Erik L. Ridley[email protected]PACS/VNASmartphone app enables remote surgical consultationsIf necessary, can on-call spine surgeons make good decisions about whether or not to operate on a thoracolumbar spine fracture just by viewing video clips of CT images on a smartphone app? Yes, they can, according to research from an Israeli group published online recently in the Spine Journal.August 31, 2016UltrasoundAuntMinnie.com Ultrasound InsiderAugust 30, 2016UltrasoundUltrasound jump-starts patient's brain after comaA team from the University of California, Los Angeles has successfully used ultrasound to jump-start a patient's brain as he recovered from a coma, restoring full consciousness and language comprehension within three days of the procedure.August 25, 2016Clinical NewsLancet: Arab uprising exacts severe health tollThe Arab uprising that began in December 2010 and subsequent conflicts have led to significant health issues and lowered average life expectancy in much of the eastern Mediterranean region, according to research published online on August 24 in Lancet Global Health.August 24, 2016ISMobile App Spotlight: Kanal's MR safety implant risk toolAuntMinnie.com presents the next article in an ongoing series highlighting notable mobile apps in radiology. In this installment, we take a look at Kanal's MR Safety Implant Risk Assessment, a new iOS app designed by longtime MRI safety advocate Dr. Emanuel Kanal.August 23, 2016ISHow soon will deep learning affect radiology?For radiologists concerned about the arrival of deep learning, the future might be here sooner than you think. Deep-learning algorithms could begin producing radiology reports for basic studies like mammography and chest x-rays in as soon as five years, and for most types of imaging studies over the next 20 years.August 17, 2016UltrasoundCan elastography help guide breast cancer treatment?Shear-wave elastography measurements of tumor stiffness can predict early on if breast cancer patients won't respond to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, enabling clinicians to quickly switch to a different treatment strategy, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.August 4, 2016PACS/VNAHIMSS/SIIM paper offers advice on enterprise image viewersInterested in adopting an enterprise viewer for reviewing images in the electronic health record? There are some key issues to be aware of, according to a white paper jointly produced by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).August 3, 2016PACS/VNARadiation exposure monitoring needs a personal touchYes, good software can go a long way. But it takes people to really make a radiation dose-monitoring initiative successful, according to a July 27 webinar co-sponsored by the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine and the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics.July 27, 2016CTSurvey finds CTA use has surged since 2001Driven by dramatic growth in chest exams and the number of studies performed in the emergency department, utilization of CT angiography (CTA) exams in the Medicare population has skyrocketed over the past 13 years, according to new research from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute.July 25, 2016Previous PagePage 135 of 393Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingPET predicts faster cognitive decline in women than menWomen initially outperformed men at low brain tau levels, but the advantage diminished as tau levels increased over time.MRIUnclear explanations of contrast MRI exams heighten patient anxietyWomens ImagingMammography screening improves survival for late-stage cancersUltrasoundUltrasound MinnieCast, Episode 2: Body imaging with RUS-PATSponsor ContentHow Agentic AI Is Transforming Radiology Ops
