Diagnostic Imaging North America - December 2008

November 26, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging North America - December 2008 COVER STORY By: Donna Domino * Remaking the grade: Delayed resident testing stirs debate DEPARTMENTS Agenda By: John C. Hayes * Expert brings insights, history, strong opinions to NSF controversy Overread * European hospitals cope with Mo-99 supply crisis * 3T MRI alone outperforms enhanced MR arthrography * Ultrasound unveils source of stump pain in amputees * Molecular imaging scientist shares Nobel Prize for Chemistry * 3T MR beats 1.5T for ulnar wrist pain imaging * Case of the Month Newsclips * Society starts molecular imaging trials network * Colonoscopy could be costeffective only in middle age * fMRI links defective brain wiring, high risk of obesity * Feds push states to abolish certificate of need regs * Age bows out as factor for recurrence in DCIS patients * Wine-based antioxidant may shield against radiation X-Ray Vision * Radiology can find reassurance on sunny side of Obama's change Rinckside * Radiologists meet with heavy collateral damage Tech Watch * Financial crisis squashes demand for new scanners * Philips' Brilliance iCT boosts quality with new technology Radiology Practice * Know medical necessity, get it right from the start Computed Tomography * CT angiography helps plan endovascular aneurysm repair Backscatter * Freestyle healthcare enters the marketplace Enterprise Imaging & IT Practice Dynamics * Rads, hospitals both hit highs and lows, just not same ones Reading Room Design * Environment aims to enrich interdepartmental teamwork

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