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Apr 16, 2010 to Apr 17, 2010. The “3rd symposium of noninvasive cardiovascular imaging” will take place in Leipzig. There will be several DSCT highlights. Read more

Nov 28, 2010 to Dec 3, 2010. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) holds its 96th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (USA). For more information about RSNA please visit the RSNA website. Read more

Between November 2009 and February 2010 users of SOMATOM Definition, SOMATOM AS and SOMATOM Flash submitted over 270 CT images to the international CT image contest. The contest aims on choosing the best CT images acquired at the lowest radiation dose. In February, the jury starts to evaluate the images. Aside … Read more

Jul 15, 2010 to Jul 18, 2010. The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) holds its 5th Annual Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA). For more information please visit the SCCT website. Read more

Jan 16, 2010 to Jan 17, 2010. Join peers from throughout the region in learning about the latest techniques in CT imaging. Through a series of lectures, discussions, case demonstrations and hands-on experiences, the attendees will explore the methodological issues and up-to-date clinical aspects of Dual-Source CT. Read more

We launched the new look & feel of DSCT.com – just in time for the RSNA 2009. After 2 years it was just time for a little makeover. The new design features: Dedicated landing pages for our three Hot Topics Low Dose CT, Dual Energy and … Read more

May 2, 2010 to May 7, 2010. The 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) addresses radiologists, radiologists in training and allied health professionals interested in the practice and science of radiology. Read more

Up until February 2010 users of SOMATOM Definition, SOMATOM AS and SOMATOM Flash have the opportunity to submit their CT images to the international CT image contest. The contest aims on choosing the best CT images acquired at the lowest radiation dose. Read more

Apr 8, 2010 to Apr 11, 2010. The theme of the conference in 2010 – “The Future of Radiology is Here”- will serve to advance the role of radiology in the next decade. Read more

Mar 14, 2010 to Mar 16, 2010. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) holds its 59th Annual Scientific Session and The i2 Summit. The deadline to submit abstracts is Oct. 6, 2009. Read more

May 12, 2010 to May 15, 2010. The German Congress of Radiology for diagnostic imaging and minimal-invasive therapy will cover a broad spectrum of radiology. The focus in 2010 will be on thorax, vascular topics and interventions. Abstracts can be submitted electronically from 1. September 2009 to 1. November 2009. Read more

Mar 4, 2010 to Mar 8, 2010. The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) is the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). It is now the largest radiological meeting in Europe. Read more

Mar 26, 2010 to Mar 28, 2010. The 22nd International Medical Instruments and Equipment Exhibition (China Med) is the first international medical exhibition in the trade of medical instruments. The focus of the exhibition is interesting for medical institutions, manufacturers, as well as experts home and abroad. Read more

Jan 25, 2010 to Jan 28, 2010. The Arab Health Exhibition & Congress is the largest healthcare exhibition in the Middle East, and the second largest in the world. It takes place in Dubai City, Dubai. Read more

In October, many  submission dates for congresses in 2010 will expire. Please remember these current dates: ACC Annual Meeting 2010 – deadline: October 6, 2009 ECR 2010 – NEW deadline: October 11, 2009 Japan Radiological Congress (JRC) 2010 – October 1-15, 2009 German Congress of Radiology 2010 – September 1 – November 1, 2009 If … Read more

During the 9th SIEMENS SOMATOM World Summit (June 5-6, 2009 in Valencia, Spain), a user meeting with more than 150 international CT-users took place. About 40 experts presented best-practice examples from their daily work. A clear focus was on the latest low dose imaging options and first clinical results of the … Read more

According to the information of Investigative Radiology, there is a special issue on ‘Advances in CT technology’ scheduled for publication during the summer of 2010. The focus of this special issue will be on recent technical developments of CT, including specifically dual source/ dual energy CT and multidetector CT with 128 … Read more

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International experts presented first clinical results of the Somatom Definition Flash as well as news from other Dual Source CTs at the ECR 2009 in Vienna. Video recordings from the satellite symposium of Siemens and Bayer Schering Pharma are available here at DSCT.com. The topics of the videos are: Sub-mSV Cardiac … Read more

The introduction of the dual-source technique in 2005 has led to a revival of Dual Energy computed tomography. The configuration of the scanner allows for the simultaneous acquisition of two different energy spectra, thereby resolving the image co-registration problems of previous CT systems.   We are proud to present an introductory technical … Read more

A dual-source CT system* simultaneously uses two x-ray sources at different energy levels. This makes it possible to differentiate between fat, soft tissue and contrast material (iodine) on the basis of their unique energy-dependent attenuation profiles. The Principle of Two X-ray Sources With … Read more

A dual-source CT (DSCT)* is equipped with two x-ray tubes and two corresponding detectors that are oriented in the gantry with an angular offset of 90 degrees. As a result, it is possible to double the temporal resolution to 83 ms compared to that of single-source CT, double the speed … Read more

Jun 4, 2009 to Jun 6, 2009. International leading experts will hold scientific presentations about latest advances in low dose CT, current trends in CT-Imaging in Acute Care, Cardiology, Neurology and Oncology and the first clinical results on the new SOMATOM Definition Flash. A special session on Friday will be held on clinical opportunities using Dual Energy. Among … Read more

Apr 26, 2009 to May 1, 2009. The 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) addresses radiologists, radiologists in training and other health professionals interested in the practice and science of radiology. It takes place at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, MA. Interesting DSCT presentations at the ARRS DSCT.com expert … Read more

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Dual energy computed tomography (DE CT) was one of the highlights of this year´s European Congress of Radiology in Vienna. Various scientific sessions, a special focus session (chairman H. Alkadhi), the satellite symposium „For better patient care: What´s new in CT“, and a hands-on workshop (M. Kerl) represented the … Read more

