Radiologists need to communicate with referring physicians more often and listen more closely to orthopedics surgeons’ reporting preferences, according to the results of University of California, San Diego survey that were announced Tuesday at the RSNA meeting.

GE Healthcare is framing 4D ultrasound as the way to accelerate workflow, using protocols developed for the company’s new version of the Logiq 9. The scanner, outfitted with 4D algorithms and three volumetric probes, debuted this week at the company’s booth on the RSNA exhibit floor.

Easy-to-use clinical extras for TeraRecon’s Aquarius workstation line are showing on the RSNA exhibit floor. The enhanced Aquarius Workstation 3.3 includes a segmentation feature that extracts coronary arteries and other blood vessels and a stretched multiplanar reconstruction that calculates the extent of vessel stenosis with a single mouse click.

The RSNA meeting is giving new joint-read computer-assisted reader (CAR) software programs their first commercial showing in the U.S. Recently approved by the FDA, Lung CAR and Colon CAR are being displayed by Vital Images and Viatronix.

An investigational device shown as a work-in-progress at the RSNA meeting promises to improve the detection of breast cancer by keying off the process of angiogenesis, which can transform an innocuous tumor into a lethal one by triggering the growth of new blood vessels to feed the cancer.

Wide variations in patient dose may exist between and within hospitals in pediatric radiography examinations, and standardization in both equipment and techniques is lacking, according to a poster from researchers in Dublin.

Perforation rates for a CT colonography, while still low and acceptable, are fast approaching those of traditional optical colonoscopy.

The RSNA’s Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting Program provides an encyclopedia of clinical innovations, issues, and trends in the practice of radiology. This year’s 912- page edition is no different. What strikes a reader of this tome, even without the presence of a subject index to reinforce the point, is the number of courses focused on utilization and technology updates for the all-digital radiology department.

A new line of mobile display workstations is moving PACS into the operating room. The Dome Surgery Review Cart family, released by Planar Systems at the RSNA meeting, overcomes problems that have kept PACS out of the OR. The need to maintain sterile conditions and limitations on space have barred the door to PACS.

Proponents of CT colonography may lower the bar in measuring the imaging modality against conventional colonoscopy, according to presentations at the RSNA meeting. After a wave of mediocre sensitivity results, many experts are asking whether it should be compared instead with optical colonoscopy or air contrast barium enema.

Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced at the RSNA meeting a digital enhancement and mobile flat-panel detector for its Axiom Sireskop SD. With the addition of those upgrades, all Siemens AX systems are now available in a digital format.

As I type this article in the newsroom at McCormick Place, subtle but clinically significant changes may be occurring in my fingers. If ever I undergo an imaging examination of my hands and wrists, the radiologist will need to know that increased fluid in my 2nd and 5th flexor sheaths is probably quite normal because I am a regular typist.

Barco introduced two medical-grade reviewing and conferencing projection systems Sunday at the RSNA meeting, adding to its line of large-screen imaging displays.

A new shared services system built around an advanced processing chip was released jointly at the RSNA meeting by TeraRecon and Fukuda-Denshi.

PET/CT is significantly more accurate than CT alone, PET alone, and side-by-side CT and PET when assessing the TNM stage of different malignant diseases. This diagnostic advantage translates into treatment plan changes in a substantial number of patients, according to Dr. Gerald Antoch and colleagues at University Hospital Essen in Germany.

Kodak is unveiling at the RSNA meeting the latest version of its RIS/PACS technology, a suite of products that supports native applications including 3D volume rendering. The enhanced version of DirectView System 5 allows improved customization and the ability to save display protocols.

Proponents of CT colonography may lower the bar in measuring the imaging modality against conventional colonoscopy. After a wave of mediocre sensitivity results, many experts are asking whether it should be compared instead with optical colonoscopy or air contrast barium enema.

Blue lasers have a shorter wavelength than traditionally used red lasers, allowing more data to be stored in smaller spaces. Two companies promoting blue laser technology at the RSNA meeting are presenting similar claims and products.

Abdominal MR angiography can now be performed in real-time, essentially eliminating digital subtraction angiography’s one remaining edge, according to a study published in the October issue of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Eventually, everyone gets that 15 minutes of fame. This week, the spotlight turns on interventional radiologists, following Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice’s successful uterine fibroid embolization last Friday. The minimally invasive procedure was pioneered by IRs.