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Headache, SeizuresCase History: 47-year-old male with headaches followed by generalized tonic-clonic convulsions.
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Two Oil CystsClinical History: A female in her early 30s presented to the women’s imaging department. The patient has a history of a bilateral breast lift and breast implants.
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Coronary CT angiography saves lives and money: 20,000-plus cases prove itQuestions remain from practitioners, payers, and administrators regarding the economic impact of coronary CT angiography on established diagnostic modalities and the effects on reimbursement within imaging. To address these concerns, we have developed the CCTA Data Registry, which now consists of more than 20,000 cases. Preliminary results indicate that coronary CTA is being utilized appropriately and affects savings for the healthcare system.
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Tort reform missing: $100 billion reward if foundThere has been considerable debate concerning President Obama’s healthcare reform initiative despite widespread agreement the U.S. healthcare system is in need of a significant and comprehensive overhaul.
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Imaging makes advances in pancreatic diseasesUltrasound, CT, and MRI are less effective that believe when reviewing pediatric pancreatic disorders.
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Thoughts on Part-Time RadiologistsACR commission recommends each group establish their own policies regarding employing part-time radiologists.
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MR elastography inspires new wave of hepatic imagingJust in time for a looming onset of new liver disease, MR elastography has arrived to employ principles as old as palpation and as new as cross-sectional imaging to create an accurate, noninvasive way to diagnose and stage hepatic fibrosis and other liver disorders.
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MR imaging methods unite to monitor MS progressMultiple sclerosis is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. It is characterized by pathological changes that include inflammation, demyelination, and axonal injury.
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Imaging unveils internal secrets of drug traffickersThe proliferation of narcotics use over the past decades has been accompanied by a rise in drug smuggling. Meticulous vigilance by international customs and national authorities has led traders to adopt sophisticated and ingenious methods of drug transport.
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Growing demand for 3T MR raises safety concerns in U.K.The wider use of 3T MR scanners, combined with the increasing number of patients with implants, is prompting concern among regulators in the U.K. They question the compatibility of new-generation scanners and medical implants.
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Portal vein embolization provides hope in cancerSurgery is the treatment of choice for all primary and most metastatic liver tumors in patients without extrahepatic disease. One limitation to resection, however, is concern that the volume of liver parenchyma remaining after surgery (remnant liver) may not be sufficient to avoid lethal posthepatectomy liver failure.
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EHRs Are Not Truly Meaningful Without Diagnostic ImagesThe final rule for phase 1 of the federal government’s EHR meaningful use initiative, published in July 2010, failed to specify inclusion of diagnostic images as a requirement to qualify for incentives. As healthcare organizations across the country execute on plans to secure stimulus funds, most do not include diagnostic images.
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Clinical excellence in cardiac CT must begin with educationThe cardiovascular community has witnessed historic changes in the way cardiovascular disease is evaluated. Recently, the greatest growth has been in cardiac CT to noninvasively diagnose coronary (Figure 1) and noncoronary cardiac disease (Figure 2).
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In a changing world, outpatient practices embrace cardiac CTNonacademic private practice groups performing cardiovascular imaging studies have flourished during the past 30 years. As more practitioners entered private practice to meet growing demand and more hospitals developed advanced heart programs, cardiovascular services became increasingly accessible across the U.S.
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Liver MRI CAD speeds workflow, helps standardize interpretationMagnetic resonance imaging is an established and important modality for the evaluation, assessment, and management of liver disease.
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What Constitutes Fetal Distress?With the experts unable to reach consensus, front-line clinicians must continue to rely on their own criteria and experience to decide when a fetus is in jeopardy. Here's how several of your colleagues make that call.
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Workflow picks up benefits from speech recognition toolsMany radiology departments in hospitals and private imaging centers are going digital with the installation of a radiology information system (RIS) and/or picture archiving and communications system (PACS). Departments seem to place less emphasis, however, on automated speech recognition as part of the digital radiology enterprise.
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Building Trust in Pediatric ImagingPediatric radiologists need a different skillset and personality than other radiologists.
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How to Create a Hack-Proof PasswordPassword hacking is a serious, constant threat to home offices, businesses, and health care facilities. Here’s what to consider when creating passwords.
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Workflow benefits of PACS outweigh fear of changeMcHenry County Orthopaedics in Crystal Lake, IL, adopted PACS in 2002, a year after moving into a new 35,000-square-foot facility. The new site offers state-of-the-art technology, including digital and computed radiography.
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Two Studies Challenge Mammography Guideline ChangesCHICAGO - USPSTF’s mammography screening guidelines to a decline in screening and may lead to a significant number of missed cancers, researchers found.
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RSNA 2012 Slideshow: On the Exhibit FloorCHICAGO - From dose-reduction and workflow solutions to MR and mammo innovations, the RSNA 2012 exhibit floor was buzzing with new products. Here’s a sampling.
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Ultrasound helps to guide percutaneous applicationsThe number of image-guided percutaneous interventions being performed, including tissue biopsies, fluid aspiration, and catheter insertions, has increased markedly. The rising popularity of these procedures is due to their less invasive nature and lower risk compared with surgery, their high diagnostic accuracy, and the substantial cost savings they provide.
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Imaging demonstrates musculosketal effects of HIVHuman immunodeficiency virus infection results in a wide spectrum of inflammatory, rheumatic, and neoplastic conditions
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Digital imaging makes inroads in orthopedicsThe Oakland Athletics medical and training staff, preparing for spring training prior to the 2004 baseball season, considered the options for obtaining and reviewing radiographic studies. In past seasons, players went by van, five or so at a time, to local imaging facilities and offices in Phoenix and then returned to training. The process was repeated daily until examinations for the 80 or so players were completed. The films were interpreted, filed, or retained at the spring training site for later review by the orthopedists and medical staff and then traveled with the A's to California for the start of the season.
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Analysis teases out true value of outsourcing anytime readsThe need for nighttime coverage relief was the initial driver of commercially viable teleradiology. For several years, however, the local in-house radiology group gained no economic value for outsourcing its nighttime work, because its members had to reread the cases the next day to formally convert the reports to primary reads. The group also had to pay a premium for nighttime services.
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Low-dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening Should Be ExpandedCHICAGO - Widespread adoption of low-dose CT for lung screening may be more effective at catching early-stage lung cancer.
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CT and MRI show complexparanasal sinus anatomyInflammation of the upper airways is most often due to the common cold. CT and MRI show complexparanasal sinus anatomy.
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Assessing tissue stiffness may boost breast imaging specificityFor many years, ultrasound has had a defined and very limited role in breast evaluations, being used for neither diagnosis nor detection.
