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Teamwork and preparation create effective reading room

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Teamwork and preparation create effective reading room Creative thinking and full representation in the design process help avoid common pitfalls when it's time for new PACS implementation BY BRUCE SILVER, M.D., AND KENNETH JOHNSON -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Numerous studies have shown that poorly designed reading rooms reduce radiologists' productivity, contribute to reporting errors, and increase… Continue

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SPECT software comparison uncovers inconsistencies

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. SPECT software comparison uncovers inconsistencies Quantitative variances in cardiac lead investigator to call for use of a single package over time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most interpreters of cardiac SPECT use any of three software packages provided by vendors of gamma cameras and PACS: the Quantitative Gated SPECT algorithm from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Emory Cardiac Tool Box from Emory… Continue

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Dayhawk teleradiology phenomenon unsettles radiology market

May 1, 2008 Dayhawk teleradiology phenomenon unsettles radiology market Douglas Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The commercial success of nighthawk teleradiology services has spawned an emerging dayhawk teleradiology market. The process is generating a new menace to conventional radiology groups. "The new dayhawk market threatens the very existence of not just some radiologists' lifestyles but even their jobs," said Dr. Giles W. L. Boland,… Continue

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CT installed base can handle demand for colon cancer screening

May 1, 2008 CT installed base can handle demand for colon cancer screening H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A University of Wisconsin study has found that U.S. hospitals and outpatient clinics have enough excess multislice CT capacity to handle an expected increase in demand for CT screening colonography without adding new equipment. Thousands of CT scanners are used daily for a wide range of medical applications. Results of large… Continue

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CT industry prepares for 2008 rebound after last year's rout

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. CT industry prepares for 2008 rebound after last year's rout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shrinking prices for 64-slice products offer bargains in market about to be transformed by new offers CT vendors had the worst year in recent memory in 2007, and this year was shaping up to be even worse. But that was before the Feds stepped in. Fearing recession, the Federal Reserve drastically cut short-term interest… Continue

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CT diagnoses un-bear-able condition

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. CT diagnoses un-bear-able condition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's no joke. Three-D volume-rendered CT reveals that Petra, a 13-year-old koala bear, has cryptococcosis, an infectious fungus associated with eucalyptus leaves, a key food source for koalas. Petra is the first bear of her kind to have the potentially fatal disease characterized tomographically. Imaging may lead to better treatment. It was… Continue

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CT colonography experts plan for growing demand

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. CT colonography experts plan for growing demand American Cancer Society endorsement paves way for broad public acceptance of colon cancer screening -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Academic radiologists who helped invent CT colonography are urging their community-based colleagues to gear up for a possible jump in public demand for CTC following the American Cancer Society's decision in March to add the procedure to… Continue

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Combined strategies lower pediatric CT radiation dose

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Combined strategies lower pediatric CT radiation dose -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The combination of tube current modulation and bismuth shields during pediatric chest CT scanning can reduce radiation dose with a minimal impact on image quality, according to researchers from Duke University and the University of Arkansas. Although both techniques have been shown to effectively lower CT radiation dose, the… Continue

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Columnist explores impact of healthcare reform on your practice

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Columnist explores impact of healthcare reform on your practice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The phrase "thinking outside of the box" has been used enough that it has become a cliché. But it still manages to convey some meaning, and we've got a good example of such thinking in this issue. Kirk Reinitz, who contributes occasional practice management articles for us, has tackled the topic of healthcare reform and… Continue

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Coding sphinxes rain down curses

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Coding sphinxes rain down curses New regulations rule out common sense in overzealous attempt to rein in overutilization BY ERIC TREFELNER, M.D. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Dr. Zahi Hawass, we are so thrilled that, as Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, you have chosen our ultrahigh-tech CT scanner to look inside King Tut for new clues. Our CT tech Dave, just back from… Continue

