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
Disaster Recovery
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
Perturbations