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RadRounds Radiology Network's Blog – March 2009 Archive (8)

Website Review: TopRadiologistJobs.com

radRounds (NEW YORK) -- We recently came across a novel and interesting job search tool for radiologists. Enter into the market, TopRadiologistJobs (http://www.topradiologistjobs.com)

It is a non-profit service that is simply an aggregator. It takes all the job postings from all the web resources/job sites (i.e. ACR radiologist job boards, RSNA radiologist job boards, etc) using job search engines Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com. All the… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on March 26, 2009 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Featured Website Encore: RadiologyArt.com by Satre Stuelke

radRounds (NEW YORK) -- A few months back, we featured a website and artwork at RadiologyArt.com - a talented artist turned medical student (bound for radiology, we might add) has gotten the well-deserved recognition by the New York Times in this week's Science section. Very cool, simply said. Satre's work made it to the front page of the NYTimes.com website tonight. Here is a screen capture.

Visit his website at… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on March 23, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Interventional Radiology Enhances Childbirth Safety

radRounds (San Diego) -- At the 2009 SIR meeting, interventional radiologists promisingly reveal findings that two significant new clinical research studies make childbirth safer.

Read full article here.

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on March 20, 2009 at 2:43pm — No Comments

Madoff: A Radiology Partner??

radRounds (NEW YORK) -- Apparently, Bernie Madoff didn't leave any stone unturned. He also has invested his (stolen) money into radiology practices.

According to Bloomberg News (3/17/09): "Assets sought by prosecutors include the Madoffs’ interest in Hoboken Radiology LLC. Ruth Madoff is one of nine members of Hoboken Radiology, a radiology practice in Hoboken, New Jersey, said Gary Berger, its administrator. She invested in the business in 2004, Berger said. He declined to say how… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on March 18, 2009 at 1:19am — No Comments

Anonymized Radiology Forums launched per member request!

We have launched the radRounds Anonymized Radiology Forums per many many requests from our users. You can visit the
anonymized radiology forum here! Check it out and let us know what you think.

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on March 15, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

FDA Public Health Advisory: Risk of Burns during MRI Scans from Transdermal Drug Patches with Metallic Backings

FDA Public Health Advisory

Risk of Burns during MRI Scans from Transdermal Drug Patches with Metallic Backings

http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/advisory/transdermalpatch.htm

The FDA has been made aware of information about certain transdermal patches (medicated patches applied to the skin) that contain aluminum or other metals in the backing of the patches. Patches that contain metal can overheat during an MRI scan and cause skin burns in the immediate area of the… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on March 8, 2009 at 6:48pm — No Comments

ACR Radiation Subcommittee Chair and Director of Research Elected to Serve on National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement

Reston, Va. – Beth A. Schueler, Ph.D., chair of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Subcommittee on Relative Radiation Exposure and Dose, Associate Professor Radiology, Medical Physics Division, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn., and ACR Director of Research Mythreyi Bhargavan, Ph.D. have been elected to serve a six-year term on the council of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP).

There are 100 elected members of the Council, who are recognized as leaders in… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on March 8, 2009 at 3:31pm — No Comments

Potential clinical and economic benefits of low-contrast-dose CT (Featured Applied Radiology Article)

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please visit our publishing partner, Applied Radiology Potential clinical and economic benefits of low-contrast-dose CT angiography - Dr. Teague is an Assistant Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis,… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on March 3, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments