December 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Medical imaging of the rectum and colon is used for screening and evaluation of cancer, traditional barium enema; endosonography and colonoscopy were the available facilities to perform such examination.

Virtual colonoscopy is a modern medical imaging technique that became

available due to advanced technology and software rendering over the

computed tomography images. Virtual colonoscopy provides an easier and

faster screening medical imaging technique for suspicious and…

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The RSNA R&E Foundation research grants encourage careers in the radiologic sciences and bring recognition to previously undiscovered investigators, enabling them to develop research experience, strengthen research techniques and methods, and prepare for future major grant applications. The education grant program presents opportunities to develop interest and…

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DECEMBER  2010  /  IRM 39

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1. CLEAR IMPROVEMENT / ABDOMINAL ANGIO MR

USING GADOVIST      = BETTER DELINEATION OF INTRACORTICAL ARTERIOLAE

SNR IMPROVEMENT

 

2. USING B 1300 IN OVARIAN CA

ALLOWS YOU TO DIFFERENTIATE BETTER MUCINOUS AREAS FROM…

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Anyone ever heard of the Philips SpeechMike Air?

 

The future is wireless!  Radiologists are basically tethered to their PACS and reading room by wired dictaphones.  While currently used dictaphones in most settings are cheap and does the job, why settle?  There are currently better solutions for dictation.  Our reading rooms are extremely…

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(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) --"Measuring Productivity by RVU"

 

The most common complaint amongst physicians in our practice is that someone is working harder than someone else. It’s a contest no one wins.

 

We’ve looked at several ways to measure productivity and decided that relative value units (RVUs) are the best option for us. The practice has not used an incentive model for bonus distribution based on RVUs to date, although that was one of the…

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Imaging of the peri-anal fistulas is markedly demanded recently to

assess the clinical condition and per-operative assessment. As regards

the ordinary radiographic examinations could not correctly evaluate the

disease and provide the accurate classification needed by the surgeon,

multiple tries with various techniques including ultrasound and computed

tomography are done. Still, MRI has proved to be the best modality to

assess the peri-anal fistulas due to its… Continue

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- Patients’ risk of developing cancer from CT scans is not as high as previously thought, but the rate still doubled over the time period studied, according to a study presented Wednesday at the RSNA meeting. Many studies have examined cancer risk from radiation, usually drawing on data from people exposed to high amounts of it, such as from the atomic bomb or radiotherapy. The current study, by Dr. Pat Basu, a radiologist at Stanford University and a White House fellow,… Continue