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May 2008 Blog Posts (142)

System removes CMS cases from teleradiologist’s work list

May 16, 2008 System removes CMS cases from teleradiologist’s work list John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A system presented at the SIIM meeting is able to develop work lists based on a patient's insurance and a radiologist's credentialing status, important considerations as more and more studies are interpreted away from central offices and facilities try to maximize reimbursement. The original inspiration for the system was to keep… Continue

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SIIM veterans talk about the big issues facing imaging informatics

May 16, 2008 SIIM veterans talk about the big issues facing imaging informatics John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It wasn't intended as a formal roundtable, but a question from the radiology news media — what are the biggest challenges facing the field — led some SIIM veterans, participants on a panel assembled by the association, into discussion Thursday of a laundry list of issues facing radiology informatics. Their comments also… Continue

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Perfusion MRI predicts malignant transformation of benign brain tumors

May 16, 2008 Perfusion MRI predicts malignant transformation of benign brain tumors H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perfusion-weighted MR imaging can anticipate the transformation of low-grade gliomas into malignant tumors up to a year earlier than other imaging tests, according to British researchers. MRI could help determine which patients may benefit more from aggressive treatment. Albeit benign and slow growing, almost all… Continue

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McKesson acquires web-based PACS reference provider

May 16, 2008 McKesson acquires web-based PACS reference provider Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IT giant McKesson has acquired Vivalog, a provider of web-based products that enable radiologists and other imaging specialists to organize and share image and reference case information used in daily practice. One such product, MyPACS.net, a web-based community for radiology decision support and information exchange, houses 18,000… Continue

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Konica debuts one-touch CR

May 16, 2008 Konica debuts one-touch CR Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA framed its ImagePilot CR system, introduced at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting in Seattle, as a new concept in digital radiography. ImagePilot CR, designed as an integrated digital imaging acquisition, review, and storage solution specifically for physician clinics, simplifies image acquisition to… Continue

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InSite One readies disaster recovery bundle

May 16, 2008 InSite One readies disaster recovery bundle Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Medical archiving and storage specialist InSite One is showing at SIIM a new bundle of recovery services, part of a promotion the company plans to run through December 2008. Dubbed InDex Recovery with Recovery Plus, the bundle automatically backs up PACS databases within the company's Intelligent Management Gateway, while sending a copy of the… Continue

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Ground-glass nodules merit scrutiny for differential diagnosis

May 16, 2008 Ground-glass nodules merit scrutiny for differential diagnosis Shalmali Pal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Persistent ground-glass nodules in the lungs are worth a closer look, as they are highly associated with malignancy. Dr. Anne Leung offered an overview of how these lesions present on CT imaging at the 2008 Stanford International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT in Las Vegas. "Ground glass is defined as hazy or decreased… Continue

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Culture acts as main obstacle to radiotherapy via teleradiology

May 16, 2008 Culture acts as main obstacle to radiotherapy via teleradiology Douglas Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The experience at a Norwegian hospital suggests that psychological issues are more important than technological ones for successfully implementing a teleradiological radiotherapy network. Researchers at Norwegian Radium Hospital in Oslo recently reported lessons learned after six years of distributing radiotherapy services to… Continue

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Benign mesenteric disease demands views other than axial CT

May 16, 2008 Benign mesenteric disease demands views other than axial CT Shalmali Pal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A comprehensive CT evaluation of the abdomen requires analysis of the mesenteric vasculature above and beyond the axial plane, according to Dr. Elliot Fishman, director of diagnostic radiology and body CT at Johns Hopkins University and Hospital. He discussed some of the non-neoplastic disease states that benefit from advanced… Continue

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Advanced visualization stumbles in today’s PACS environment, demo suggests

May 16, 2008 Advanced visualization stumbles in today’s PACS environment, demo suggests John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Although it offers tremendous opportunities for advances in imaging interpretation and communication with referring clinicians, advanced visualization still stumbles when it comes to workflow, according to a presentation Friday. Using skits and a simulated situation, a team presented the way it works now — with… Continue

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Toshiba emphasizes protocol development at AquilionOne beta sites

May 15, 2008 Toshiba emphasizes protocol development at AquilionOne beta sites Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plans are on track for Toshiba America Medical Systems to begin routine shipments by summer's end of its AquilionOne, featuring the industry's only wide area detector, spanning 320 detector rows. Johns Hopkins and Brigham and Women's Hospital have each been running one of the scanners since last October, focusing on the… Continue