Clinical News: Page 1481

Doctor bonuses do not boost screening compliance

By Kate Madden Yee

The Canadian province of Ontario spent almost $110 million ($102 million U.S.) on bonuses intended to motivate family physicians to screen more of their patients for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, but the program didn't translate into improved screening rates, according to a new study in the Annals of Family Medicine.

July 14, 2014

Retinal imaging device may detect early Alzheimer's

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Retinal imaging technology may provide highly predictive early detection of changes associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to research being presented July 15 at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

July 13, 2014

Global group issues focused cardiac ultrasound statement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The World Interactive Network Focused on Critical UltraSound (WINFOCUS) has released a new consensus statement for the use of focused cardiac ultrasound.

July 13, 2014

ON Semiconductor upgrades CCD image sensor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging technology developer ON Semiconductor has launched an upgrade to a charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor it recently acquired from Truesense Imaging.

July 13, 2014

Sex, drug addictions produce similar brain activity

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using functional MRI, researchers found that pornography triggered brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behavior similar to the brain activity seen in drug addicts when they are triggered by drugs.

July 13, 2014

Digisonics lands Fla. sale

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digisonics has installed its structured reporting system for ob/gyn ultrasound studies at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center in Florida.

July 13, 2014

Get to know referring physicians to meet their imaging needs

By Erik L. Ridley

If you're a radiologist, you know that referring clinicians are your customers, and it's important to keep them happy. What do your referring physicians really want from their radiology reports and interactions with the radiology department? Just ask them, according to researchers from Duke University.

July 13, 2014

MRI safety remains a concern, as does need for more formal training

By Wayne Forrest

The number of adverse MRI events continues to be a serious issue for imaging centers and radiology departments, despite mandates and guidance to implement MRI safety measures from organizations such as the American College of Radiology and the Joint Commission.

July 13, 2014

FTC OKs Sterigenics' purchase of Nordion

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nordion has cleared another regulatory hurdle in its proposed acquisition by sterilization services vendor Sterigenics for $13 per share in cash.

July 10, 2014

Report: Global ultrasound market to reach $9B by 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The global market for ultrasound devices is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 6.4% from 2013 to 2019 to reach an estimated value of $8.7 billion in 2019, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research.

July 10, 2014

Moments in Radiology History: Part 16 -- Early nuclear medicine

By Otha Linton

After early efforts began to harness the power of x-rays for diagnosis and therapy, some physicians and physicists chose to focus instead on the development of radioactive isotopes. In his latest Moments in Radiology History installment, radiology historian Otha Linton examines the advances that ultimately led to the field of nuclear medicine.

July 10, 2014

Reducing CT malpractice risk: Simple, but not easy?

By Kate Madden Yee

Malpractice risk is part of practicing medicine, and although radiologists are less likely than most physicians to be hit with malpractice claims, radiologists still have a 50% likelihood of being sued by the time they turn 60.

July 10, 2014

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