Diagnostic Imaging North America
OCTOBER 2006
COVER STORY
By: John C. Hayes
DEPARTMENTS
X-RAY VISION
Thomas W. Greeson, J.D.
Utilization management firms grow big business to little practical effect
AGENDA
John C. Hayes
Like systole and diastole, interest in cardiac imaging throbs away
Overread
Newsclips
Mailbox
Tech Watch
Cardiovascular
By: Ramdas G. Pai, M.D., Padmini Varadarajan, M.D., and Gerald M. Pohost, M.D.
Business Outlook
By: Greg Freiherr
Imaging Practice
By: James Brice
Back Scatter
By: Bradley M. Tipler, M.D.
Special Sections: Cardiovascular Imaging
Special Sections
CTA Training
By: Tony DeFrance, M.D.
Women's Imaging
By: C.P. Kaiser
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