mechanical flow, leading radiologists said at the annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR2016) in Vienna on Wednesday. Speaking at a satellite symposium hosted...Read more

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Hologic-3d-mammography-workshop-advanced-case-review

2016 15 Feb

Hologic is offering a series of 90-minute educational sessions for radiologists throughout the ECR Congress. Prior to the hands-on, a brief lecture will be provided by a radiologist pioneer in the clinical use of 3D Mammography™, who will present an overview of the technology and reading principles of tomosynthesis.  This program is intended for radiologists...Read more

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Agfa-healthcare-visualizes-the-future-of-healthcare-at-ecr-2016

2016 04 Feb

With ONE platform for IT and ONE platform for imaging, Agfa HealthCare offers innovation that meets the real needs of caregivers - Clinical Portal provides information from different sources for all care providers, inside and outside the hospital, for a patient-centric view of information and actions. - New functionalities of the Enterprise Imaging...Read more

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Zoom-on-katrine-ahlstrom-riklund-president-european-congress-of-radiology-2016

2016 18 Jan

Katrine Åhlström Riklund is Professor/chief physician at the Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University , Sweden. She is the Programme Director of the Medical School and Assistant Head of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology. She is the President of the 2016 European Congress of Radiology , which opens in Vienna on 2 March. She also serves...Read more