Nov 29, 2009 to Dec 4, 2009. The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) holds its 95th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (USA). Deadline for abstract submission: April 15, 2009. Read more

May 19, 2009 to May 22, 2009. The Stanford Department of Radiology holds its 11th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT in San Francisco, Florida (USA). For more information and the preliminary program please visit the congress’ website. Read more

May 20, 2009 to May 23, 2009. In 2009, the German Congress of Radiology for diagnostic imaging and minimal-invasive therapy will cover a broad spectrum of radiology including its focuses neuroradiology and pediatric radiology. A special topic in 2009 will be oncology and oncologic diagnostics. This is organized for the first time in cooperation with the German Cancer … Read more

Apr 16, 2009 to Apr 19, 2009. The 68th Annual Meeting of Japan Radiological Society will be held in Yokohama, Japan, in conjunction with •    The 65th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Radiological Technology, •    The 96th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Medical Physics, •    Academic Meetings of Japan Radiology Congress, and •    International Technical Exhibitions of Medical Imaging … Read more

Nov 14, 2009 to Nov 17, 2009. Key dates: Abstract submission opens: April 15 Abstract submission closes: June 5 Read more

Jul 16, 2009 to Jul 19, 2009. The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) holds its 4th Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando, Florida (USA). Read more

Mar 19, 2009 to Mar 21, 2009. The 21st International Medical Instruments and Equipment Exhibition (The 21st China Med) is the first international medical exhibition in the trade of medical instruments. it will be held in Shunyi District,Beijing, China. The focus of the exhibition is interesting for medical institutions, manufacturers, as well as experts home and abroad. For more … Read more

Mar 28, 2009 to Mar 31, 2009. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) holds its 58th Annual Scientific Session in Orlando, Florida (USA). For more information please visit the congress’ website. Read more

The special issue of the European Journal of Radiology (EJR)  is dedicated to dual-source CT. Different aspects of this relatively new technology will be discussed from a scientific point of view. Well known authors – many of them participating in the online expert community on DSCT.com – had contributed by … Read more

Mar 6, 2009 to Mar 10, 2009. The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) is the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). It is now the largest radiological meeting in Europe, attracting more than 18,000 participants from over 100 countries and boasting an impressive scientific and educational programme. For more information visit: www.myesr.org Read more

10th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT, May 13-16 2008, Las Vegas Please click here to get a list of all available course handouts: http://radiologycme.stanford.edu/2008mdct/handouts/ Read more

Jul 17, 2008 to Jul 20, 2008. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) For more information visit http://www.scct.org Read more

We are happy to congratulate the 25 winners of the brand new book “Dual Source CT Imaging”! Many participants from all over the world joined the raffle that ended on 30th of May. The lucky winners are: Read more

DSCT.com raffles 25 copies of “Dual Source CT Imaging”. This comprehensive imaging guide includes articles from our experts, consensus protocols, tips and tricks, and much more. Why not try your luck! Join the raffle until 30th of May 2008! Thank you for participating. The raffle … Read more

May 13, 2008 to May 16, 2008. Join the upcoming annual Stanford meeting on Dual Source CT featuring our DSCT experts. … Read more

This comment has reached us from Judy Oltman, CTA Technologist, USA: In so many situations, the people who are the backbone of the scanners and their performance are the last and the first to be held to accountability for exam outcomes, the technologist.  I have a dual role of problem and … Read more

May 13, 2008 to May 16, 2008. Due to the rising number of participants, this years Stanford Meeting will be held Las Vegas, NV. The meeting features hot topics in CT and highlights such as the 6th Annual Original Workstation Face-Off…. Read more

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Feb 20, 2009 to Feb 21, 2009. Apr 17, 2009 to Apr 18, 2009. Siemens has initiated a clinical workshop on Dual Energy in cooperation with Dr. Thorsten Johnson, radiologist from the University of Munich, Grosshadern and an expert on the field of Dual Energy. The 2-day workshops will be conducted at Siemens’ headquarters in Forchheim and will focus on physical principles and clinical … Read more

Jun 6, 2008 to Jun 7, 2008. Find the program and registration form here scanner-et-irm-final.pdf For more information please visit www.diagest.com/cardioctmr… Read more

Jan 16, 2008 to Jan 19, 2008. CT Basics and Course updating on the technical qualifications of radiation protection based on the German X-ray Ordinance. For more information visit http://www.ct2008.org/ Read more

Thank you for visiting our new website DSCT.com! Here, an international community of medical experts discuss their experiences with the Dual Source CT technology. Join us! Read more

Apr 30, 2008 to May 3, 2008. The German Congress of Radiology is a jointly held congress of the German Association of Radiology (DRG) and the Austrian Association of Radiology (ÖRG). For more information visit http://www.roentgenkongress.de Read more

Mar 29, 2008 to Apr 1, 2008. The Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) brings together nearly 30,000 attendees—including physicians, scientists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and more from around the world to share best practices and learn about exciting innovations in cardiovascular science and education. Cardiac Arrhythmias Cardiac Function and Heart Failure Congenital Cardiology Solutions … Read more

Mar 7, 2008 to Mar 11, 2008. The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) is the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). It is now the largest radiological meeting in Europe, attracting more than 17,000 participants from over 90 countries and boasting an impressive scientific and educational programme. For more information visit http://www.myesr.org Read more

Nov 25, 2007 to Nov 30, 2007. The world’s largest annual radiology meeting. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): Promoting and developing the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education and research. For more information visit http://rsna2007.rsna.org Read more

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