Diagnostic Imaging North America

May 2007

COVER STORY

By: James Brice

• Scan time leases: Referring clinicians mine for gold in radiology's backyard

DEPARTMENTS

X-RAY VISION

By: James Brice, Senior Editor

• Block time leases bring new challenges to radiology practice

Overread

• Coronary CT angiography finds an affordable home
• Hot nodes emerge in obese women
• Functional MRI techniques vie to replace biopsy
• Dose can drop in large patients
• Conebeam breast CT shines in calcification visualization
• Whole-body MRI attracts MSK imagers
• Demand for temp techs hints at growing turf battle
• Case Of The Month

Newsclips

• Rise in dementia calls for early, accurate diagnosis
• Study questions value of CT screens for lung cancer
• MR imaging finds hidden intra-abdominal fat in teens
• RF ablation 'biopsy' shows prognostic potential
• Future of imaging science depends on risk takers
• Embolization of uterine fibroids beats surgery

Tech Watch

• Leading edge CTs capture trailing edge of radiology
• Europeans bask in glow of MR blood pool images
• CR primes market for boom coming soon in digital x-ray

Agenda

By: John C. Hayes

• Pages show change continues to be only constant in radiology

Comment

By: Judy Wagner, RN

• Breast imagers: Are you ready to field questions?

Intervention

By: H.A. Abella

• Success with varicose veins leads IRs to cosmetic medicine

Special Sections

CAD

Kunio Doi, Ph.D.

• Computer-aided diagnosis moves from breast to other systems

Stamatia Destounis, M.D.

• Despite known clinical value, CAD needs more validation

Paula Gould

• Radiologists embrace CAD, with an eye on its limitations

Enterprise Imaging & IT

Douglas Page

• Digital mammography road need not be bumpy

Emily Hayes

• Digital mammograms shrink down to more practical size

James Brice

• High-def teleconferencing aids doc-to-doc consultation

Philip Ward

• Ergonomic work environment eases PACS reading strain

News briefs

• Healthcare IT investments reduce operating costs
• Going global: Indiana PACS spans digital rift in Kenya
• Paper plots thick and thin of PACS client applications
• Universal IT translator tackles incompatibility
• PACS leads to increased radiologist specialization

Image Management

Robert Falk, M.D.

• Running the numbers: It's time for 3D postprocessing services

Imaging Centers

Steven R. Renard and Anthony Draye

• Informatics investments prove vital in competitive world

SIIM Preview

Caroline Wilson

• Informatics meeting offers something old, something new

Workflow

Anne-Marie Aspinall and Keith Grant, M.D.

• Speech recognition technology speeds, simplifies report access

International Trends

Paula Gould

• Healthcare IT spending jumps as China's growth accelerates

Comment

Hanna Pohjonen, Dr. Tech.

• Digital archives can transform imaging's role

3TMR

Paula Gould

• Maturing technology makes 3T scanner a clinical must-have
• Pediatrics presents unusual challenge for 3T technology
• Centers' need for volume requires balancing speed and image quality

Greg Freiherr

• Three-T MR struggles to compete with 1.5T