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July 2008 Blog Posts (81)

Study finds huge variations in pediatric nuclear medicine dosing

July 2, 2008 Study finds huge variations in pediatric nuclear medicine dosing Alison Fromme ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A survey of children's imaging services has found a twofold variation in radiopharmaceutical doses administered during pediatric nuclear medicine exams. For some radiopharmaceuticals, the reported maximum activities varied by as much as a factor of 10, and minimum activities differed by as much as a factor of 20, suggesting… Continue

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Ultrasound spots mammo misses, but at high cost

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Ultrasound spots mammo misses, but at high cost False-positives, special training needs hamper routine use of screening US for high-risk women By Shalmali Pal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Screening ultrasound paired with mammography improved breast cancer detection in high-risk women, but the combination also caused a spike in the number of false positives, according to an update to the American College of… Continue

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Ultrasound could precede CT in acute appendicitis triage

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Ultrasound could precede CT in acute appendicitis triage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Color Doppler ultrasound, not CT, should be the first imaging modality for triage of adult patients with suspected acute appendicitis, according to a study from Israel. Dr. Diana Gaitini and colleagues at the Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, both in Haifa, reviewed the medical records… Continue

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SIIM vets discuss issues facing imaging informatics

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. SIIM vets discuss issues facing imaging informatics John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A question from the radiology news media—What are the biggest challenges facing the field?—led some Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine veterans, participants on a panel assembled by the association, into discussion of a list of issues facing radiology informatics. Their comments produced insights into hot… Continue

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PET emerges as staging exam for cervical cancer

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. PET emerges as staging exam for cervical cancer By Shalmali Pal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary study establishes PET/CT effectiveness for evaluating cancer after a negative CT finding Surgery has been the standard for cervical cancer staging for more than three decades, despite leading to complications, especially when followed by radiation therapy. Evidence continues to accumulate, however,… Continue

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Pediatric imagers put dose campaign on the road

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Pediatric imagers put dose campaign on the road By Yomi Wrong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging rolled out its Image Gently campaign in January with a successful website launch and maintained that momentum through the first half of 2008 with showings at key medical conferences. As of May, www.imagegently.org had pledges from nearly 1000 imaging providers to… Continue

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PACS must avoid driving radiology, patients apart

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. PACS must avoid driving radiology, patients apart BY DAVIDE CARAMELLA, M.D. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Society for Optical Engineering hosted the first conference and workshop on the subject. More than 25 years later, the development of PACS has followed paths that were then hard to predict. As PACS continues to evolve, I believe it will be progressively deployed in surgical departments to… Continue

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PACS control debate - radiology or IT - spices SIIM meeting

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. PACS control debate - radiology or IT - spices SIIM meeting IT proponents argue trends in enterprise require closer integration of all data, while opponents counter that radiology must control its destiny John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The choices may not be all that stark, but debate persists over who controls PACS—radiology or IT. The question was contested by two able advocates at the Society of… Continue

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Osteoplasty holds promise for repair of bone fractures

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Osteoplasty holds promise for repair of bone fractures H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minimally invasive repair of painful vertebral compression fractures has become an established treatment for osteoporosis. The development of similar techniques to treat other fractures caused by age and metastatic disease could be a cost-effective way to deal with declining reimbursements and a growing elderly… Continue