Diagnostic Imaging North America
June 2008
COVER STORY
By: James Brice DEPARTMENTS
Agenda
By: John C. Hayes
Overread
By: John C. Hayes, Editor
Tech Watch
By: Shalmali Pal
Intervention
By: H.A. Abella
Radiology Research
By: James Brice
Backscatter
By: Bradley M. Tipler, M.D.
Special Section: Contrast Media Special Supplement
Contrast Media
June 2008
COVER STORY
By: James Brice DEPARTMENTS
Agenda
By: John C. Hayes
Overread
- Telerad plus mammography makes effective combination
- Chest x-ray remains crucial for finding drug-resistant TB
- Smartphone shows images for radiologists on the go
- Telerad school in Bangalore aims at shortage
- Myocardial perfusion CT closes in on cardiac fMRI
- Case of the Month
- PIB-PET offers early proof of Alzheimer's disease onset
- PET tops CT for malignant lung nodule characterization
- Breast MRI CAD zeroes in on malignant lesions
- MRS links fibromyalgia pain to changes in brain molecule
- Obesity impairs accuracy of obstetric sonography
- Benefits of abdominal CT in the ER outweigh risks
By: John C. Hayes, Editor
Tech Watch
- Tepid demand for MR in 2007 still dampens scanner sales
- GE's Signa MR750 brings new power, simplicity to 3T
By: Shalmali Pal
Intervention
By: H.A. Abella
Radiology Research
By: James Brice
Backscatter
By: Bradley M. Tipler, M.D.
Special Section: Contrast Media Special Supplement
Contrast Media
- Role gadolinium plays in NSF incidence remains unclear
- Fast CT scans increase risk of contrast timing errors
- NSF discovery process may expose lax record-keeping
- U.S. patients miss benefits of ultrasound contrast media
