Q&A: Taking on the Challenges of Imaging Prostate Cancer
March 14th 2012Radiology and imaging specialists Mukesh Harisinghani, MD, Frank Miller, MD, and David Casalino, MD, discuss an advanced image analysis technology, and the role of prostate MRI in cancer detection, localization, staging, treatment planning and serial monitoring.
Interventional Radiology Costs Less, Safer than Surgery for PAD
January 3rd 2012Endovascular lower-extremity revascularization procedures performed by interventional radiologists bring about less transfusion and intensive-care unit use, shorter hospital stays, fewer repeat revascularization procedures, fewer amputations, and lower costs compared to those done by vascular surgeons.
Decision Support Cuts CT Pulmonary Angiography Orders from ED
December 22nd 2011The use of clinical decision support in the emergency room cuts the need for CT pulmonary angiography for acute pulmonary embolism by 20 percent and boosts yield 69 percent, according to a study published online on Dec. 20 in the journal Radiology.