Diagnostic Imaging North America
February 2006
COVER STORY
CT Colonography gets ready for its close-up
By: Melina Trevino
3D postprocessing tools shed light on hidden polyps
By: Melina Trevino
PACS & IT
Comfort, efficiency, and enhancement set next digital direction
Informatics News
Disaster Recovery
DEPARTMENTS
X-RAY VISION
John C. Hayes
'Sorry' may work as alternative litigation defense strategy
AGENDA
Deborah R. Dankins
Copy desk aims to help writers put their best words forward
Overread
Newsclips
Tech Watch
Medical Practice
Perturbations
February 2006
COVER STORY
CT Colonography gets ready for its close-up
By: Melina Trevino
3D postprocessing tools shed light on hidden polyps
By: Melina Trevino
PACS & IT
Comfort, efficiency, and enhancement set next digital direction
Informatics News
- Visual acuity, fatigue play role in exam interpretation
- Free software can extract images from compact discs
- Digital dashboards track workflow, speed reporting
- Researchers streamline pilot radiological lexicon
- PACS springs leaks during
- Image wavelet watermarking addresses HIPAA loophole
- Hong Kong achieves wide regional image distribution
- ITechnology reduces photon noise from low signal in PET
- New algorithm aids image compression of data sets
Disaster Recovery
DEPARTMENTS
X-RAY VISION
John C. Hayes
'Sorry' may work as alternative litigation defense strategy
AGENDA
Deborah R. Dankins
Copy desk aims to help writers put their best words forward
Overread
- Imaging assumes broader role in assessing therapy
- 'Mr. January' wears a Nobel medal
- Fibroid embolization agent influences treatment result
- Imaging offers insight into blood-brain permeability
Newsclips
- Screening trauma patients with CT replaces angio
- False positives plague x-ray lung cancer screening
- U.K. aneurysm screening for men draws criticism
- Marijuana users show brain parallels to schizophrenics
- MR-detected brain atrophy predicts decline in elderly
Tech Watch
- Computer firm aims to extend 3D across multiple platforms
- Mammography system helps keep breast centers on track
- Remote control allows offsite experts to run MR applications
- Volumetic tool guides surgery
Medical Practice
Perturbations
