Eric Barnes[email protected]Image ProcessingCT-based Crohn's diagnosis takes aim at endoscopyGENEVA - Japanese researchers hope to supplant the invasive and time-consuming process of diagnosing Crohn's disease with a CT technique that is unaffected by intestinal stenosis and other impediments to conventional endoscopic evaluation.June 28, 2010MRICAD eases MRI-based herniated disk diagnosisGENEVA - Herniated lumbar disks aren't the most common back injury, but when they occur they often require surgery. And diagnosis requires tedious manual measurements -- or at least it did until researchers from London found a way to automate the process.June 27, 2010CTCT method measures airway calcium to diagnose lung cancerA classic duo, CT plus pulmonary function testing using spirometry, may emerge once again as a potentially effective way to diagnose lung cancer, according to an article in the July issue of Academic Radiology.June 27, 2010PACS/VNADutch study quantifies factors that make PACS workGENEVA - If you really want to find out how well PACS is working at your facility, you can follow your heart, the advice of experts, or the data, as researchers from the Netherlands have done. They discussed their work on quantifying the factors that make PACS useful at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery meeting.June 24, 2010PACS/VNATEPR founder sees big role for small systems in healthcareGENEVA - Radiology's once-clandestine toys -- mobile phone apps, iPads, iPhones, and the like -- are rising up to assume a central role in healthcare delivery, according to healthcare IT expert C. Peter Waegemann at the opening session of the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery meeting on Wednesday.June 23, 2010CTPreoperative CT helps reduce negative appendectomiesThe third major study of CT for acute appendicitis to appear in as many weeks has found that one institution's negative appendectomy rate dropped steadily over an 18-year period, in tandem with a rise in the use of CT to evaluate patients suspected of having appendicitis.June 21, 2010CTASIR halves VC dose without drop in image qualityThanks to a noise-reduction algorithm known as adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR), virtual colonoscopy scans acquired at half the normal dose delivered image quality equivalent to standard images, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.June 20, 2010ISSpeedy Web tool guides echocardiography appropriatenessA new Web-based application takes less than a minute to tell physicians if the transthoracic echocardiography test they're pondering is appropriate for the patient. A feasibility study presented at the recent American Society of Echocardiography meeting showed that it can potentially save doctors and patients a lot of time, money, and heartache.June 20, 2010CTScreening VC sorts out incidental kidney lesionsIncidental renal masses are a common finding at virtual colonoscopy, but fortunately, most can be safely ignored, according to a study of 3,000 patients from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.June 14, 2010CTAbdominal CT malpractice suits aren't always doomsdayShould you find yourself charged with malpractice in radiology, know the law, know your case, and don't fall into the deposition traps of the plaintiff's lawyer, says an abdominal radiologist who's studied the rhyme and reason of malpractice suits, especially in abdominal CT.June 14, 2010Previous PagePage 123 of 258Next PageTop StoriesLegislationMedicare revises temporary claims holdIn a new column, Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners shares an update on the Medicare 10-day claims hold period.InterventionalLLMs show promise in interventional radiology educationUltrasoundCardiac POCUS training leads to success for neonatal transport teamsDigital X-RayBone-RADS improves accuracy for junior, attending physicansMRIMRI, CT, ultrasound biomarkers help identify Crohn disease strictures
