Friday, Dec. 1 , 5:35 pm PST
Desperate times could lead radiology to take drastic measures
Pressured by turf battles, reimbursement hassles, and time and labor crunches, radiologists need to consider radical moves to keep their own practices and the field viable in the years ahead, according to experts at a Friday session. Key challenges include maintaining  full story

Friday, Dec 1 , 5:15 pm PST
Instantaneous integration: Siemens swallows Acuson without a hiccup
A lightening-fast approval process of three weeks meant that Siemens' acquisition of Acuson was complete before the RSNA meeting, but it was not fast enough for the firms to integrate their booths. The merger could not have happened more quickly  full story

Friday, Dec 1 , 1:40 pm PST
Utilization watchdog pounces on cardiologists
In a "hot topic" appearance Wednesday afternoon, Dr. David C. Levin, radiology chair at Thomas Jefferson University, criticized as inaccurate the explanation given to the government by the American College of Cardiologists to account for the rapid utilization growth in  full story

Friday, Dec 1 , 9:50 am PST
Negative knee MR can signal go-ahead on conservative therapy
Patients with knee pain can often forgo treatment with arthroscopy if an MR scan of the joint is normal, according to two studies presented by Dutch researchers. MR appears to be more accurate than physical examination in determining which patients  full story

Thursday, Nov. 30 , 4:00 pm PST
Admitting mistakes is the only way to prevent them
Acknowledging that patient errors have occurred goes against the training most physicians receive, which can led them to feel that they must be infallible. Yet this step is necessary to correct faulty systems that cause or allow mistakes, according to the  full story

Thursday, Nov. 30 , 2:50 pm PST
Radiologists take strong interest in vertebroplasty
Vertebroplasty may play a major role in treatment of the more than 700,000 vertebral compression fractures that occur each year in the U.S., according to a special focus session on Wednesday afternoon. Current management generally aims to prevent fractures -- with  full story

Thursday, Nov. 30 , 2:45 pm PST
L&H files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Faced with plummeting revenues, mounting shareholder lawsuits, and investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Easdaq stock exchange, Belgian voice recognition technology provider Lernout & Hauspie has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. L&H has partnerships and strategic  full story

Thursday, Nov. 30 , 2:25 pm PST
Laser ablation before stenting proves its worth
Long occlusion of the iliac arteries may no longer be the bane of interventionalists who treat such arteriosclerotic disease percutaneously, thanks to a laser-assisted recanalization technique developed at the University of Frankfurt. The protocol involves primary stent implantation after the vessel  full story

Thursday, Nov. 30 , 2:20 pm PST
RSNA attracts more international attendees
Attendees from around the world increasingly make their presence known at the RSNA meeting: 30% of the 60,000 attendees at this year's meeting are international, according to Dr. Peggy J. Fritzsche, chair of the 2001 RSNA board of directors. Nearly half  full story

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Dr. Masaka Katroka of Kyoto and Dr. Ariya Nabavi of Boston examine the newest books in Publisher's Row.

Wednesday, Nov. 29 , 1:35 pm PST
If you've been to the RSNA, you know badges
When you register for this meeting you are given a name badge. These badges form the basis for a sort of RSNA subculture that I enjoy observing. They are color-coded for your status at the meeting: * Blue -- member of  full story