Rosemary Frei[email protected]UltrasoundYear in Malawi brings challenges, rewards for radiologistWhen Dr. Josée Sarrazin moved to Malawi in 2009 to work alongside the sole permanent radiologist in the country of 14 million people, some of her colleagues questioned her judgment.May 23, 2011Digital X-RayRadiologists draw inspiration from athletes at Winter OlympicsVANCOUVER - Radiologists working at an Olympic Games don't have to hurl themselves down icy, twisting slopes. But they do have to be at the top of their game and use the best equipment to perform high volumes of imaging and diagnoses under pressure every day.May 1, 2011Radiation Oncology/TherapyRadiation therapy wait times meet guidelines in CanadaA report released this week indicates that 98% of Canadians begin radiation therapy for cancer within four weeks after the patients are ready to receive the treatment, meeting nationally accepted standards. Meanwhile, wait times for imaging procedures varied greatly by province, although the report did not produce a national average.March 22, 2011MRITriaging could halve MRI use for degenerative spine disordersQUEBEC CITY - The number of MRI scans used to diagnose degenerative spine disorders could be cut in half if advanced practice physiotherapists triage patients before imaging is ordered, according to a presentation at the Canadian Spine Society annual meeting this week.March 15, 2011Practice ManagementH1N1 crisis helped Canadian rads plan for future pandemicsThe lessons learned during the H1N1 pandemic by a Toronto radiology group are instructive for any radiology department seeking to be maximally effective during both normal conditions and emergencies, according to presentations at the Canadian Association of Radiologists annual meeting held in April in Montreal.May 10, 2010Nuclear MedicinePET can help clarify dementia diagnosesA study presented at last month's American Academy of Neurology annual meeting showed that adding PET to the clinical investigation of atypical or unclear dementias led to a change of 29% of the initial diagnoses.May 2, 2010MRIMRI hippocampal measurement doesn't predict cognitive declineUsing MRI to measure hippocampal volume is not a good method for predicting subsequent cognitive decline in older adults from the general community, according to a study presented at the recent American Academy of Neurology meeting in Toronto.April 25, 2010CTVolume helical shuttle CT perfusion identifies stroke patientsWhole-brain CT perfusion with a volume helical shuttle technique provides rapid confirmation of whether patients have suffered a stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to studies presented last week at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in Toronto.April 19, 2010MRICreutzfeldt-Jakob disease on MRI often missed by radiologistsTORONTO - General radiologists reviewing MRI scans missed 65% of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- most of which were later spotted by specialist radiologists more familiar with the condition, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.April 15, 2010MRIMR scans may detect signs of early dementia in elderlyTORONTO - MRI can detect signs of white-matter hyperintensity in the elderly that may indicate three times the risk of developing dementia, according to a French study presented this week at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting.April 13, 2010Previous PagePage 2 of 3Next PageTop StoriesInterventionalARRS: MWA safe, effective method to treat bone metastasesUltrasound-guided microwave ablation (MWA) is a safe, effective method for treating bone metastases.Artificial IntelligenceACR responds to Congressional query on AI reimbursementISMRM 2024ISMRM: MRI useful in predicting tumor response in breast cancer patientsISMRM 2024ISMRM: PET/MRI shows promise identifying musculoskeletal ‘pain generators’Sponsor ContentIMV’s Oncology in Diagnostic Imaging Market Outlook Report