Diagnostic Imaging North America

February 2006

COVER STORY

CT Colonography gets ready for its close-up

By: Melina Trevino

3D postprocessing tools shed light on hidden polyps

By: Melina Trevino

PACS & IT

Comfort, efficiency, and enhancement set next digital direction

Informatics News

• Visual acuity, fatigue play role in exam interpretation
• Free software can extract images from compact discs
• Digital dashboards track workflow, speed reporting
• Researchers streamline pilot radiological lexicon
• PACS springs leaks during

Newsclips

• Image wavelet watermarking addresses HIPAA loophole
• Hong Kong achieves wide regional image distribution
• ITechnology reduces photon noise from low signal in PET
• New algorithm aids image compression of data sets

Ergonomics

• INational standards group tackles workstation design

Disaster Recovery

• New Orleans VA medical center restores data lost to Katrina

DEPARTMENTS

X-RAY VISION

John C. Hayes

'Sorry' may work as alternative litigation defense strategy

AGENDA

Deborah R. Dankins

Copy desk aims to help writers put their best words forward

Overread

• Imaging assumes broader role in assessing therapy
• 'Mr. January' wears a Nobel medal
• Fibroid embolization agent influences treatment result
• Imaging offers insight into blood-brain permeability

Newsclips

• Screening trauma patients with CT replaces angio
• False positives plague x-ray lung cancer screening
• U.K. aneurysm screening for men draws criticism
• Marijuana users show brain parallels to schizophrenics
• MR-detected brain atrophy predicts decline in elderly

Tech Watch

• Computer firm aims to extend 3D across multiple platforms
• Mammography system helps keep breast centers on track
• Remote control allows offsite experts to run MR applications
• Volumetic tool guides surgery

Medical Practice

• Saying 'I'm sorry' could stem tide of malpractice claims
• When a radiologist's RADAR goes off

Perturbations

• Tale of easy money isn't just pulp fiction