Is Europe missing a trick on workflow and analytics tools for radiology?
Radiology services continue to be stretched in Europe. Imaging volumes are increasing year-on-year, with a greater proportion attributed to complex scan types. Radiologist numbers are…
Artificial intelligence displays growing clinical utility at ECR 2020’s technical exhibition
To the surprise of no one who has attended medical imaging conferences in recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) again figures prominently in the exhibition area…
What is the impact of reducing MR imaging scan times for radiologists?
Healthcare providers face increasing demand on services, and radiology departments are no exception. There remains a continuous demand for medical imaging, and healthcare providers are…
MRI’s holy grail: Sharper image quality, shorter scan time, higher productivity and better workflow
If there is one constant theme among MRI vendors at ECR 2020, it is the need for speed. More precisely, their focus is on ways…
Europe’s radiography market: where’s the value?
In most European countries, the general radiography market is saturated and increasingly characterised by commoditisation, creating intense competition between vendors. It can be challenging therefore…
Digital x-ray vendors highlight artificial intelligence and advanced tools
Radiography may be medical imaging’s oldest modality, but it’s getting a refresh thanks to a wide range of new technologies on display at this week’s…
Radiation protection in children: achievements of the EuroSafe Imaging Paediatric Imaging Working Group
Originally written for publication during ECR 2020 in March and updated in June. The fundamental role of radiation for the diagnosis of paediatric illness is…
EuroSafe Imaging’s vision for imaging in low and middle-income countries
Originally written for publication during ECR 2020 in March on the occasion of a planned joint EuroSafe Imaging-IAEA Session on ‘Building capacity and quality/ safety…
EURAMED: promoting medical radiation protection through research as major goal
Originally written for publication during ECR 2020 in March and updated in June 2020. EURAMED seeks radiologists, radiographers, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and medical…
DIAM helps imaging departments maximise value and plan for the future
Originally written for publication during ECR 2020 in March 2020 on the occasion of a planned Coffee & Talk session, ‘Guidance for IT in radiology:…