Four years later, sports imaging thrives in a dot-com world
By Jordana Bieze, Supplement editor

As any presidential candidate will tell you, a lot can happen in four years. In the four years that have passed since Diagnostic Imaging last produced a special issue on sports imaging, the most significant changes have involved technology.

Four years ago, most radiologists (and editors) were just starting to use e-mail—many had a vague knowledge of an existing e-mail account with their name on it but never bothered to check it. Now it allows us to stay in contact with our international colleagues as easily as our neighbors.

Four years ago, MRI was a novelty at the Olympic Polyclinic in Atlanta. Now it is a standard part of the array of imaging technology that will be available at the Polyclinic in Sydney, which also includes spiral CT, high-definition ultrasound, and computed radiography (see “Polyclinic imaging director prepares for Olympic challenge,” page 6).

Four years ago, though it may seem difficult to believe now, the Internet was not yet part of everyday conversation. Now Web-based services have become a mainstay of business, education, entertainment, and communication. Internet technology has also enabled Diagnostic Imaging to exponentially expand our coverage of sports imaging. Not only will the contents of this supplement be viewable online at www.dimag.com, the site will also feature an Olympic Webcast with daily updates from Sydney, beginning on September 15. Log on to find out how the latest advances in technology are making a difference for the Polyclinic physicians and the elite athletes they care for.

Remember what you read here. Because if the next four years are anything like the last four, the next time we do a sports imaging project all of this will seem like ancient history.

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Polyclinic imaging director prepares for Olympic challenge
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MRI finds runners' overuse injuries
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Spinal imaging spots fractures in youth
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Subtle hip findings elude x-ray diagnosis
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Scintigraphy detects weight-lifting injuries
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