April 01, 2009
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Economic issues beyond the imagingcommunity affect sales of imagingequipment.
April 01, 2009
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The mummy of the Egyptian priestessMeresamun is helping a radiologistappreciate the recent history of CT withimages that are uncovering mysteriesof a life that ended 2800 years ago.
April 01, 2009
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OK radiologists, listen up. And watchyour iPhone screen, too, because itmay soon be filled with an image you’llneed to interpret.
April 01, 2009
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A new 3D fast spin-echo MR sequenceat 3T could one day help musculoskeletalradiologists perform comprehensiveevaluations of articular cartilageof the knee in only five minutes.
April 01, 2009
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Societies hope to eliminate redundant operationsand sharpen educational program's focus
April 01, 2009
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Citing uncertainties about a linkbetween ionizing radiation and cancer,an American Heart Association expertpanel is advising cardiac imagers to usecoronary multislice CT angiographyonly when its clinical benefits areclearly established.
April 01, 2009
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A newborn infant was hospitalized withcomplications related to a congenitalheart disorder.
April 01, 2009
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A Harvard study appears to validate a decisionby the Accreditation Council for GraduateMedical Education requiring at least oneyear of radiological training before residentstake call.
April 01, 2009
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The presence and amountof fat around the heartcould be an independentrisk marker for coronaryartery disease.
April 01, 2009
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Use of noninvasive diagnostic imaging at private imaging facilities between 1996 and 2006 skyrocketed while hospitals' share of the imaging market fell, according to a Thomas Jefferson University study.
April 01, 2009
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The perceived threatof medical malpracticeclaims makes a biggerimpression on radiologiststhan is warrantedby the actual risk of litigation.
April 01, 2009
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Multislice CT angiography can save lives byidentifying occult congenital cardiac anomaliesand disease that could lead to suddencardiac death among competitive athletes.
April 01, 2009
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Breast cancer screening rates are declining,according to a recent study by the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention.
April 01, 2009
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It is not news to anyone that weare going through some verydifficult economic times.Radiology groups are feeling theeconomic squeeze just like othersmall businesses.
April 01, 2009
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Women's imaging is moving and shifting in seeminglypredictable ways, but that doesn't mean practicehas become easier.
April 01, 2009
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Like many parts of the Obama administration'sstimulus plan, the $19 billion setaside for healthcare IT contains manyuncertainties.
April 01, 2009
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Let's go around and introduceourselves and explain why we'rehere.
April 01, 2009
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A consortium of more than a dozen European companies and universities is exploring the use of ultrasound and MR to guide or even unleash therapeutic drugs.
April 01, 2009
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In a commentary on the mammography controversypublished in Diagnostic Imaging six and ahalf years ago,2 I discussed how two prestigiousgroups of scientists analyzed data from the eightmost commonly recognized clinical trials onscreening mammography conducted to date andarrived at opposite conclusions.
April 01, 2009
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Inhance 3D Velocity depicts colorcodedarterial and venous flow inbrain without administration ofcontrast media.
April 01, 2009
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Breast-specific gamma imaging has the highest sensitivity for thedetection of invasive lobular carcinoma, according to a study in theAmerican Journal of Roentgenology.
April 01, 2009
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Uterine artery embolization can be performed in young women who still wish to become pregnant, according to a study in Fertility and Sterility.
April 01, 2009
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MRI can predict the presence of lymph node involvement in women with early invasive cervical cancer, according to a study in Gynecologic Oncology.
April 01, 2009
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Surgical decisions should not be based solely on MRI findings because not all suspicious lesions on MRI are cancer, and suspicious lesions should be biopsied before a surgical plan is devised in order to avoid surgical overtreatment, according to guidelines published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
April 01, 2009
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Like devout joggers, thin-client technology keeps getting thinner and thinner. Some clients are now so thin they are virtually transparent.
April 01, 2009
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The PACS or RIS/PACS environment that seems to hum along problem-free and productively most of the time is likely benefiting from three characteristics of the successful PACS operation.
March 01, 2009
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Your putt, Bob. You know,this is the best CME courseI've been to. I'm sorry it'sthe last day.
March 01, 2009
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Alternating two screening modalities pays off forwomen with high genetic likelihood of breast cancerAlternating MRI with mammographyevery six months picks up breastcancers missed when mammographyis performed alone for high-riskwomen.
March 01, 2009
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A recent study hints that by lowering accessbarriers to mammography, the governmentcould offset the tendency of uninsuredminority women to delay seeking medicalhelp, including mammography.
March 01, 2009
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A study from the Institute for Energy and Environment Research blasted U.S. regulators for relying on radiation protection rules that underestimate exposure risks for women and children because they are based on standards of a “reference man,” a hypothetical 20 to 30-year-old white male.
March 01, 2009
Article
A new endovascular sonic lysis system reduces the risk of hemorrhage by dissolving clots faster than conventional catheter thrombolysis or mechanically assisted thrombectomy devices.
March 01, 2009
Article
The FDA has issued an advisory warning to physicians and patients about potential health risks from topical anesthetic lidocaine used to reduce the discomfort of breast compression during mammography.
March 01, 2009
Article
A recent study hints that by lowering accessbarriers to mammography, the governmentcould offset the tendency of uninsuredminority women to delay seeking medicalhelp, including mammography.
March 01, 2009
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The University of Southern California has been awarded a $22.2 million federal grant to develop the new centralized clearinghouse for healthcare informatics data.
March 01, 2009
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Cardiac researchers assessing the benefits of revascularization therapies will operate a little less in the dark thanks to salvage imaging, a new cardiac MR technique that relies on T2-weighted pulse sequences
March 01, 2009
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A study from the Institute for Energy and Environment Research blasted U.S. regulators for relying on radiation protection rules that underestimate exposure risks for women and children because they are based on standards of a “reference man,” a hypothetical 20 to 30-year-old white male.
March 01, 2009
Article
A new endovascular sonic lysis system reduces the risk of hemorrhage by dissolving clots faster than conventional catheter thrombolysis or mechanically assisted thrombectomy devices.
March 01, 2009
Article
The FDA has issued an advisory warning to physicians and patients about potential health risks from topical anesthetic lidocaine used to reduce the discomfort of breast compression during mammography.
March 01, 2009
Article
A recent study hints that by lowering access barriers to mammography, the government could offset the tendency of uninsured minority women to delay seeking medical help, including mammography.
March 01, 2009
Article
The University of Southern California has been awarded a $22.2 million federal grant to develop the new centralized clearinghouse for healthcare informatics data.