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Sonographers can reliably handle screening breast US
By Erik L. Ridley
For screening breast ultrasound studies, can sonographers deliver a performance comparable to that of radiologists? Turns out they can, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2013 meeting in Chicago.
December 19, 2013
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
December 18, 2013
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Wayne Forrest
December 18, 2013
Purge your PACS; should patients be notified of CT radiation risk?
By Brian Casey
December 18, 2013
Siemens gets FDA OK for Prisma MRI scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Magnetom Prisma 3-tesla MRI scanner.
December 18, 2013
Lung cancer deaths decline amid broader survival trend
By Eric Barnes
Lung cancer rates for men continued their decline over the past 10 years, outpacing reductions of many other kinds of cancers, according to an annual multiagency report published online December 16 in Cancer.
December 18, 2013
Purge your PACS: Deleting old images produces storage savings
By Erik L. Ridley
Looking for a simple way to extend the life of your PACS archive? Try deleting old images after their useful life is over, according to research presented at RSNA 2013. One institution found that using image life-cycle management with rules-based image deletion policies reduced growth in its PACS archive to nearly zero.
December 18, 2013
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Video from RSNA 2013: Interview with International Society of Radiology president
Dr. Jan Labuscagne, president of the International Society of Radiology, talks about upcoming changes to the venue of the 2014 International Congress of Radiology with AuntMinnie.com Editor-in-Chief Brian Casey.
December 18, 2013
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Elekta inks Mich. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta has won a contract with a Michigan-based healthcare network for its Mosaiq oncology information system.
December 17, 2013
Lancet: New study shows MERS virus infects camels
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infects camels, researchers from the Netherlands and Qatar have reported this week in the Lancet Infection Diseases.
December 17, 2013
Second Take: Must patients really be warned of radiation risk?
By Dr. David Rodriguez, Dr. Joseph Benjamin, Dr. Robert Freed
Should radiologists be required to get informed consent from patients before they undergo medical imaging procedures involving radiation? In this Second Take column, radiologists from the University of Pittsburgh assert that such notification is not only burdensome, it undermines the delivery of quality medical care.
December 17, 2013
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Second Take: Notify patients of radiation risk from CT scans
By Dr. Po-Hao Chen, Dr. Ian Amber
Should patients scheduled for CT scans be notified of the risk of radiation-induced cancer? In this Second Take article, Dr. Ian Amber and Dr. Po-Hao Chen take the position that obtaining patient consent before performing a CT scan is a necessary task for any responsible imaging provider.
December 17, 2013
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