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IHE pursues user adoption, product development, IT expansion
By Deborah R. Dakins
The quest involved in Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) is not so different from the daunting mission that consumes the characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Both involve a long journey by a hardy band of individuals, tasked with the near-impossible. The partnerships seem unlikely, and yet, in both cases, the teams ultimately prevail. For the five-year IHE project, what would seem to be journey's end is turning out to be another new beginning.
May 11, 2003
Separating HIPAA facts from fiction
By Erik L. Ridley
Ensuring compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is no easy task, due to the complexity of the legislation and a lack of training among front-line staff. The challenges can be especially daunting for radiology departments, according to Herman Oosterwijk of Dallas-based consulting firm OTech.
May 11, 2003
NAS resubmits IND
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer North American Scientific's Theseus Imaging subsidiary has resubmitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the Food and Drug Administration for its Hynic-Annexin V molecular imaging agent.
May 8, 2003
GE builds ultra-high-field MR activities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has added the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to its network of research partners involved in the company’s 7-tesla MR project.
May 8, 2003
CT overtakes ultrasound for pediatric acute appendicitis
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - North American healthcare facilities have moved decisively away from ultrasound and toward CT for the evaluation of suspected acute appendicitis in children, with the choice of modality varying significantly from one region to the next.
May 8, 2003
Post-toilet cystoproctography pinpoints enteroceles of small bowel
By Shalmali Pal
SAN DIEGO - Imagers from Indiana University are advocating the routine use of post-toilet imaging for the detection and grading of enteroceles, a common problem found in women who have undergone hysterectomy or bladder neck suspension.
May 8, 2003
X-ray: first line of interpretation for unstable pelvic fractures
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Dr. Tetsu Niwa and colleagues from the department of radiology at Yokohama City University School of Medicine and the critical and emergency care center at Yokohama City University Medical Center have developed protocols for the initial management of unstable pelvic fractures.
May 8, 2003
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Filmless ED can open the door for enterprise-wide PACS
By Erik L. Ridley
Converting emergency departments to filmless operations yields time savings and workflow improvements, and can serve as a stepping stone for the introduction of hospital-wide PACS, according to Dr. John Wandtke, medical director for PACS at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY.
May 8, 2003
Guidant debuts RX AccuNet in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm Guidant has launched its RX AccuNet embolic protection system in Europe following CE Mark approval.
May 7, 2003
Neoprobe cuts loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Neoprobe reported first-quarter revenues of $1.5 million, up 45% compared with the $1.1 million booked in the same period last year.
May 7, 2003
Vital Imaging launches U.K. EBT service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging screening provider Vital Imaging Europe of London has launched an electron beam tomography service in the United Kingdom. Patients are referred from the Vital Imaging GP clinic to the EBT service, which is housed at a private hospital in London.
May 7, 2003
Immunomedics revenues grow in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Pharmaceutical firm Immunomedics reported fiscal third-quarter revenues of $5.6 million, up 69.7% compared with the $3.3 million posted in the same period last year.
May 7, 2003
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