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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.
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Cardiologist visits RSNA, a technology wonderlandCamel sniffs under tent and likes what it finds, plans to bring fellow camels back next year
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GE matches MR technology to developing clinical needProgress in wide-bore technology precedes advances of Healthymagination initiative.
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Decreasing No-Show Rates in RadiologyNo-show appointments are costly for radiology departments.
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Clinical Asset Management: HTM Teams as Strategic PartnersHealth care technology management teams can help administrators manage imaging.
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An Impressive Case of Procidentia with Concomitant Cystocele and HydronephrosisClinical History: A 45 year old African-American nulligravida female presented to the emergency department complaining of 8/10 nonradiating pain deep within her vagina.
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Imaging keeps major role in uterine cavityHysterosalpingography is the radiographic evaluation of the uterine cavity and fallopian tubes after injection of radiopaque contrast through the cervical canal. The first hysterosalpingography, performed in 1910, was considered to be the first interventional radiological procedure.
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Cloud Computing Creates Climate Change in TeleradiologyHow teleradiology is leveraging the cloud computing trend -- and doing it differently than non-healthcare companies
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Imaging Shows Active Lifestyle Slows Alzheimer’sCHICAGO - Cross-sectional imaging and volumetric scans reveal that widespread adoption of an active lifestyle could reduce cases of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Fee-for-service proves viable in academiaThe radiology department at Leiden University Medical Center performs approximately 150,000 examinations each year. We developed and implemented a simple fee-for-service tool to monitor clinical output and relate this to required input.
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Correct Application Of MRI: helps find causes of lower back painLow back pain is extremely common in Western society.1 It is second only to upper respiratory illness as a symptom-related reason for visits to the doctor.2
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Metastatic Eccrine SpiradenomaCase History: 51-year-old male, Blaschkoid eccrine spiradenoma originally manifested by cutaneous nodules, lesions experienced rapid growth two years ago.
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Elastography advances feature prominently among ultrasound exhibitsThe exhibition booths occupied by vendors of ultrasound systems at ECR 2010 are likely to be very busy places throughout the congress. Difficult economic conditions are causing a dip in global demand for the more capital-intensive modalities like CT and MRI, and hospital managers are keen for their staff to explore the clinical potential of this versatile and cost-effective technology.
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Popular Swiss chest specialist receives prestigious SFR awardThe Society of French Radiology has bestowed its prestigious Antoine Béclère Medal on Prof. Pierre Schnyder, the former head of radiology at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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After a decade of growth in teleradiology; now what's next?It's been a bit more than a decade since teleradiology really started to take off in the U.S. Fed by a radiologist shortage in the early 2000s and a desire by many practices to shed their night call work.
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Cardiology PACS must produce moving imagesTensions between radiology and cardiology in the field of cardiac imaging have persisted for decades. The 1970s and 1980s were rife with turf battles over interventional angiography, echocardiography, and cardiac SPECT. More recently, cardiac MRI and CT have been the focus of intense debate about who is best qualified to perform and interpret these scans.
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ECR can help Asian and European RadiologyRadiology in Asia is booming. The demand for radiology services is growing, and investment made by governments and private hospitals and companies in imaging equipment and radiology departments is increasing rapidly every year. This includes investments in PACS, RIS, and teleradiology networks.
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Virtual Second Opinion Services for Imaging Taking HoldVirtual second opinion services allow patients to upload images and medical information for physician review. Here’s one institution’s experience.
