Erik L. Ridley[email protected]PACS/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, 2013MRIVolumetric MR images boost cervical cancer treatment planningThree-dimensional volumetric MR images of cervical disease yield a bounty of critical information, enabling precise planning of brachytherapy for residual tumors, according to researchers from St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.May 12, 2013Advanced VisualizationAuntMinnie.com Advanced Visualization InsiderMay 7, 2013Image ProcessingCAD, bone suppression find more lung nodules on chest x-rayAt the cost of more false positives, the combination of computer-aided detection (CAD) and electronic bone suppression can help radiologists improve detection rates for pulmonary nodules on chest radiographs, according to research published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.May 6, 2013PACS/VNAWeeds, trees, or forest: What's your PACS admin level?If you're a Certified Imaging Informatics Professional managing your facility's PACS, chances are you're either down in the weeds, up in the trees, or out in the forest, according to a presentation at the recent Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine regional meeting in Philadelphia.May 1, 2013Image ProcessingCurved MIPs aid detection of thin intracranial hematomasAn advanced visualization technique utilizing curved maximum intensity projections (MIPs) that parallel the inner table of the skull may be able to significantly improve sensitivity for detecting thin epidural and subdural hematomas, according to an Austrian article published in Radiology.April 30, 2013PACS/VNAAuntMinnie.com PACS InsiderApril 28, 2013PACS/VNARadiologists prefer CAD with fewer clicksRadiologists prefer computer-aided detection (CAD) software that gives them necessary information with the fewest clicks possible and is closely integrated with PACS, rather than applications that require multiple manual steps to interrogate data, according to a team of German researchers.April 23, 2013UltrasoundNew approach may elevate thyroid elastography performanceUltrasound elastography has established a role in breast imaging, and the thyroid is one of the next clinical applications on the horizon. At last week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting, Polish researchers unveiled a new data analysis method that may improve the technique's ability to characterize benign from malignant thyroid nodules.April 18, 2013UltrasoundAuntMinnie.com Ultrasound InsiderApril 14, 2013Previous PagePage 192 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
