Diagnostic Imaging North America

March 2007

COVER STORY

By: James Brice

• Ultrasound's future in play: Will radiologists remain in the picture?

DEPARTMENTS

X-RAY VISION

By: James Brice, Senior Editor

• Ultrasound's crisis of confidence follows a familiar pattern

Overread

• 3T MR improves multiple sclerosis assessment
• Claustrophobia, meet arachnophobia
• Skin disease linked to gadolinium
• Cardiac MR finds signature of broken heart syndrome
• Emergency C-spine studies require full set of images
• Scans show 38% of adults face higher heart attack risk

Newsclips

• Plaque imaging with MR catheter enters U.S. trials
• Congenital heart disease moves into adult population
• Ethicists sound off about lung cancer CT screening
• National insurer targets outpatient imaging centers
• Imaging squeaks into top 10 list of medical milestones
• Serial MRI cracks mystery of schizophrenia's origins

Tech Watch

• Flat-panel CT device invades operating room
• Scalable system delivers bang for investment buck
• Orthocrat takes surgical planning to new dimension
• Low-tech solutions address vexing comfort problems

Agenda

• Article offers optimistic look at future lung imaging breakthrough

Perturbations

By: Eric Trefelner, M.D

• Bankruptcy brings out partners' inner shark

Radiology Practice

By: Kirk Reinitz

• Two sets of rules govern diagnostic test ordering

Pulmonary Imaging

By: C.P. Kaiser

• Hyperpolarized gas MRI illuminates lung function

Hybrid Scanning

By: Thomas Beyer, Ph.D., and Patrick Veit-Haibach, M.D.

• Oncology tasks require disease-specific PET/CT

Magnetic Resonance

By: Gerald M. Pohost, M.D.

• NIH workshop finds value in high-field cardiovascular MR

Special Sections

Cardiovascular Imaging

Advanced Imaging

C.P. Kaiser

• Dual-source CT boosts patient flow, diagnostic confidence

Computed Tomography

Timothy W. Attebery and Jeffrey J. Fine, Ph.D.

• In a changing world, outpatient practices embrace cardiac CT

Vascular Imaging

David E. Allie, M.D., Chris J. Hebert, RT(R), R-CIS, and Craig M. Walker, M.D.

• CTA revolutionizes treatment of peripheral vascular disease