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February Issue of AJR Features Significant Studies Regarding Women’s Health and Radiation Safety

(ACR/ARRS) - February Issue of AJR Features Significant Studies Regarding Women’s Health and Radiation Safety

Digital Mammography Delivers Less Radiation than Standard Mammography

Data from one of the largest mammography trials in history demonstrates that overall the radiation dose associated with digital mammography is significantly lower (averaging 22 percent lower) than that of conventional film mammography and that the reduction could be greater in women with larger and… Continue

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Imaging proves clinical value in cases of human toxocariasis

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- Human toxocariasis, or visceral larva migrans, is a zoonotic disease caused by tissue migration of the nematode larva Toxocara canis, a dog ascaris. The condition involves the liver and lungs producing eosinophilic inflammation. Mature dog ascarid worms, T. canis, live in the small intestine of the wild dog, wolf, dingo, and fox. Eggs produced by these worms are unembryonated when passed in feces, and have a subglubose appearance and a pitted shell. They reach the… Continue

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X-Ray of a Boeing 777 - Seriously.

(RADROUNDS) -- Nick Veasey is a unique photographer and artist who uses x-rays, yes x-rays, to create images of super structures. Check out this image of a stunning x-ray generated photography of a Boeing 777 Airplane and its twin GE turbofan engines. This image took 500 individual x-ray films/images to produce and over four months! If you live in Boston, you will recognize this image on the hangar of United at Logan International Airport.

TED… Continue

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MRI cracks down on 'age doping' in international youth sports

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- MRI has been adopted as a definitive measure for fair play by the International Federation of Association Football, the governing body for international soccer competition. FIFA launched a program of random MRI wrist screening to verify the age of players competing in the Under-17 World Cup hosted by Nigeria between Oct. 24 and Nov. 15. The issue of fielding over-age players has been around for some time. It made headlines again last March at the Confederation of African… Continue

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ARRS Annual Meeting Travel Grants Available for Radiology Residents and Fellows

Applications being accepted now through February 15

Two travel grants of $2,500 each are available for residents and fellows interested in attending the 2010 ARRS Annual Meeting May 2-7 in San Diego, CA. The grants provide funding for meeting registration, lodging and travel. The grants are funded by FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA.

APPLICANTS MUST BE:

* A radiology resident or a fellow at the time of the ARRS Annual Meeting in May 2010.

* Enrolled in a… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 22, 2010 at 5:54pm — No Comments

Patients refusing breast MRI not as common as it seems, experts say

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- Recent news coverage makes it seem as if women at high risk for breast cancer are refusing breast MRI screening left and right. That’s simply not the case, according to several experts. The presumption hinges on a study published in Radiology in which 42.1% of women refused to be screened for breast cancer using MR. About a quarter of them cited claustrophobia as a concern and another 18.2% said time constraints were an issue. “I do not think the study’s finding is… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 22, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

AUR Photography Contest - 1st Annual!

AUR is proud to announce the 1st Annual AUR Photography Contest, to highlight the photographic talents of our members. This contest will be conducted through the newly-built AUR Facebook fan page: http://bit.ly/AURfacebook

The winners in each of five categories will be selected by popular vote by Facebook fan page members—it could be you! We’d like you to “become a fan” of the AUR Facebook page now to participate in this contest and connect… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 21, 2010 at 8:22pm — No Comments

Webinar: A New Look With Contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography

AN EDUCATIONAL ON-DEMAND WEBCOURSE - CONTRASTMRA.ORG

Please visit http://www.contrastmra.org for the full course.

This webcourse was originally presented as a satellite symposium at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting on December 1, 2009 at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago, IL. CME credit is not provided.

There have been significant improvements over the last… Continue

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Merge Healthcare to Present at Jefferies 2010 Global Healthcare Services Conference

Jefferies 2010 Global Healthcare Services Conference

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE), a leading health IT solutions provider, will be presenting at the Jefferies & Company, Inc. 2010 Global Healthcare Services Conference. This invitation-only investor event will be held January 25 – 27, 2010 in New York.

