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Couple of weeks ago I received a request to help with Dermatologists workflow in large HMO.

They were taking visible light pictures of patients with a digital camera and had troubles cataloging them.

I suggested to use their smartphones and this is how the DICOMIZER for iPhone App was born.

The DICOM camera for iPhone does just that.

It can:

- Make a Modality…

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) have announced an agreement making ACPE the newest affiliate organization of the ACR’s Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI). As a result of this affiliation, select ACPE courses will become a part of the RLI curriculum, allowing RLI participants to earn both RLI credits and ACPE credits. RLI participants can also use the credits they earn from other ACPE approved RLI courses toward an advanced…

Reston, Va. (July 25, 2012) — A study (Lee and Levy) published in the August issue of Health Affairs reconfirms results of previous studies that imaging use in Medicare is down significantly over the last several years (Moran Report) and that imaging is among the slowest growing of all physician services among privately insured Americans (Health Care Cost Institute). However, the list of factors cited for this decline is incomplete and the drop in imaging use is not without adverse…

Imaging Cuts in Proposed 2013 Medicare Fee Schedule Rule Potentially Dangerous, Unfounded and Unnecessary

Reston, Va. (July 9, 2012) – Extreme cuts to funding for medical imaging scans in the Medicare Fee Schedule Proposed Rule — particularly an expansion of the multiple procedure payment reduction for interpretation of scans performed on the same patient, in the same session on the same day, to all providers in the same practice or hospital — are unnecessary, unfounded and undermine…

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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has installed PerfectLum medical monitor calibration and quality assurance tool to perform calibrations and QA tests.  

06/06/2012, Wilmington, DE, USA - QUBYX PerfectLum medical display QA application, designed for DICOM and AAPM conformance of medical displays, will be applied in one more healthcare facility. The quality assurance capabilities of the…

Wanted: Radiology residents for Section Editors for new online review question bank and test review book.

In this exciting opportunity you get to work with faculty from MGH and help write multiple choice boards-style review questions for the new ABR core exam. Section Editors will write questions in breast, body, cardiac, GI/GU, IR, MSK, neuro, nucs, peds, reproductive, thoracic, and US imaging. Questions and associated images can be written at your leisure…

Initial results of the RTOG 9804, the first randomized, multi-center trial evaluating treatment with radiation therapy vs. observation) for women with “good risk” ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), will be presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology 2012 Annual Meeting.

Philadelphia, PA (June 1, 2012) — Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) — the earliest and most curable breast cancer — accounts for approximately 20% of all new diagnoses. Prior studies of participants…

(JACKSONVILLE, FL) -- Radiologic Technologist at Mayo Clinic Pleads Guilty to Infecting Patients with Hepatitis C.  He has pleaded guilty for at least 10 crimes where he swapped out syringes that were infected with Hepatitis C. He worked at Mayo from 2004 to 2010 and he himself was infected with Hep C. He admitted to contaminating syringes by injecting himself with Fentanyl and refilled empty syringes with saline, ultimately…

Wilmington, DE, USA - QUBYX Software Technologies Inc., an expert in color calibration and medical imaging fields, has announced that their bundle of the premium DELL UltraSharp U3011 display and PerfectLum 3.0 DICOM calibration software has received the Food & Drug Administration 510(k) market clearance for diagnostic reading, which allows the company to position the device as a professional medical…

Nice, France - QUBYX has announced the official release of its medical display calibration and QA software PerfectLum Suite. The software, designed to improve imaging precision of medical monitors, used for X-Ray viewing, mammography, MRI and other radiology sub industries, is now able to not only calibrate a display, but also perform acceptance and constancy tests to AAPM TG18, DIN 6868-57, JESRA…

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Researchers Find Little Secondary Cancer Risk from Multi-Detector CT Scans in Medicare Population

Reston, VA (April 2, 2012) — The secondary cancer risk from multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans is low among older adults, according to a study from Stanford University in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (www.jacr.org). MDCT is a high-speed imaging technique that is commonly used to diagnose a variety of…

New article on Melanoma at the following link at:

Sonography of the Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

Reston, VA (March 1, 2012) — Residency training requirements in competencies related to radiology business practice and health care policy have been in place for more than a decade. However, a recent study, published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, suggests curricula addressing these items still seem to be in a stage of acceptance and development.

“The United States has been…

Viewbox is a newly released application for the iPad that allows users easy mobile access to view, share, and present medical images.  Created with the radiologist and medical professional in mind, Viewbox is an incredibly convenient tool allowing easy portability for your teaching file images in the workplace as well as the classroom.  Say goodbye to the tedious days of using multiple storage devices for your images because Viewbox…

ARRS InPractice: Backscatter Radiation at Airports: Real Risk or Another Media Myth?

This issue of ARRS InPractice covers airport security scanner radiation risks - is it a real issue or just hype? The article begins with stating "From the local news to leading medical journals to YouTube videos, we’ve all been warned, stunned, and cautioned about the potential…

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