Diagnostic Imaging North America
January 2008
COVER STORY
By: Christopher Comstock, M.D.
By: Emily Hayes
DEPARTMENTS
X-ray Vision
By: John C. Hayes, Editor
Agenda
By: John C. Hayes
Overread
Newsclips
Cardiac Imaging
Imaging and the Law
Tech Watch
Prostate Cancer
By: H.A. Abella
Breast Imaging
By: H.A. Abella
Imaging Centers
By: Jason Almiro, CPA, CFA
Perturbations
By: Eric Trefelner, M.D.
Special Section: In Review
News From The RSNA Meeting
January 2008
COVER STORY
By: Christopher Comstock, M.D.
By: Emily Hayes
DEPARTMENTS
X-ray Vision
By: John C. Hayes, Editor
Agenda
By: John C. Hayes
Overread
- FDA warning flummoxes ultrasound contrast trial
- PET takes a ride on the astral plane
- Radiologists decry overuse of CTA in suspected PE
- Follow-up care of incidental brain findings draws criticism
- Radiation spotlight shows jump in pregnancy imaging
- Case Of The Month
Newsclips
- Whole-body MRI and PET/CT can miss many metastases
- DWI breaks new ground in pelvic MR imaging, staging
- Ultrasound-guided therapy helps heal Achilles tendinosis
- Academy suggests CT in ER for some seizure patients
- MR elastography proves edge in liver fibrosis staging
- T1-weighted MRI identifies signs of multiple sclerosis
Cardiac Imaging
Imaging and the Law
Tech Watch
Prostate Cancer
By: H.A. Abella
Breast Imaging
By: H.A. Abella
Imaging Centers
By: Jason Almiro, CPA, CFA
Perturbations
By: Eric Trefelner, M.D.
Special Section: In Review
News From The RSNA Meeting
- Commoditization situates specialty at crossroads
- Cardiac CT studies pose questions on clinical role
- Percutaneous osteoplasty proves as hip as surgery
- Computer illiteracy relates to age, stress, and persona
- Digital breast tomosynthesis cuts callbacks, aids detection
- Breast ultrasound adjusts to get past false positives
- Breast MR imaging aids high-risk women
- Good follow-up in lung trials may speed cancer diagnosis
- CT shines for head and neck vascular trauma
- Fractures and liver lesions top list of residents' ER misses
- PET/CT boosts classification of incidental adrenal masses
- Stereo mammography boosts accuracy but doubles dose
- Weak dollar, medical preeminence drive up international attendance
- Pediatric CT dose reduction strategies get global focus
- CT perfusion expands stroke care options
- Second-hand smoke falls to MR
- Malpractice awards vary widely for thoracic/GI exams
- Cardiologist involvement ups Medicare imaging costs
- Medicine gets exciting, but who wants to do it?
