Podcast: Implementing a Hybrid PET/MR System Pamela Woodard, MD, of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, discusses the challenges and benefits of being an early adopter of this technology.
Advances in PET Scanning Researchers are looking for different applications for PET scanning, testing new radiotracer agents for organs and disease processes not well visualized with FDG, and monitoring treatment effectiveness.
PET/MR Hits Mainstream Update from SNM 2011: Design and structure improvements in PET and MRI scanners could soon alter how you practice nuclear medicine.
Whole-body positron emission tomography with 18F-FES can provide valuable information for patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, a study found. More »
Pamela Woodard, MD, of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, discusses the challenges... More »
High cognitive engagement may prevent or slow deposition of beta-amyloid, potentially influencing the onset and progression of Alzheimer disease, researchers found. More »
Researchers just found what they said is a cheaper and safer way to diagnose and track Alzheimer’s disease, using arterial spin labeling (ASL), a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique. University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine researchers published twice on the technique this... More »
ONCOLOGY talks with Dr. David Mankoff, professor of radiology, medicine, and bioengineering in the department of radiology at the University of Washington in Seattle. Dr. Mankoff will be one of the co-chairs at the upcoming ASCO session on molecular imaging in cancer clinical trials, and he gives us a preview of what some of the highlights of the session are likely to be, as well as some insights into his own work.
The healthcare strategy of large IT vendors must rely on powerful middleware solutions that they must apply as enabling technologies resolve system inefficiencies.
I frequently consider what value I add to patient care, and how I can improve it. Here are the criteria one of my nonradiology colleagues recently told me she looks for in a good radiologist.
There is no one uniform communication solution for every healthcare provider in every setting, but the goal is real-time thorough communication of significant patient health information.
Physicians Need to Balance Roles at Work Just Like at Home Jennifer Frank, MD, February 21, 2012 Just like laundry duty and getting the kids dressed for their holiday concert, I take my primary-care responsibility very personally and very seriously.
Video: EHR User Satisfaction Aubrey Westgate, February 17, 2012 Family physician Kenneth Adler, a presenter at the HIMSS12 Conference in Las Vegas, provides a look at national EHR user satisfaction rates.
Five Tips to Better Manage Your Revenue Cycle Owen Dahl, February 14, 2012 It is vital that practices have systematic ways to address patient collections; the following strategies can help your practice collect all that it is due.