Diagnostic Imaging North America

October 2007


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COVER STORY: Cardiovascular Imaging

By: Jeffrey J. Fine, M.S., Ph.D., Michael Ridner, M.D., FACC, Norbert Wilke, M.D., FACR, Jason Cole, M.D., FACC, Tracy Callister, M.D., FACC, P. Robert Myers, M.D., FACC, Lawrence J. Boxt, M.D., FACR, and Linda Gates-Striby

• Coronary CT angiography saves lives and money: 20,000-plus cases prove it

DEPARTMENTS

X-ray Vision

By: C.P. Kaiser

• Glut of incidental lesions leaves little time to achieve reporting consensus

Agenda

By: John C. Hayes

• As your Internet needs change, so our Internet presence responds

Mailbox

• Despite initial outlay, molecular imaging improves hospitals' economic productivity
• Oral boards change incites pushback
• Breast CAD marketing exceeds real results
• Hot button feels the heat

Overread

• GI/GU experts seek accord to describe 'incidentalomas'
• Scorpion venom stings cancer
• Innovations in MRI make 3D techniques more practical
• Interventional trial pits stenting against exercise
• Large trial Down Under proves PET/CT in ovaries
• Sonographers worldwide face debilitating injuries
• Brain imaging focuses on connectivity and activation
• 7T MR excels in MS detection
• Olympics organizers put emphasis on technology
• Case Of The Month

Newsclips

• Study bolsters case for breast MRI screening
• Renal artery interventions could damage kidneys
• PET predicts GI cancer's early response to chemo
• British advisory panel supports CT screening
• Critical imaging data fall through cracks in IT
• Claustrophobia affects minority of MR scans

Imaging & The Law

By: Thomas W. Greeson, J.D.

• Follow eligibility rules to ensure reimbursement

Comment

By: Philip Ward

• Training supremo proves a tough act to follow

Tech Watch

• Positron imaging joins x-ray mammography alternatives
• Siemens prepares release of MRI arterial spin labeling

Informatics

By: James Brice

• Innovations offer radiologists opportunity to remain relevant

Gastrointestinal Imaging

By: Greg Freiherr

• Multislice CT and 3D propel pancreatic imaging forward

Kidney Imaging

By: Roberto Garcia Figueiras, M.D., Carmen Villalba Martin, M.D., and Ines Requejo E. Isidro, M.D.

• MR, CT imaging offer answers to questions about renal mass

Radiation Dose

By: H.A. Abella

• Dose-saving strategies play catch up to greater CT use
• Radiologists have plenty of CT dose-reduction resources
• Dose reduction tips fit 64-slice, dual-source CT scanners

Backscatter

By: Bradley M. Tipler, M.D.

• Going digital translates to going to meetings

Special Section

Cardiovascular Imaging

 

Nuclear Medicine

• FDG-PET imaging tackles large arteries with atherosclerosis

Training Strategies

• Clinical excellence in cardiac CT must begin with education

Commentary

• CT report that includes all data boosts benefits

Cover Story

• Coronary CT angiography saves lives and money: 20,000-plus cases prove it