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Case of the Month

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Case of the Month -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLINICAL HISTORY A 58-year-old man with a chief complaint of diarrhea underwent radiographic examination of the chest and abdomen. FINDINGS Figure 1. Numerous well-defined, bilateral, ovoid sclerotic foci within the epiphysis and metaphysis of the proximal femurs and within the acetabulum. Figure 2. Multiple well-defined, bilateral, ovoid, sclerotic foci within the… Continue

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CAD provides value in spotting difficult 'flat' colonic lesions

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. CAD provides value in spotting difficult 'flat' colonic lesions Ability of sensitivity and filter settings to increase likelihood of finding subtle cancer must be balanced against greater number of false positives John C. Hayes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer-aided detection may have a role in helping radiologists spot hard-to-find flat lesions on CT colonography, according to a pair of studies presented… Continue

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CAD gains ground on pulmonary embolism

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. CAD gains ground on pulmonary embolism H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer-aided detection may lend an extra punch to the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism with multislice and dual-energy CT scanners. Studies by French and German researchers have shown it helps detect small, hard-to-spot clots lodged in the lungs' periphery. Multislice CT angiography has become the diagnostic standard in pulmonary… Continue

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Brain stays cool as jazz man jams

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Brain stays cool as jazz man jams -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the listener, jazz improvisation is an aural flight of fancy, borne aloft by a musician's on-the-spot skill and imagination. But functional MRI results show the brain actually follows a grounded process of activation and deactivation during these spontaneous musical riffs, according to researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Johns… Continue

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Added padding: One solution to patient comfort

May 1, 2008 Added padding: One solution to patient comfort Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A couple of days ago I was in the zone. Shawna's surgical mask hid her face, but I knew she was smiling. My banter was enough to make her laugh out loud a few times, so much that she paused while laying out the stainless steel instruments that soon would be probing the all too deep pockets between my teeth and gums. To say a trip to the… Continue

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64-slice CT shows value for assessment of the right heart

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. 64-slice CT shows value for assessment of the right heart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The enhanced spatial resolution and speed afforded by 64-slice CT scanning allows accurate assessment of right ventricular function, according to studies from China and the U.S. released at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology meeting. Dr. Ying-kun Guo and colleagues at the West China Hospital in Chengdu looked at 48… Continue

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Radiopaedia.org 2.0 update - Is the wait over?







Well, everyone must be getting bored of the constant "Soon soon.." "Next week" Blah blah blah announcements. I am the boy who cried "Radiopaedia.org 2.0 is here" I am afraid.



Still we are getting there. Was told yesterday that tomorrow was going to be THE day, but I suspect (having become more fluent in code-monkeyian) that that means sometime next week... maybe.



The delays have been worth it.. the new site is looking and behaving well. Just… Continue

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Young Investigator Awards add luster to MRI’s scientific stars

April 30, 2008 Young Investigator Awards add luster to MRI’s scientific stars James Brice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sophisticated pulse sequence developments and practical applications for diffusion imaging dominated the work of finalists selected for the ISMRM's 2008 Young Investigator Awards. The number of applications doubled this year, said Debiao Li, Ph.D., chair of the Young Investigator Award committee. Forty-four applications were… Continue

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Imaging unveils internal secrets of drug traffickers

April 30, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Imaging unveils internal secrets of drug traffickers Emergency departments increasingly must deal with side effects of intestinal concealment of illicit drugs BY SABINE SCHMIDT, M.D., PIERRE SCHNYDER, M.D., AND JEAN-YVES MEUWLY, M.D. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The proliferation of narcotics use over the past decades has been accompanied by a rise in drug smuggling. Meticulous vigilance by international… Continue

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Demand for MR scanners slumps in 2007

April 30, 2008 Demand for MR scanners slumps in 2007 Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Despite expanding clinical applications driven by functional and breast imaging, MR scanners are stuck in a sales doldrums. Vendors last year sold about 850 new units to customers in the U.S., about 7% less than the year before. Their sale produced $1.3 billion in revenue, about 4% less than in 2006. Sales turned up in the fourth quarter last year,… Continue

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