Erik L. Ridley[email protected]ISHIMSS: IT professionals target patient engagementCHICAGO - Healthcare IT professionals are prioritizing IT activities geared toward patient engagement, according to the 26th annual HIMSS Leadership Survey released on Monday at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting.April 12, 2015UltrasoundUltrasound should be 1st choice for female pelvic imagingFemale pelvic pain is often evaluated with MRI and CT, adding cost and -- in the case of CT -- radiation exposure for patients. Ultrasound is the better initial choice, according to an article published online Tuesday in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.March 30, 2015UltrasoundAIUM: Ultrasound bests MRI, mammo in assessing breast tumor sizeORLANDO, FL - Regardless of breast density, ultrasound outperformed MRI and digital mammography for preoperatively assessing breast tumor size, according to research presented on Tuesday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting.March 24, 2015UltrasoundAIUM: Lung US can handle diagnosis of pediatric pneumoniaORLANDO, FL - Lung ultrasound can serve as the first-line imaging modality for diagnosing pneumonia in children, avoiding chest x-rays in many cases, according to research presented on Monday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.March 23, 2015UltrasoundAIUM: Collaboration needed to propel fetal imaging forwardORLANDO, FL - Fetal imaging has come a long way, but it will take a fresh mindset and broad collaboration to yield technical advances in the future, according to a presentation on Sunday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.March 22, 2015PACS/VNAImage security remains 'significant global problem'How secure are your medical images? If you don't know the answer, you'd better find out. A recent search found that more than 700 DICOM medical image servers worldwide were fully open to outside computers that could be used to steal data.March 18, 2015Nuclear MedicineAdults at low risk of heart disease shouldn't get screeningCardiac screening shouldn't be performed on patients at low risk for coronary heart disease, as it doesn't improve patient outcomes and comes with potential harms due to false-positive results, according to a paper published on Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine by the American College of Physicians.March 15, 2015PACS/VNAItalian radiologists hold favorable view of teleradiologyVIENNA - Although they often have concerns about its potential impact on their practice, Italian radiologists still typically have a positive view of teleradiology and believe it has a bright future, according to a presentation on Sunday at ECR 2015.March 7, 2015CTVigilant planning aids radiation dose trackingVIENNA - Radiation dose tracking software can provide many benefits, but it's important to be aware of some key issues to yield meaningful evaluation and optimization of patient dose from CT studies, according to a Saturday presentation at ECR 2015.March 6, 2015UltrasoundTI-RADS works best for classifying thyroid nodules on USVIENNA - When it comes to characterizing thyroid nodules on ultrasound, the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) classification method is the way to go, according to a Friday presentation at ECR 2015. In a comparison with a recently proposed alternative, TI-RADS performed similarly and was more user-friendly, Egyptian researchers reported.March 5, 2015Previous PagePage 156 of 393Next PageTop StoriesCTNew benchmark helps monitor cumulative CT radiation doseThe findings highlight the need for systematic dose tracking and rigorous justification of imaging.Radiation Oncology/TherapyStudy questions routine use of radiotherapy after bone surgeryUltrasoundCEUS outshines color Doppler imaging for indeterminate kidney lesionsWomens ImagingWomen's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 2: Risk-based vs. annual mammography screening, part 1Digital X-RayChest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputations
