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Ultrasound unveils source of stump pain in amputees

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Ultrasound unveils source of stump pain in amputees Inexpensive, interactive sonography scanning could beat limitations of accurate but costly MRI exams High-resolution sonography can accurately detect the causes of residual limb pain in amputees, according to British researchers, who found that ultrasound can guide proper treatment and rehabilitation, help educate patients about their condition, and even help with design and fitting of… Continue

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Trial finds digital mammography performs better than film

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Trial finds digital mammography performs better than film By Rebekah Moan Digital mammography is more accurate than film for diagnosis of breast cancer in women with dense breasts, according to results from the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial presented at the RSNA meeting. Dr. Etta Pisano, a professor of radiology at the University of North Carolina, and colleagues, reviewed film and digital mammograms from the DMIST cancer cases and assessed… Continue

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Thin-slice CT tags subsegmental pulmonary emboli in oncology patients

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Thin-slice CT tags subsegmental pulmonary emboli in oncology patients By Shalmali Pal Oncology patients have a fourfold risk above the general population of developing pulmonary embolism. If the patient is receiving chemotherapy, the risk is even greater. Irish radiologists have found that imaging these patients with thin-slice CT during routine staging or restaging can pinpoint clinically unsuspected pulmonary embolism. Dr. Michelle Browne and colleagues… Continue

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Sony shows mammo printer

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Sony shows mammo printer By Greg Freiherr Sony has unveiled at RSNA 2008 a printer designed specifically for digital mammography. The new product, called FilmStation Mammography Film Imager, model UP-DF750, features a high-resolution thermal printing system that uses specially engineered blue thermal high-density film. The printer can generate up to 90 sheets in an hour at a resolution of 606 dots per inch. …

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Society starts molecular imaging trials network

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Society starts molecular imaging trials network The SNM has announced the formation of the Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network, a multi-institutional effort to establish scientifically sound, efficient ways to evaluate proposed clinical applications of biomarker imaging. The network will provide investigational new drugs to the pharma industry and to molecular imaging researchers to develop the next generation of diagnostic and… Continue

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Report from RSNA: Lung cancer staging undergoes major overhaul

December 1, 2008 Report from RSNA: Lung cancer staging undergoes major overhaul By Philip Ward The imminent publication of eagerly anticipated new international guidelines promises to transform the complex area of lung cancer staging. In two separate education exhibits at RSNA 2008, presenters from the U.S. and France urge all radiologists to become familiar with the seventh edition of the tumor, node, metastasis classification for lung cancer. The International Association for the Study of… Continue

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Remaking the grade

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Remaking the grade Delayed resident testing stirs debate BY DONNA DOMINO Donna Domino is feature editor of Diagnostic Imaging. During the annual meeting of the American College of Radiology in May, several radiologists peppered the group's leadership with concerns over controversial plans for a sweeping overhaul of the certification examination process. Dr. Steve Koller, chief of radiology for Middlebury's Porter Medical Center and president… Continue

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Rads, hospitals both hit highs and lows, just not same ones

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Rads, hospitals both hit highs and lows, just not same ones Teleradiology may help smooth out conflicting priorities, ease staffing issues, and help practice groups avoid grudge matches BY GREG ROSE, M.D., PH.D. Dr. Rose is president and CEO of NightRays in Bellaire, TX. I spend much of my day hearing success and failure stories from both radiologists and hospital administrators about this turbulent but exciting time in radiology. This… Continue

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Radiology can find reassurance on sunny side of Obama's change

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Radiology can find reassurance on sunny side of Obama's change BY JAMES BRICE, SENIOR EDITOR Change may be the byword for the historic election of Sen. Barack Obama as president, but the type of change Obama may bring to the White House won't necessarily be accompanied by the uncertainties and anxieties that come with a sharp departure from the past. Radiology is already dealing with more than its share of uncertainty. Markets for new products… Continue

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Radiologists meet with heavy collateral damage

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Radiologists meet with heavy collateral damage BY PETER A. RINCK, M.D., PH.D. I was at a large brasserie in Paris a few weeks ago. Looking for the toilets, I passed by a blackboard with information for the waiting staff. The advice for the day: "Push the fresh fish!" The waiters did. I ordered steak. Nearly one-third of the world's fish consumption stems from offshore farms, mostly in bays and estuaries along the sea coasts. In Europe,… Continue

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Philips embraces innovators to distinguish iSite

