Diagnostic Imaging North America

January 2006

COVER STORY

Three-D polishes ultrasound's image, pumps up demand

By: H.A. Abella

In Review

• RSNA never ceases to amaze, even after a year of news
• Multislice CT nears revolution in coronary artery imaging
• Radiologists must use cardiac CT or lose it
• 64-slice CT outshines predecessors for imaging the coronary arteries
• Homegrown work list tools provide custom solutions
• RSNA attendance continues to rise
• IT smoothes radiology's rough edges
• Digital x-ray challenges CT lung cancer screening
• Trends in chest radiography show maturation, experimentation
• 64-slice CT cuts radiation dose in pediatric cases
• CT, MRI mature for ped imaging
• Vendors refine offerings to suit efficiency mantra
• Kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty proponents reach detente
• National Oncologic PET Registry takes initial enrollment steps
• Breast tomosynthesis faces small trials but big dreams
• Adjunctive technique improves sensitivity, specificity
• Poster prizewinners include controversial imaging agent
• Researchers weigh utility of guidelines for imaging

DEPARTMENTS

X-RAY VISION

John C. Hayes

Radiologists need to be less selective in their perceptions

AGENDA

C.P. Kaiser

Hunger for news can't be staved off by ham and cheese sandwiches

Overread

• Preoccupied radiologists miss gorillas in their midst
• Female funny bone begins in brain
• IR popliteal aneurysm fix moves to center stage
• MRI catches beating fetal heart
• Breast surgery blamed for induced angiogenesis
• Pancreatic imaging gets the flavor of the tropics
• Research shapes optimal coronary interventions
• Molecular imaging shows how metastatic cells move
• ERRATA

Overread: VERBATIM!

• Aggressive tPA stroke treatment promises lower long-term costs

Newsclips

• PET/CT, new radiotracers aid lung cancer diagnosis
• MSCT scanners outpace radiologists in Japan
• Ultrasound proves true in pediatric appendicitis
• Diffusion MRI predicts benefits of therapy
• RFA vies with surgery for treating liver tumors

Tech Watch

• Densitometers offer visible proof of osteoporosis risk
• Dual-source CT promises faster scans and lower dose, more data
• Diffusion-weighted images offer diagnostic potential in abdomen

Mailbox

• Concern over 'caregiver' stereotype sells medical profession short
• Radiologist finds lasting rewards in contact with patients

Practice Management

• Privileging limits access to imaging, cuts insurers' costs

Advanced MR

• Diffusion tensor imaging delivers crucial information

Perturbations

• Trauma tax revenues leave imagers cold