This is Jefferies’ inaugural Healthcare Services Conference. Merge is pleased to be a part of a distinguished group of over 130 public and… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 21, 2010 at 2:51pm — No Comments

Technetium supply to tighten further

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- This week brings bad news for the nuclear medicine community. The already constrained supply of technetium in the U.S. could get even tighter in the coming weeks. The Dutch High Flux Reactor at Petten, the Netherlands, is scheduled to go down for repairs lasting until August. And restart of the reactor at Chalk River, in Ontario, which was supposed to offset this loss and, eventually, normalize the supply of molybdenum-99 and the technetium it generates, may be delayed.… Continue

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Featured Radiologist Job Posting: Outpatient radiology practice in Phoenix, AZ seeks Radiologist with Neuroradiology and MSK experience

Outpatient radiology practice in Phoenix, Arizona with multiple outpatient radiologist owned and operated imaging centers is seeking an MRI fellowship-trained radiologist with experience in Neuroradiology and/or MSK for opportunity for partnership or employee track to join six other partners. No call or evenings. Predominantly MSK and Neuro MRI interpretation with some general radiology coverage.

Employee or partnership track.

Arizona license, Board Certification, and… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 21, 2010 at 12:12am — No Comments

Image Sharing - Future of Radiology Webinar by Dr. Keith Dreyer of MGH (sponsored by lifeIMAGE)

Message from lifeIMAGE: "Last month’s RSNA put image sharing on center stage. Here at lifeIMAGE, we are excited about this focus on sharing patient information across healthcare enterprises. The radiology community feels energized to access and share patient imaging information timely and efficiently across the… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 19, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

RSNA 2009 Round-up

Stay tuned for our RSNA 2009 Round-up with summaries of the latest cutting edge research, new technology, and vodcasts!

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 18, 2010 at 7:36pm — No Comments

Top 10 Radiology Residency Programs

We surveyed an anonymous prominent academic radiologist at a "top tier" radiology department and also an active private practice radiologist who is a partner at a 20+ person group. Here are our results, just in time for assisting the current applicants to various radiology residency programs! Take these survey results with a grain of salt and use your best judgement as these are the subjective and expressed views of two individuals but nonetheless very interesting!

Academic… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 17, 2010 at 10:01pm — 1 Comment

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Special ACR Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti

Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to all those directly and indirectly affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti this week. The ACR Foundation has begun to make contact with individual radiologists who have provided service in that country. Through these contacts, the ACR Foundation will assess what direct or indirect assistance we may be able to facilitate in the affected region. For your convenience, here is a listing of international aid organizations that are working to serve… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 16, 2010 at 2:08am — No Comments

Ziosoft Announces the Appointment of Joan Main, Director of Luminary Development

REDWOOD CITY, CA, January 14, 2010--Ziosoft®, Inc. a leader in advanced visualization and analysis software for medical imaging, today announced that Joan Main has joined Ziosoft as director of luminary development, effective December 31, 2009. Main brings over 20 years of marketing experience with medical technology products to Ziosoft. Joan has worked in a similar capacity for multiple companies including Johnson and Johnson, Acuson and Siemens Medical Systems.

“We are very… Continue

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Whole-body airport scanners are basically safe—or are they?

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- Since the attempted explosion of an airliner as it was landing in Detroit on Christmas Day by an alleged terrorist from Nigeria, global air safety experts have been scrambling to enact new safety measures. A quick answer has come in the form of whole-body scanners that use low-level radiation to allow screeners to see through clothing to identify hidden weapons or explosives. These things have been around for a while, but, outside of a few pilot locations, haven’t really… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on January 9, 2010 at 6:13pm — No Comments

CMS releases proposed 'meaningful use' rules

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just released proposed rules for "meaningful use" of electronic medical records. Radiologists who can prove they are making "meaningful use" of certified electronic records are eligible for $44,000 in Medicare incentives starting in 2011. That's per physician. This is all part of the government's plan to get more physicians on the systems. The rule isn't final; yet, but it's worth taking a look. According to a summary… Continue

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ECR 2010 - Abstract Last Minute Submissions - Extended Deadline to Jan 10, 2010

Abstract Submission Extended! Your latest results @ ECR 2010

Abstract submission: December 23, 2009 – January 10, 2010.

Present your latest achievements at the upcoming ECR 2010!

ECR is giving you the unique chance to present your most recent work within the shortest possible time frame! Submit your scientific exhibit or educational exhibit abstract now – and present it at ECR 2010!

All posters will be citable publications.

Notification of… Continue

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