Diagnostic Imaging North America

DECEMBER 2006

COVER STORY

By: William G. Bradley JR., M.D., PH.D., FACR

• As era of 3T MR takes hold, new opportunities emerge

DEPARTMENTS

X-RAY VISION

By: John C. Hayes
Positive results strengthen case for CT colonography screening Overread

• Luminaries make pledge to recapture 'lost' sonography
• CT speed spurs display dialogue
• Carbon-11 methionine boosts PET for nerve sheath tumors

Mailbox

• Radiologist reponds to call for increased CTA collaboration

Tech Watch

• GE revisits step and shoot to reduce cardiac scan dose
• Siemens swaps goggles for sophisticated display

Agenda

• Paging through radiology literature stirs remembrance of things past

Imaging & the Law

By: Thomas W. Greeson, J.D.

• Beware of precertifying procedures for referrers

Radiation Dose

By: Stephen R. Baker, M.D., and Gauri S. Tilak, Ph.D., M.P.H.

• CT spurs concern over thyroid cancer

Computed Tomography

By: Saravanan Namasivayam, M.D., and Dushyant V. Sahani, M.D.

• Routine body perfusion CT approaches clinical reality

Digital Medicine

By: Cynthia E. Keen

• Canada develops ambitious electronic health network

Radiology Reporting

By: Jeffrey Palmucci, CRA, and Pamela Harlem, MBA

• Planning breeds success with speech recognition

Special Sections

Digital Workflow

By: Douglas Page

• Integrated workflow represents Holy Grail for medical informatics
• IT integration puts patient care on faster track

PACS Purchases

By: Frank B. Panzarella and Alan Schweitzer

• 10 tips help analyze pricing of systems across vendors

Data Sharing

By: Cynthia Levy

• IHE portable data profile fixes interoperability snags

Workstations

By: Hans Ringertz, M.D., Ph.D.

• Consider ergonomics or incur hidden costs

Radiology Practice

By: Kirk Reinitz

• Outsourcing may help smooth business flow

Backscatter

By: Bradley M. Tipler, M.D.

• Patients tell themselves Dr. Internet knows best