Diagnostic Imaging Staff

Bilateral dual-energy contrast agent-enhanced digital mammography is as effective as MRI in detecting known primary breast tumors.

Combining fluorodeoxyglucose-PET, MRI and cerebrospinal analysis significantly increases the accuracy of predicting Alzheimer’s disease progression.

F-18-flurorothymidine PET appears to be useful in assessing the grade and proliferation in gliomas, especially in newly diagnosed patients.

Infinitt and Intelerad rose to the top among PACS vendors who offer timely upgrades and expanded usability, according to a KLAS report released at RSNA 2012.

Changes in tumor enhancement detected by post-gadolinium (Gd) T1-weighted MRI are highly predictive of which patients with recurrent glioblastoma brain tumors will benefit from second-line therapy.

Brain changes from post-concussion syndrome are visible on MRI.

Dose awareness extends to nuclear medicine exams with the development of online materials to guide providers on radiopharmaceutical dose utilization.

Agfa Healthcare will launch at RSNA 2012 its digital DX-D 400 DR solution marketed as an economical solution for all digital radiography applications.

Maxant will debut at RSNA 2012 a dual-format medical image viewing display system to allow providers to view digital and analog images side-by-side.

Digital imaging solutions provider Viztek will debut at RSNA 2012 a new RIS that is certified for the federal meaningful use incentives program.

Merge will unveil at RSNA 2012 a mobile and online platform that will allow patients to select a radiologist, schedule appointments and receive results.

lifeIMAGE will debut a service allowing physicians, patients and hospitals to create profiles to securely exchange medical information.

Carestream will show at RSNA 2012 its smaller-format DRX detector as a works in progress, designed for pediatric, orthopedic and general radiology exams.

Medical imaging managers reported low confidence that they will receive adequate reimbursement from Medicare in the fourth quarter of 2012.

SourceHOV will unveil at RSNA 2012 an X-Ray Preservation Program for legacy X-ray images requiring long-term retention.

TeraMedica plans to debut at RSNA 2012 its next generation Evercore VNA Control Center, a streamlined interface for the vendor-neutral archive.

Advanced visualization software developer Claron Technology will debut at RSNA 2012 enhancements to their “No Install” cloud-based viewers.

peerVue will unveil at RSNA 2012 several new solutions aimed at helping radiologists streamline their workflow.

Intelerad Medical Systems will be launching a few new products aimed at improving workflow, image sharing and security.

Medical networking company ETIAM plans to introduce at RSNA 2012 a Web-based universal image viewer.

GE Healthcare axquires U-Systems Inc., developer of the Automated Breast Ultrasound, a system used as a supplement to mammography for asymptomatic women with dense breasts and no prior interventions.

In honor of Nuclear Medicine Week, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging highlights four major advancements in the field.

Referring physicians want an easier way to order studies, shorter turnaround times, and better communication of critical results, a survey found.

Digital mammography is better for detecting life-threatening breast cancers than is screen film mammography, without increasing overdiagnosis.

Radiologists have developed evidence-based guidelines to help physicians manage low back pain patients to try to reduce inappropriate imaging and procedures.

U-Systems’ somo •v Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) system is approved for use in combination with mammography for women with dense breast tissue.

GE Healthcare and RadNet have partnered to identify the most efficient, cost-effective approaches for breast cancer detection.

Interventional radiology has achieved primary specialty status, a decision the SIR hailed as confirmation of the skill set’s benefits to patients.

Radiologist compensation dipped slightly compared with last year, while other specialists saw a salary increase, an AMGA survey found.

Spectral mammography could be used to accurately measure breast density, thus helping to identify women at high risk for breast cancer, researchers said.