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Image Gently alliance speaks up about pediatric CT safety

October 6, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Image Gently alliance speaks up about pediatric CT safety -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a breakthrough for pediatric radiology, the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging sponsored the first pediatric CT vendor summit aimed at standardizing radiation dose settings and display language for pediatric CT scanners. The Aug. 20 summit at Cincinnati Children's Hospital was a first step in the Image… Continue

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EVAR outdoes surgery for care of aortic blunt trauma

October 6, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. EVAR outdoes surgery for care of aortic blunt trauma -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A large metastudy indicates that endovascular repair is better and safer than surgery for the treatment of blunt thoracic aortic trauma. Dr. Eric K. Hoffer and colleagues at Dartmouth Medical School's vascular and interventional radiology unit reviewed 19 published studies comparing 262 endograft repairs versus 376 open… Continue

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Carotid ultrasound predicts stroke, heart attack risks

October 6, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Carotid ultrasound predicts stroke, heart attack risks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carotid artery plaque examinations performed with serial ultrasound scans could help identify patients at high risk for a heart attack or other potentially lethal cardiovascular conditions. Dr. Markus Reiter, at the Medical University of Vienna, evaluated 1268 asymptomatic patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease using… Continue

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Pirates of the Capital Beltway

October 3, 2008 Pirates of the Capital Beltway Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last week it looked as though my email filter had developed a tear. A letter, which addressed me simply as "Dear American," urged me "to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude." My finger hovered over the delete key, and then pulled back as I read the next two lines: "I am Ministry of the Treasury of the… Continue

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MRI produces early warning of osteoarthritis

October 3, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. MRI produces early warning of osteoarthritis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A novel MRI technique that tracks naturally occurring polymers in cartilage can lead to the diagnosis of early-stage osteoarthritis and may lead to better drug treatment and fewer joint replacement surgeries. Researchers from New York University and Tel Aviv University have found that decreased concentrations of glycosaminoglycan (GAG)… Continue

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Medicare rules close loopholes for self-referral

October 3, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Medicare rules close loopholes for self-referral -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following its charge to reduce costly imaging overutilization, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced more stringent prohibitions against self-referral practices. Final Stark rules for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for 2009 could force providers to restructure numerous space and equipment… Continue

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U.K. study strengthens case for screening mammography with CAD

October 3, 2008 U.K. study strengthens case for screening mammography with CAD H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Findings from a large study by British researchers suggest mammography screening interpretations by a single radiologist using computer-aided detection are just as good as double reads and could yield better cancer detection rates than single reads without CAD. Despite higher recall rates, single reads with CAD could offer… Continue

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Pirates of the Capital Beltway

October 3, 2008 Pirates of the Capital Beltway Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last week it looked as though my email filter had developed a tear. A letter, which addressed me simply as "Dear American," urged me "to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude." My finger hovered over the delete key, and then pulled back as I read the next two lines: "I am Ministry of the Treasury of the… Continue

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MRI produces early warning of osteoarthritis

October 3, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. MRI produces early warning of osteoarthritis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A novel MRI technique that tracks naturally occurring polymers in cartilage can lead to the diagnosis of early-stage osteoarthritis and may lead to better drug treatment and fewer joint replacement surgeries. Researchers from New York University and Tel Aviv University have found that decreased concentrations of glycosaminoglycan (GAG)… Continue

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Medicare rules close loopholes for self-referral

October 3, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Medicare rules close loopholes for self-referral -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following its charge to reduce costly imaging overutilization, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced more stringent prohibitions against self-referral practices. Final Stark rules for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for 2009 could force providers to restructure numerous space and equipment… Continue

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FEATURED ARTICLE: Research as a Medical Student

FEATURED ARTICLE: Research as a Medical Student AUTHOR: Nina Baier (MD/PhD Candidate), Writer and Editor, radRounds PUBLISHED: October 3, 2008

Interested in pursuing radiology research during your medical school training? Here is a guide and personal anectode that will prove useful for all medical students, not to mention with radiology in mind for their future. It is… Continue

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U.K. study strengthens case for screening mammography with CAD

October 3, 2008 U.K. study strengthens case for screening mammography with CAD H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Findings from a large study by British researchers suggest mammography screening interpretations by a single radiologist using computer-aided detection are just as good as double reads and could yield better cancer detection rates than single reads without CAD. Despite higher recall rates, single reads with CAD could offer… Continue

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GE scanner fuses US images with CT, MR, and PET data

October 2, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. GE scanner fuses US images with CT, MR, and PET data Volume Navigation guides interventions by updating 3D models with gray-scale and color sonograms -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GE Healthcare has a new ultrasound flagship, one whose architecture and beamformer improve image uniformity as its workflow tools speed routine scans, according to the company. But the most remarkable aspect of GE's latest… Continue