Erik L. Ridley[email protected]CTCalif. radiation dose bill fix; integrating CT lung CAD in PACSJune 25, 2012CTIs the new AMA mammo policy strong enough? And, ISCT cardiac coverageJune 20, 2012PACS/VNAIntegrating digital photos within PACS may cut ID errorsIt's an old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. This seems to hold true for radiology, where patient photos can help decrease patient misidentification errors, researchers reported at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine meeting.June 19, 2012CTISCT live video streaming; CT dose reductionJune 18, 2012BreastFFDM fails to lower missed-cancer percentage, study showsFull-field digital mammography (FFDM) does not improve upon the performance of film-screen mammography, at least in terms of the percentage of missed interval and screening-detected cancers, Norwegian researchers reported in a study published online June 14 in Radiology.June 17, 2012CTImaging groups respond to JAMA utilization studyAlthough a study in the June 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reported substantial increases in advanced diagnostic imaging utilization over a 15-year time frame, several imaging organizations have issued statements that emphasize the study's data showing a recent decline in imaging use.June 11, 2012PACS/VNASIIM: Store external images away from enterprise PACS archivesORLANDO, FL - Given their relatively low usage rate by in-house staff, imported images from external institutions shouldn't be stored permanently within an enterprise PACS archive, according to research presented on Thursday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.June 7, 2012PACS/VNASIIM: Millennial generation eyes future of medical imagingORLANDO, FL - The millennial generation has brought us Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. What if that same vision were applied to imaging informatics? That question was explored this morning in the opening session of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.June 6, 2012AICAD helps detect abnormal liver enlargementAs quantitative imaging becomes increasingly important in radiology, automated tools such as computer-aided detection (CAD) software could play a vital role. A team from the U.S. National Institutes of Health has found that automated liver volumetry may help improve the detection of hepatomegaly, or abnormal liver enlargement.May 30, 2012PACS/VNAEmergency MR or CT cases? Not a problem for the iPadRadiologists can use the iPad to read a broad spectrum of emergency MR and CT cases commonly encountered during after-hours, on-call coverage, according to a Singapore study published online in the Journal of Digital Imaging.May 24, 2012Previous PagePage 209 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
