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ARRS 2009 | 109th Annual American Roentgen Ray Society Meeting in Boston!

radRounds (BOSTON) - This year, thousands of radiologists and medical imaging professionals will convene in the city of Boston to join in this year's annual ARRS meeting.

Message from Jack Crowe, MD - President of ARRS:

"... Radiologists, residents, and their guests will gather in Boston for the ARRS’ 2009 Annual Meeting for educational opportunities, social camaraderie, and matchless professional opportunities. It is no… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on April 21, 2009 at 2:48am — No Comments

Radiologists, cardiologists pair up to treat atrial fibrillation

April 20, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Radiologists, cardiologists pair up to treat atrial fibrillation By Rebekah Moan Radiologists and cardiologists may find themselves collaborating more than ever before to treat atrial fibrillation; a new study shows the value of delayed-enhanced MRI to determine whether therapy can be successful, bridging the gap between the two specialties. Delayed-enhanced MRI (DE-MRI) noninvasively shows damage to left atrial myocardial tissue and also predicts how well… Continue

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GE Healthcare and Saudi Arabia Ministry form joint venture to Train Medical Professionals

radRounds (Riyadh) -- GE Healthcare has signed a major agreement with the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health to train medical professionals.

Jan De Witte of GE Healthcare states ""Our association with the ministry is a landmark agreement for GE Healthcare in Saudi Arabia... We are privileged to share our learning materials and change management experiences with the Saudi professionals."

GE plans to train more than 600 radiology technologists with specialty in MRI, CT, and… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on April 20, 2009 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Former NIH Director Zerhouni Rejoins Johns Hopkins Medicine as Senior Adviser

radRounds (Baltimore, MD) - After a successful tenure at the NIH, physician and radiologist, Dr. Elias Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health from 2002 to 2008, and former Johns Hopkins Medicine executive vice dean has now accepted a position at Johns Hopkins to return as senior advisor to Johns Hopkins Medicine. The JHU Gazette quotes Dr. Zerhouni as saying "Hopkins is truly a second home for me, and I am honored to rejoin Ed Miller and the Hopkins family in this capacity. We… Continue

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News Brief: Nighthawk downgraded by major rating company (Moody's)

News Alert: 4/17/09 - (STOCK TICKER SYMBOL: NWHK) Nighthawk has been downgraded by Moody's.

For more NWHK News, please visit Google Finance NWHK page.

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on April 19, 2009 at 9:49pm — No Comments

Frequent CT surveillance of endovascular aneurysm repair may be unjustified

April 17, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Frequent CT surveillance of endovascular aneurysm repair may be unjustified By H.A. Abella More than eight years of data from nearly 500 patients suggest that frequent monitoring with CT to look for complications after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms is unnecessary and that it could be done instead with ultrasound. While open surgery remains the standard of care for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm, studies establishing the comparative… Continue

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ACR and RBMA Create Best Practices for Radiology Benefits Management Programs

ACR and RBMA Create Best Practices for Radiology Benefits Management Programs

http://www.acr.org/HomePageCategories/News/ACRNewsCenter/ACRRBMARBMGuidelines.aspx

The ACR and RBMA have developed best practice guidelines for third-party payors, managed care organizations (MCOs), radiology benefit managers (RBMs), and imaging providers for use when implementing or evaluating a… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on April 16, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Laser ablation plus MR thermometry boosts survival rate for cancer patients

April 16, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Laser ablation plus MR thermometry boosts survival rate for cancer patients By Rebekah Moan Colorectal cancer patients are known to survive longer if their liver metastases are removed. New research shows one method for killing cancer cells -- laser ablation guided by MR thermometry -- is safe and effective and leads to a better survival than other methods. If liver metastases from colorectal cancer cannot be removed surgically, other options include laser… Continue

Added by Diagnostic Imaging on April 16, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Report from ISMRM: Organizers emphasize clinical themes

April 15, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Report from ISMRM: Organizers emphasize clinical themes By James Brice Innovation has always been the name of the game for the annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. The 17th annual meeting beginning Saturday in Honolulu again showcases MRI science in action. But for this meeting, organizers added new features emphasizing MRI's clinical applications and capitalizing on new communications technologies to encourage… Continue

Added by Diagnostic Imaging on April 15, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

RadiologyArt.com: More X-ray art covered by Reuters!

Posted for educational purposes. Source: Reuters.

