2012: Page 4

Kjaya participates in RSNA imaging sharing demo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical graphics computing technology firm Kjaya Medical was one of 15 IT vendors to participate in the RSNA 2012 Image Sharing Demonstration.
November 27, 2012
Radiologists must exploit IT to secure their future: Part 2
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - To recapture their role as the "doctor's doctor," radiologists must be value innovators, said Dr. Paul Chang of the University of Chicago School of Medicine. Advances in information technology will be crucial for the specialty to demonstrate value and avoid commoditization.
November 27, 2012
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Errors in reports are a 'sleeping giant of a problem'
By Rebekah Moan
CHICAGO - Errors due to voice recognition software are a "sleeping giant of a problem," a radiologist said during a question and answer session at RSNA on Tuesday afternoon. In any one line of his dictation, there's a 52% chance there will be an error, he added.
November 27, 2012
mPlexus launches RadiX image sharing software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
IT software developer mPlexus has unveiled new image sharing and retrieval software at RSNA 2012 in Chicago.
November 27, 2012
Adding a radiologist improves rad therapy treatment planning
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Having a consultant diagnostic radiologist as a member of a radiation oncology treatment planning team can help improve the accuracy and appropriateness of radiotherapy for cancer patients, according to study results presented on Tuesday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 27, 2012
Gamma Medica debuts LumaGuide biopsy device at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma Medica has added the LumaGuide breast biopsy package to its LumaGem molecular breast imaging (MBI) system, and is showing it as a work-in-progress at the 2012 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 27, 2012
Radiology and consumerism: Odd bedfellows?
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The doctor-patient paradigm of "doctor knows best" has changed as patients become more active consumers in selecting healthcare services, according to a panel presentation at RSNA 2012. If radiologists know what's good for them -- and their patients -- they will adjust, the group advised.
November 27, 2012
Candelis enhances Astra Lite, offers archiving service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Archive developer and medical informatics firm Candelis has added capabilities to its browser-based thin-client Astra Lite and introduced deep archive support at the 2012 RSNA conference in Chicago.
November 27, 2012
Riverain touts bone suppression, CAD software studies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Riverain Technologies is highlighting three studies presented at the 2012 RSNA meeting in Chicago that showed that its digital bone suppression and CAD software improve the detection of lung nodules.
November 27, 2012
Low-dose mammo, wireless US probe, 3T MRI pace Siemens at RSNA
By Wayne Forrest, Brian Casey
CHICAGO - A new digital mammography system with lower radiation dose, a wireless ultrasound probe, a 3-tesla MRI scanner designed for high-performance clinical and research work, and a new line of angiography systems are among the highlights in the RSNA 2012 booth of Siemens Healthcare.
November 27, 2012
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Study shows PET/CT lights up 'chemo brain' regions
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Researchers utilizing F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging have found that women who express "chemo brain" symptomology appear to have sharply reduced glucose metabolism in critical areas of the brain. Results from the study were presented on Tuesday at the RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2012
Low-dose MBI as effective as mammo in screening dense breasts
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Low-dose molecular breast imaging (MBI) can outperform screening mammography to detect cancer in women with dense breasts, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the annual RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2012
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