Mercy Medical taps CardioNow
Encinitas, CA-based CardioNow has implemented its Cardiology Image and Information Management Service at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, IA. The Web-based digital imaging storage and communication service for cardiac images replaces the use of CDs to
Encinitas, CA-based CardioNow has implemented its Cardiology Image and Information Management Service at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, IA. The Web-based digital imaging storage and communication service for cardiac images replaces the use of CDs to capture and record the angiographic procedures performed in the hospital's two new GE Medical Systems digital cardiac catheterization laboratories. The company's subscription service provides authorized cardiologists and surgeons with the ability to access and review patient records and images at a secure central archive using the Internet.
Strategies to Reduce Disparities in Interventional Radiology Care
March 19th 2025In order to help address the geographic, racial, and socioeconomic barriers that limit patient access to interventional radiology (IR) care, these authors recommend a variety of measures ranging from increased patient and physician awareness of IR to mobile IR clinics and improved understanding of social determinants of health.
The Reading Room Podcast: Current Perspectives on the Updated Appropriate Use Criteria for Brain PET
March 18th 2025In a new podcast, Satoshi Minoshima, M.D., Ph.D., and James Williams, Ph.D., share their insights on the recently updated appropriate use criteria for amyloid PET and tau PET in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Study: Monitoring of Prostate MRI Exams Could Lead to 75 Percent Reduction of Gadolinium Contrast
March 17th 2025While DCE MRI was deemed helpful in over 67 percent of cases in which it was used, researchers found that monitored prostate MRI exams, which facilitated a 75 percent reduction of DCE MRI sequences, had comparable sensitivity for prostate cancer as non-monitored exams.
