RSNA 2005

Ultrasound reliably predicts success and failure of single-dose methotrexate treatment of ectopic pregnancy, according to research conducted at Boston Medical Center and presented Wednesday at the RSNA meeting. More »

New data from a multicenter lung cancer trial reveals two-year, cancer-specific survival rates of 92% for a subset of patients treated with radiofrequency ablation. In addition, RFA provides effective local control for both nonresectable non-small cell lung cancers and lung metastases, according to... More »

Philips Medical Solutions wants operators of its MR scanners to work smarter, not harder. To help, the company developed SmartExam. More »

Intraprocedural contrast-enhanced CT reduces the rate of incompletely treated renal cell carcinoma by nearly 64%, according to a study presented at the jointly-sponsored RSNA/SIR Foundation Interventional Oncology Symposium. More »

MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery is a safe, effective treatment for uterine fibroids, according to the results of a new multicenter trial presented at the RSNA meeting. More »

Riverain Medical has added features to its lung cancer computer-aided detection system for chest radiography that are intended to make the program more accurate. The enhancements reduce false positive rates when evaluating solitary lung nodules in regions of interest located in the hilar area and... More »

As the worldwide popularity of all-terrain vehicles continues to soar, radiologists must recognize the potentially life-threatening injuries that can result from this recreational pursuit, according to a prize-winning education exhibit at the RSNA meeting. More »

Using ontologies and data analysis techniques, researchers have helped clean up RadLex, the RSNA’s pilot radiological lexicon project, according to two presentations Thursday. More »

NeuroLogica unveiled a mobile multislice CT system, CereTom, at the RSNA meeting. The 20-month-old company designed the device for head and neck imaging of patients suspected of traumatic brain injury. More »

We recently bought a new 1.5T MRI and ordered our first 64-slice CT scanner. Coincidentally, I find myself in a real turf war, and cardiologists are not involved. This turf battle is more literal: I have groundhogs on my farm. More »

Digital mammography cleared a substantial hurdle earlier this year, when researchers established its clinical advantages in women under 50 and in those with dense breasts. Now, with demand for digital already on the rise, the technology faces another obstacle: image integration and workstation... More »

Radiologists can't get around the surge in volumetric imaging. Sixty-four-slice CTs and 3T MRs are producing data faster then ever. But relief is on the way. More »

With a mix of social engineering and Web-based dashboard management, the radiology department at the University of Maryland Medical System has reduced overall report verification times for its radiologists. More »

Looking into the future always means interpreting mystical signs. We never know what will really happen because calculated reasoning plays only a small role in progress, and many medical procedures are founded on fallacies or financial interests. More than 10% of the population works in medical... More »

The development of medical image databases has been largely a private activity to date, lacking the rigor and standards that would allow these repositories to serve as reference models for research, including drug development. This approach is changing, however, as more organizations, including the... More »