Diagnostic Imaging North America
April 2006
COVER STORY
By: Emily Hayes
Imaging News
HIMSS Notebook
SCAR Preview
Networks
Portability
- Health data exchange aims to improve cancer imaging
- Cross-enterprise standard fosters imaging exchange
Image Management
Perspective
DEPARTMENTS
X-RAY VISION
John C. Hayes
Splash created by 64-slice CT obscures other radiology advances
AGENDA
C.P. Kaiser
Women's imaging searches for niche as its own subspecialty
Overread
- Brain damage from alcohol worsens with tobacco use
- fMRI elaborates on stock answers
- Dose concerns sway use of MR, CT in colon, brain
- To The Point
- Contrast ultrasound finds a niche in molecular imaging
- Imagers explore PET/CT for lung cancer diagnosis
- Carotid stenting brings mental pep
- SPECT changes standard of care for low back pain
Newsclips
- ACR blasts breast imaging study as misleading
- MSCT helps I-ELCAP spot latent lung cancers
- CT-guided therapy dries up embarrassing sweaty palms
- Radiology reports fail to mention pediatric obesity
- Feds appraise the value of nuclear medicine research
- CT beats fluoroscopy for Crohn's disease anomalies
Women's Health Special Section
- Caregiver stereotype plagues female radiology residents
- Radiologists top computers in breast cancer screening
- False positives foil hopes for ovarian cancer screening
- Ultrasound predicts outcome of ectopic pregnancy remedy
- Breast MR boosts detection of ductal carcinoma in situ
- Researchers become hip to prosthetic complication
- MR-guided ultrasound effectively treats fibroids
- Popularity of breast ultrasound raises questions of quality
- Certification rules for surgeons rival radiologists'
- Growth of boutique practice spurs imaging expansion
3T MR Special Section
- High-field scanners assume routine clinical caseloads
- Three-T matures to meet expanding clinical needs
- Up-to-date coils add clarity to 3T spine imaging
Tech Watch
Backscatter
Emerging AI Algorithm Shows Promise for Abbreviated Breast MRI in Multicenter Study
April 25th 2025An artificial intelligence algorithm for dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI offered a 93.9 percent AUC for breast cancer detection, and a 92.3 percent sensitivity in BI-RADS 3 cases, according to new research presented at the Society for Breast Imaging (SBI) conference.
The Reading Room Podcast: Current Perspectives on the Updated Appropriate Use Criteria for Brain PET
March 18th 2025In a new podcast, Satoshi Minoshima, M.D., Ph.D., and James Williams, Ph.D., share their insights on the recently updated appropriate use criteria for amyloid PET and tau PET in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Can Abbreviated Breast MRI Have an Impact in Assessing Post-Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response?
April 24th 2025New research presented at the Society for Breast Imaging (SBI) conference suggests that abbreviated MRI is comparable to full MRI in assessing pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Clarius Mobile Health Unveils Anterior Knee Feature for Handheld Ultrasound
April 23rd 2025The T-Mode Anterior Knee feature reportedly offers a combination of automated segmentation and real-time conversion of grayscale ultrasound images into color-coded visuals that bolster understanding for novice ultrasound users.
