Erik L. Ridley[email protected]PACS/VNAAla. network targets sustainable image exchangeIn a presentation at last month's Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine meeting, Dr. Barton Guthrie shared how the burgeoning Central Alabama Health Image Exchange hopes to improve patient care and reduce unnecessary costs.July 18, 2012PACS/VNAAuntMinnie.com PACS InsiderJuly 15, 2012UltrasoundAuntMinnie.com Ultrasound InsiderJuly 12, 2012AIFDA releases final guidance documents on CADNearly three years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published draft guidance on how it plans to regulate computer-assisted detection (CAD) technology, the agency has released the final versions.July 8, 2012PACS/VNAMPEG-4 compression an option for combat teleradiologyIn combat zones, it's not always feasible to send large cross-sectional imaging studies over the low-bandwidth networks often found in remote areas. But this critical task can be performed reliably by converting DICOM files into MPEG-4 movies, according to an article published online in the Journal of Digital Imaging.July 4, 2012Nuclear MedicineGE, Cardinal hit with lawsuit over Myoview distributionGE Healthcare and Cardinal Health have been hit with an antitrust suit filed by radiopharmacy PharmaRx Pharmaceuticals, charging that the companies have a monopoly on sales of GE's Myoview cardiac imaging agent.July 4, 2012PACS/VNAiPad brings change, implementation issues for image viewingMobile applications are changing the way that medical images are consumed, and as a result, institutions must navigate a number of key issues to successfully use tablet devices such as Apple's iPad, according to Dr. Carl Miller of Johns Hopkins University.July 1, 2012Advanced VisualizationAuntMinnie.com Advanced Visualization InsiderJune 26, 2012CTLung nodule matching program may boost CT reading efficiencyAn automated lung nodule matching program for CT studies can significantly improve diagnostic efficiency for radiologists, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.June 26, 2012Nuclear Medicine4D PET technique accounts for respiratory, cardiac motionA new 4D PET reconstruction method can improve cardiac PET image resolution by compensating for both respiratory and cardiac motion, according to researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing and Johns Hopkins University.June 26, 2012Previous PagePage 208 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
