COVER STORY
By: George Lantos, M.D.; Carol P. Geer, M.D., and Christopher T. Whitlow, M.D., Ph.D.; William G. Bradley, M.D., Ph.D., and John C. Hayes

• CT perfusion for stroke: Should you use it?

DEPARTMENTS

Overread

• Small pulmonary emboli still stump radiologists
• Leukemia joins radiation risks for interventionalists
• Case of the month

Newsclips

• Delayed cardiac test saves money
• Incidental findings can predict cardiac disease
• Imaging technique proves useful for ovarian cancer
• MR diffusion studies differentiate prostate cancer
• MRI reveals when cognitive impairment will advance

X-Ray Vision

• The deck is stacked against coronary CTA; why it matters

Backscatter

• We spend on end-of-life care at expense of patients

Technology to Practice

• LifeImage takes sting out of viewing patient CDs
• Breast tomosynthesis gets ready for U.S. market

RSNA Preview

• RSNA preview: back to basics on exhibit floor

Cardiac Imaging

• Coronary CTA really works, but why isn’t its use soaring?