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December 28, 2005 A special Interventional Oncology Symposium held at the RSNA meeting in December confirmed tumor ablation’s status as an accepted and growing therapy. The symposium, cosponsored by the RSNA and the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation, drew standing room-only crowds to presentations about... More » December 28, 2005 Researchers continue to build the case for RFA with new data showing the procedure to be an effective alternative to surgery for the treatment of liver, lung, and kidney malignancies. Results were presented at the Interventional Oncology Symposium in December. More » December 28, 2005 New imaging techniques and methods spotlighted in December at a special Interventional Oncology Symposium can help reduce the rate of recurring tumors, find disease that was missed in the first phase of treatment, and make ablation more practical. More » December 22, 2005 As computer-aided detection continues to make inroads into virtual colonoscopy territory, studies presented at the 2005 RSNA meeting highlighted its potential for spotting polyps. More » December 21, 2005 A new survey suggests that the Internet has a long way to go before surpassing conventional forms of education or information delivery among practicing radiologists. More » December 20, 2005 How you view a clinical image—be it head-on or from an angle--could determine whether you find an abnormality. More » December 19, 2005 Digital breast tomosynthesis promises to dramatically reduce the rate of false-positive mammograms, potentially sparing women from unnecessary follow-up tests and biopsies, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting. More » December 19, 2005 A few years back I made a bet that molecular imaging would become nothing more than a synonym for nuclear medicine. At the time it made sense, what with companies parking their gamma cameras and PET/CTs under this title. But since then, you might say I’ve seen the light. More » December 19, 2005 Philips makes MR smarter, fasterSmartExam helps operators of Philips MR scanners work smarter, not harder. The technology, developed by Philips Medical Solutions and shown at the RSNA meeting, automates the planning, scanning, and processing of MR images. This promises to decrease overall... More »December 19, 2005 December 19, 2005 Platinum Equity’s investment in SourceOne Healthcare Technology ended in the week leading up to the RSNA meeting with the acquisition of SourceOne Nov. 18 by competitor Merry X-Ray. More » December 19, 2005 December 19, 2005 December 19, 2005 Israeli start-up Spectrum Dynamics has developed technology that can generate 10 times the sensitivity and double the spatial resolution of conventional Anger cameras, according to the company. Such dramatic increases raise the possibility of real-time imaging that shows the perfusion of one or more... More » December 19, 2005 Clinical software tools shown at the 2005 RSNA meeting are turning standard PCs and laptops into interactive diagnostic workstations. As a result, radiologists have the ability to pull up a set of diagnostic-quality images and perform a basic diagnostic review on the fly, driving advanced 3D... More »
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Standards can hang you Bradley M. Tipler, M.D. Monday the convention seemed like old times. Apparently, most U.S. radiologists waited until Sunday to come to the meeting, as I saw far more recognizable faces the second day. I guess they like leftover turkey more than I do. December 01, 2005 |
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