Philip Ward

As I embark on a new episode in my journalistic career, I can reflect on the past 17 years as the editor of Diagnostic Imaging Europe and Diagnostic Imaging Asia Pacific.

The RSNA has pulled off a giant publicity coup by signing up former U.S. president Bill Clinton to give a special address at its congress in Chicago later this month.

Everybody loves to read about the future. We may not be too keen to admit it openly, but we all feel varying degrees of fear and apprehension about what lies around the corner.

You can really feel the excitement, tension, and eager anticipation in the packed poster hall at the RSNA congress when the much sought after rosettes are pinned up on the prize-winning exhibits during Wednesday afternoon.

Molecular imaging is hugely expensive, risky, difficult to understand, heavily regulated, without immediate clinical benefit, and not reimbursed.

The world of medical imaging will miss Linda Clarkson, who passed away unexpectedly in March.

When it comes to the sizzling hot topic of carcinogenesis and diagnostic radiation, it is crucial to differentiate hypothesis from scientific fact, maintain a sober mind, and separate science from politics and economics.

When it comes to the sizzling hot topic of carcinogenesis and diagnostic radiation, it is crucial to differentiate hypothesis from scientific fact, maintain a sober mind, and separate science from politics and economics.

Several years ago, I asked an Indian ultrasound specialist if he had knowingly taken part in a genderselective abortion.

The overall number of attendees at this year’s European Congress of Radiology was 19,017, representing an increase of nearly 5% compared with the 2009 event, according to congress organizers.

When conducting a clinical audit, you should never assess other people’s work without their knowledge. You must audit teams, not individuals, and you should be constructive and confidential. Do not assign blame, and remember that poor performance may be environment-related, not person-related.

Molecular imaging is hugely expensive, risky, difficult to understand, heavily regulated, without immediate clinical benefit, and not reimbursed. These factors are halting progress in the field. The solutions for radiology are to collaborate, cooperate, co-own, and cotrain.

Too few younger practicing radiologists are prepared to embrace ultrasound and push it to its clinical limits, according to Prof. Lorenzo Derchi, a professor of radiology at the University of Genoa in Italy.

Who should tell pregnant women about the potential risks of radiation exposure? And what should happen if an accidental dose is administered?

When it comes to the sizzling hot topic of carcinogenesis and diagnostic radiation, it is crucial to differentiate hypothesis from scientific fact, maintain a sober mind, and separate science from politics and economics.

Teaching came under the microscope during the professional challenges session on Friday, March 5, at which speakers gave practical tips on how to engage radiology trainees and prepare them for the future.

Diagnostic Imaging Europe has a new editorial advisor in Greece. Dr. Elias N. Brountzos is head of interventional radiology at Attikon University Hospital in Athens.

When it comes to fighting turf battles, ECR 2010 president Prof. Malgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska is in an enviable position because she has a powerful ally.

To prevent errors and misunderstandings, referring clinicians and radiologists must show more restraint when using abbreviations, a U.K. study has found.

When the official attendance figures for the RSNA meeting are released in mid-January, they often provide a useful indicator of the economic state of the worldwide imaging industry.

Radiologists from Boston Medical Center are using interventional techniques to treat bleeding Jehovah's Witness patients.

Unbridled joy took hold in the normally subdued poster hall during the RSNA meeting when the first purple summa cum laude rosette given by the panel of judges since 1998 was bestowed upon an elated team of IT specialists.

Recently, thousands of European radiologists have received an e-mail with this rather alarmist heading: “EU directive still threatens MRI.” Another e-mail doing the rounds has an equally sensational title: “No more MRI in Europe?”

Unbridled joy took hold in the normally subdued poster hall during the RSNA meeting when the first purple summa cum laude rosette given by the panel of judges since 1998 was bestowed upon an elated team of IT specialists.

Radiologists from Boston Medical Center are using interventional techniques to treat bleeding Jehovah's Witness patients.

A quick web search shows just how essential case reports are in the practice of medical imaging.

Electrocardiogram-gated tube modulation is essential to lower radiation dose in fusion imaging.

The RSNA’s supremely well-oiled, amply resourced bureaucratic machine spewed out the audited attendance figures this week for its 2009 congress, and they are definitely worth a second look.

More accurate clinical coding can lead to more effective use of resources and help hospitals cope better during the economic downturn, according to a group of U.K. researchers.

Diffusion MRI came under the microscope in Dr. Denis Le Bihan's plenary lecture at the French national congress, les Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR), held in Paris in October.