Eric Barnes[email protected]CTAdvanced CT may have role in noncalcified plaque assessmentAdvanced MDCT scanning may be ready to play an important role in assessing noncalcified coronary artery plaque, say German researchers, who used a 256-detector-row scanner and plaque-volume measurement software to compare interobserver variability in patients with different types of plaque.September 7, 2010Industry NewsClínica Mayo: 3.000 pacientes arriesgados en escándalo de la hepatitis CUna portavoz de la Clínica Mayo en Jacksonville, estado de Florida, afirmó que más que 3.200 pacientes podrían estar en peligro por un tecnólogo de radiología intervencionista. El empleado ha admitido robar drogas y contaminar agujas utilizadas para medicamentos inyectables para el dolor antes de administrar las drogas a los pacientes, dijo.September 2, 2010InterventionalMayo says 3K patients at risk in hep C scandalThe Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, said that more than 3,200 patients may have been put at risk by an interventional radiologic technologist who has been fired. The employee has admitted to stealing drugs and contaminating needles used for injectable pain medications before administering drugs to patients, Mayo said.September 2, 2010CTCAD labels abdominal vessels with improved accuracyA new computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm automatically labels abdominal arteries extracted from CT images. The work-in-progress system is more accurate and less dependent on error-prone features than previous CAD schemes, say researchers from Nagoya, Japan.September 1, 2010CTCalif. radiation bill goes to governorA California bill that would implement new procedures and reporting requirements to protect patients from medical radiation overdoses passed a procedural vote in the state Senate on August 30 and has been sent to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his signature.August 30, 2010CTBetter images are next frontier for CT iterative reconIterative reconstruction techniques for CT were once limited to dose reduction. But a new generation of iterative reconstruction algorithms is focused on image quality, processing data more rapidly and delivering more-natural looking images as well.August 29, 2010CTCalif. Legislature passes radiation protection billTaking aim at the CT radiation overdose incidents that have roiled imaging facilities throughout California, the state's Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would establish protocols and safeguards to protect patients from overdoses.August 26, 2010CTExtracolonic findings add value to VC screeningIn a new study of more than 2,000 patients, virtual colonoscopy found nearly as many cancers outside the colon as inside it. This ability to detect serious extracolonic abnormalities is a major benefit of VC screening, researchers report in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.August 23, 2010CTASIR cuts dose by 27% in coronary CT angiographyA low-dose coronary CT angiography (CTA) technique known as adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) can reduce the radiation dose associated with coronary CTA by 27%, according to a study published online August 20 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.August 19, 2010BreastBreast CAD helps find lobular carcinoma in situ lesionsComputer-aided detection (CAD) is making an elusive breast abnormality, lobular carcinoma in situ, a little clearer by highlighting the calcifications that often surround it, according to a new study from Wende Breast Care in Rochester, NY.August 19, 2010Previous PagePage 119 of 258Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-RayBone-RADS improves accuracy for junior, attending physicansACR's Bone-RADS led to improved diagnostic accuracy for junior and attending physicians, but lower accuracy for senior physicians.MRIMRI, CT, ultrasound biomarkers help identify Crohn disease stricturesWomens ImagingLow breast cancer screening prevalence tied to socioeconomic factorsMolecular ImagingPET/CT reveals ‘chemo brain’ regions in leukemia patientsAIStanford AIDE lab proposes radiology AI safety monitoring model
