Diagnostic Imaging North America
June 2006
COVER STORY
By: Daniel H. S. Silverman, M.D., Ph.D., and Paul M. Thompson, Ph.D.
Nuclear Medicine Special Section
SPECT/CT Special Section
- SPECT/CT settles into variety of clinical practice settings
- High-spec SPECT/CT offers research appeal
- Payers evaluate SPECT/CT on case-by-case basis
- Luminaries play key role in identifying applications
DEPARTMENTS
X-RAY VISION
John C. Hayes
Radiology can lead discussion of stroke therapy issues
AGENDA
James C. P. Kaiser
Cross-pollination among sister pubs parallels imaging's versatility
Radiology Practice
Nuclear Medicine
Sonography
Overread
- Fusion poses training challenge for specialists
- 3D imaging reveals skull evolution
- Italian study questions screening ultrasound's value
- F-18 choline PET/CT trial notes caveats in prostate
- Imaging genomics bares roots of rage
- Use of filet view software simplifies CT colonography
Newsclips
- Dynamic MR imaging aids female urethra evaluation
- PET-designed treatment lowers risk of drug abuse
- Melanoma patients can skip brain, extremity scans
- Breast MR spectroscopy reduces false positives
- Cancer patients can choose ultrasound while pregnant
- NCI mulls genetic risk of prostate, breast cancer
Tech Watch
- Toshiba flat-panel IR suite delivers improved contrast
- Digital radiography teams with CR in ortho
- GE Healthcare makes a play for the light stuff
Backscatter