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Philips embraces innovators to distinguish iSite By Greg Freiherr Philips Healthcare is differentiating its PACS at RSNA 2008 by offering a wide variety of ancillary and complementary functions developed by other vendors but presented by Philips as optional software packages geared to work with its iSite system. The company is framing the strategy as spawning an IT-based "ecosystem" composed of about a dozen suppliers of software products. Customers can… Continue

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Philips debuts high-end, low-cost MR scanners

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Philips debuts high-end, low-cost MR scanners By Greg Freiherr Philips Healthcare unveiled two MR scanners on the RSNA 2008 exhibit floor: one at 3T, the other at 1.5T. Both emphasize productivity and clinical value, albeit by different means. The Achieva 3.0T TX expands the range of 3T applications possible with routine scanning through higher speed and better image quality using a novel technology dubbed MultiTransmit RF management. This technology… Continue

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Philips' Brilliance iCT boosts quality with new technology

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Philips' Brilliance iCT boosts quality with new technology Volume-rendered image processed from data acquired using the Philips 256-slice Brilliance iCT scanner at WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA, shows right iliac artery stenosis and multiple calcifications on left iliac artery. Bony landmarks are ghosted in background, the result of a new visualization technique introduced by Philips to assist in planning interventions. The… Continue

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Outpatient imaging centers grow by adding new services

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Outpatient imaging centers grow by adding new services Strategies target national as well as local trends, paying close attention to needs of referring physicians and finding new ways to increase patient satisfaction By Karen Sandrick Ms. Sandrick is a Chicago-based freelance writer and frequent contibutor to Diagnostic Imaging. Not so long ago, the sky seemed the limit for outpatient imaging centers. After modest growth through the 1990s, the… Continue

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Older radiologists read more mammograms than younger generation

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Older radiologists read more mammograms than younger generation By Rebekah Moan In Pennsylvania, radiologists 65 and older read significantly more mammograms than any other group, according to an American College of Radiology patterns-of-care study. Dr. Catherine Piccoli, the director of women's imaging at South Jersey Radiology Associates, and colleagues sent questionnaires to a sample of Pennsylvania radiologists and to all breast imaging facilities in… Continue

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New approaches, better data enhance palatability of MR-guided US fibroid ablation

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. New approaches, better data enhance palatability of MR-guided US fibroid ablation By H.A. Abella Results from papers released Sunday at the 2008 RSNA suggest that a less rigid approach to treatment, coupled with knowledgeable practitioners and judicious patient selection can improve the commercial prospects of outpatient MRI-guided focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids. There are caveats, though. Dr. Suzanne D. LeBlang, medical director of the… Continue

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MRA explains benefits of exercise for aging adults

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. MRA explains benefits of exercise for aging adults By Christiana Schmitz Doctors have known for years that aerobic exercise counteracts the effects of aging on the human brain. Findings presented at the RSNA meeting contributed to an explanation of why. A study conducted at the University of North Carolina is the first to compare brain scans of older adults who exercise with those of older adults who do not. It looked at 12 healthy adults, aged 60 to 67,… Continue

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Molecular imaging scientist shares Nobel Prize for Chemistry

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Molecular imaging scientist shares Nobel Prize for Chemistry Roger Tsien, Ph.D., addressed the media Oct. 8 after learning he would share the 2008 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Osamu Shimomura, Ph.D., and Martin Chalfie, Ph.D., for the discovery and application of green fluorescent protein as a tagging tool in bioscience and molecular imaging. Shimomura isolated the protein from a jellyfish in 1961 as a researcher at Princeton University.… Continue

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Know medical necessity, get it right from the start

December 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 30 No. 12 Know medical necessity, get it right from the start Meeting challenges of coverage requires understanding of terminology and practices BY JEFF MAJCHRZAK, RCC, BA, RT(R), CNMT Mr. Majchrzak is vice president of radiology services at Medical Learning, Inc. (MedLearn) in St. Paul. Increasing use of imaging services and rising costs for Medicare have not been kind to radiology providers. Congress has issued several mandates to the Centers for… Continue

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GE, Philips fuse ultrasound data with CT and MR

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. GE, Philips fuse ultrasound data with CT and MR By Greg Freiherr Interventional guidance is getting a boost at RSNA 2008 through a novel ultrasound system developed by GE Healthcare and a partnership between Philips Ultrasound and interventional workstation developer Traxtal. GE's latest flagship ultrasound scanner, Logiq E9, fuses previously acquired CT and MR data sets with real-time ultrasound data. Data fusion is just one aspect of the premium-tier… Continue

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