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Database mining unearths secrets about imaging use

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 Database mining unearths secrets about imaging use Computer-assisted analyses draw insights from unprecedented number of studies By John C. Hayes Having mastered the basic process of digitizing, storing, and retrieving medical images and reports, radiologists are now turning their attention to analyzing vast collections of the data to uncover clinical and practice trends. Informatics scientific sessions at the RSNA meeting were packed with… Continue

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CTC can diagnose more than cancer

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 CTC can diagnose more than cancer Researchers find modality can also detect osteoporosis By David Ma and Rebekah Moan CT colonography can screen for both colorectal cancer and osteoporosis reliably at minimal additional cost and time, according to a study at San Francisco VA Hospital. Given the nature of CT colonography, radiologists may construct scans into 3D models of the spine, which can then be used to measure bone mineral density,… Continue

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CMS hesitates to approve PET for cancer despite data

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 CMS hesitates to approve PET for cancer despite data Despite data indicating PET can influence the management of cancer patients regardless of their cancer type, National Oncologic PET Registry scientists faced a setback when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reviewed a request for expanded coverage. A CMS advisory panel came to the conclusion that clinical data for nine conditionally approved cancer indications of FDGPET were too… Continue

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Chest CT assists follow-up of head and neck cancer

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 Chest CT assists follow-up of head and neck cancer A Taiwanese study suggests multislice CT chest studies should be routinely performed, especially during follow-up exams, for some head and neck cancer patients. During a retrospective review, researchers from the Taipei Veterans General Hospital and colleagues found abnormalities in 79 of 270 chest scans from 192 patients with biopsy-proven head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Ten of 15… Continue

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Case of the Month

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 Case of the Month FigureCLINICAL HISTORY A 41-year-old woman presented with a known history of bilateral foot deformities and new complaints of bilateral foot pain. FINDINGS Anteroposterior (Figures 1 and 2) and lateral (Figures 3 and 4) plain films of the patient's feet demonstrate bilateral shortening of the third and fourth metatarsals with associated shortening of the distal phalanges. Additionally, the patient has bilateral hallux valgus… Continue

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California blames operator error for CT incident

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 California blames operator error for CT incident By Donna Domino -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The California Department of Public Health has determined that excessive radiation exposure to a two-year-old boy who was allegedly subjected to 151 CT scans while in the machine for 65 minutes, leaving him with radiation burns on his face and head, was due to “operator error” by the radiologic… Continue

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Brain imaging finds why people overbid at auctions

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 Brain imaging finds why people overbid at auctions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New York University neuroscientists and economists have combined functional MRI with behavioral economic research to discover why people tend to overbid for products sold at auction: fear of losing a social competition. Investigators examined brain activation patterns while volunteers played either an auction game… Continue

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Assistants take on additional tasks, inch toward payment

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 Assistants take on additional tasks, inch toward payment Radiologists need help but grapple with issues of who should decide what assistants can do, how they should be trained, and who accredits them BY YOMI WRONG Ms. Wrong is a former feature editor for Diagnostic Imaging. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- During 18 years as a radiologic technologist, Jeff Crowley acknowledged he sometimes thought,… Continue

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