Ben Gruber of Reuters reports that "Ever wonder what the inside of a Big Mac looks like before you take it out of the box, or whether a barbie doll is really as well put together as she appears. Satre Stuelke did, and the result is a creation that has allowed him to combine his love for art and… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on April 14, 2009 at 2:25pm — No Comments

Radiology’s shine fades a bit among medical students

April 14, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Radiology’s shine fades a bit among medical students By H.A. Abella Radiology may no longer be the fairest of all the possible specialty choices for U.S. medical school seniors, according to results of the 2009 National Residency Matching Program. Still, it remains within the top 10 most popular medical specialties. Radiology was the fifth most popular specialty back in 2007 among U.S. senior med students who participated in the NRMP program. By 2009, the… Continue

Added by Diagnostic Imaging on April 14, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

CT use in pregnant women skyrockets at Rhode Island hospital

April 13, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. CT use in pregnant women skyrockets at Rhode Island hospital By Rebekah Moan The CT imaging rate for pregnant women at two hospitals affiliated with Brown University's medical school grew at an explosive 25.3% annual rate from 1997 and 2006, while medical imaging involving ionizing radiation for this population more than doubled. A study that in appeared in March on the online edition of Radiology raised concern among radiologists who have suspected that… Continue

Added by Diagnostic Imaging on April 13, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Easter Bunny appears in vascular ultrasound exam

April 10, 2009 Easter Bunny appears in vascular ultrasound exam By James Brice Dr. Greg Rose has uncovered radiological proof that the Easter Bunny is more than a figment of the popular imagination. Mr. Bunny appeared while Rose, a radiologist and CEO of NightRays, was performing early morning preliminary readings via teleradiology on Feb. 21 for Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster, TX. The medium of choice for the appearance was a vascular ultrasound study performed on a 36-year-old… Continue

Added by Diagnostic Imaging on April 10, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Harsh economics dampen appetite for healthcare IT

April 8, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Harsh economics dampen appetite for healthcare IT by Greg Freiherr The weakened U.S. economy is slowing the pace of growth in healthcare IT, according to a survey conducted by HIMSS. Only a little more than half (55%) of the 304 respondents participating in the 20th annual HIMSS Leadership Survey said their IT budgets would increase, compared to 78% last year. This year about 42% said their staffing levels would increase, down from 68% last year. Survey… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on April 9, 2009 at 11:50pm — No Comments

changing scenario for radiologist

from being the 'guides' to 'to be guided' professionals.
we have come a long way from being independent to being dependent. am i correct?????

Added by sharanabasappa on April 9, 2009 at 2:37am — No Comments

CT reveals Queen Nefertiti’s nose job

April 8, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. CT reveals Queen Nefertiti’s nose job By Rebekah Moan Plastic surgery may have some early roots. German physicians have scanned the bust of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt with CT, showing marked differences between an inner core -- that more accurately depicts the queen -- and the outer layer where her nose bump is smoothed and her wrinkles are erased. …

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Added by Diagnostic Imaging on April 8, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Report from HIMSS: Laptops and mobile communications devices create security nightmare

April 7, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Report from HIMSS: Laptops and mobile communications devices create security nightmare By Greg Freiherr Procedures to ensure patient privacy don't do much if the patient data end up on portable electronics. This happens more commonly than might be expected, according to a survey reported at the 2009 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting in Chicago. Credant Technologies, a Dallas-based firm specializing in data protection solutions,… Continue

Added by Diagnostic Imaging on April 7, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

ACR NOPR Data Enables CMS to Cover PET Scans for the Majority of Medicare Cancer Patients

Coverage of Life-saving and Extending PET Scans a Victory for Seniors Nationwide

Philadelphia — The American College of Radiology (ACR) strongly supports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ determination to significantly expand coverage of positron emission tomography (PET) scans performed in both the initial and subsequent evaluation of patients with many types of cancer. The CMS move is based on significant clinical evidence regarding the effectiveness of PET for… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on April 6, 2009 at 5:17pm — No Comments

ACR Chair Thrall Selected to Serve on Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH

ACR Chair Thrall Selected to Serve on Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH

Reston, Va. – James H. Thrall, M.D., FACR, chair of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors, Radiologist-in-Chief, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, has been selected to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Since 1966, the ACD has advised the NIH Director on policy and… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on April 6, 2009 at 5:15pm — No Comments

Medicare approves coverage of FDG-PET for 11 cancers

April 6, 2009 Medicare approves coverage of FDG-PET for 11 cancers By H.A. Abella The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has opened a new chapter in the practice of positron emission tomography with the announcement for a national Medicare payment policy that expands coverage of PET scans in the initial treatment strategy of most solid cancers and for myeloma. Nuclear physicians immediately praised the long awaited decision. According to the decision memo published April 3, CMS will… Continue

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