Erik L. Ridley[email protected]PACS/VNASIIM: Imaging informatics needs innovation, translationGRAPEVINE, TX - The imaging informatics community must work together to innovate and then translate imaging IT advances into practice, said Dr. Bradley Erickson, PhD, in the opening session of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.June 5, 2013UltrasoundShear-wave elastography boosts second-look breast USAdding shear-wave elastography to a second-look breast ultrasound study performed after dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI can detect nearly a third more cancers than B-mode ultrasound alone, Ohio researchers have found.June 5, 2013ISStudy finds EHRs don't always show clinical utilityAdopting an electronic health record (EHR) doesn't necessarily lead to better management of patient populations, according to research published in the June 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.June 3, 2013PACS/VNASIIM 2013 aims to bring innovation to clinical practiceThe Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting comes to Grapevine, TX, this week with a full program and exhibition to draw imaging informatics enthusiasts to the Lone Star State. AuntMinnie.com spoke with program committee chair Katherine Andriole, PhD, to get a preview.June 3, 2013UltrasoundAuntMinnie.com Ultrasound InsiderJune 2, 2013PACS/VNAiPad comes up just short for detecting cerebral infarctionA first-generation iPad slightly underperformed medical-grade liquid crystal displays for spotting cerebral infarction on brain CT studies, but the effect is reduced when more experienced readers are using the iPad, according to research published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.May 29, 2013ISDecision-support tool slashes inappropriate heart imagingThe use of physician decision-support software based on appropriateness criteria eliminated three-fourths of inappropriate imaging exams for evaluating coronary artery disease, according to a study published online May 21 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.May 23, 2013CTCAD helps detect and treat skull fusion in infantsComputer-aided detection (CAD) technology can be an invaluable tool for quantitative diagnosis and treatment planning of craniosynostosis, or premature fusion of skull sutures in infants, researchers from Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, have found.May 19, 2013CT4D musculoskeletal CT offers window into joint disordersThere's still a lot to learn about how bones interact in joints during movement, but 4D musculoskeletal CT can help close that knowledge gap, paving the way for new understanding of joint disorders and how to treat them, according to researchers from Monash Health Centre in Melbourne, Australia.May 16, 2013PACS/VNAKey to clinician interaction? Location, location, locationWant more personal interaction with your referring physicians? Try moving your reading rooms out of the basement and into clinical areas. A new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology found that such "embedded" reading rooms resulted in a big jump in personal visits from clinicians.May 15, 2013Previous PagePage 187 of 389Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-Ray3D DEXA reveals lower bone density in diabetes patients3D DEXA revealed differences that conventional bone mineral density measurements did not detect.MRIGadolinium in ... beer?UltrasoundMWA safe, effective in treating hyperthyroidism with nodulesAIAI model shows promise for diagnosing prostate cancerCT'Habitat' AI model helps stratify lung nodule disease risk on LDCT
