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How to kick the PACS tires at SCAR 2003

By Brian Casey

Do your summer travel plans include this week's Symposium for Computer Applications in Radiology in Boston? If so, don’t pack your bags until you read this week’s featured article on how to buy a PACS.

June 5, 2003

RIS/PACS integration -- what is it and what are its benefits?

By Robert Bruce

When the RIS, PACS, and modalities operate and function as a single system, users can reduce film and chemical costs, reduce film-storage space requirements, and increase productivity due to better utilization of radiology assets. Most important, such a system will significantly improve service to patients and referring physicians.

June 5, 2003

Computer-aided detection enhances breast MRI

Although more facilities are using it, breast MRI is still not widely available due to cost, training, time constraints, and integration issues. Computer-aided detection (CAD) can reduce many of these barriers by decreasing processing and analysis costs, standardizing processing functions, and integrating into existing workflows. By Dr. Justin Smith of First Hill Diagnostic Imaging, Seattle.

June 5, 2003

Doppler US quicker than biopsy for prostate assessment

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) Transrectal color Doppler reflects the state of angiogenesis in prostate cancer, according to urologists at Shimane Medical University in Izumo, Japan.

June 5, 2003

Solid tumor on US favors metastatic ovarian cancer

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) According to Spanish researchers, it is difficult to differentiate primary ovarian carcinomas from metastatic ovarian tumors with grayscale and color Doppler ultrasound.

June 5, 2003

Brazilian sonologists offer technique for suspected RAS

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) A recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, found that duplex Doppler sonography was a superior screening tool for suspected renal artery stenosis (RAS) in transplant kidneys.

June 5, 2003