Eric Barnes[email protected]Image ProcessingAdvanced image processing stitches together CE imagesAn image processing technique forged in Japan could make wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) more useful by analyzing and cobbling together the somewhat unpredictable sequence of small intestine images generated by the tiny capsule endoscopy cameras.August 30, 2009CTMost choose VC over colonoscopy, study showsA new study from the Netherlands has found that most patients preferred reduced-prep virtual colonoscopy over conventional optical colonoscopy. Patients judged reduced-prep VC, both prep and procedure, as less burdensome, a fact the researchers hope could lead to greater compliance in colorectal cancer screening.August 26, 2009Nuclear MedicineNEJM study: Imaging procedures, radiation growingImaging procedures are a major and growing source of ionizing radiation in the U.S. and can result in high cumulative levels of radiation, concludes a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.August 25, 2009CTNegative CCTA clears chest pain patients for 3 years, inexpensivelyA new study has found that chest pain patients without significant stenoses at coronary CT angiography (CCTA) had no cardiac events, deaths, or interventions within three years of being scanned.August 25, 2009Editor's NoteAdvanced breast imaging gets readier; PACS, CAD team up; Minnies last chanceAugust 19, 2009CTBrazilian team marries lung CAD with PACSNearly all computer-aided detection (CAD) systems in clinical use today have a major shortcoming: the need to transfer image data to a separate workstation to run CAD software, with CAD data remaining separate from the PACS images radiologists read in their normal workflow. Researchers from São Paulo may have the answer.August 19, 2009CTTexas-sized heart screening law set for September debutIs it groundbreaking public policy or a case of the law outpacing the clinical evidence? Either way, the eyes of Texas are following the potential impact of new legislation that will take effect on September 1 requiring insurers to pay for CT and ultrasound scans for atherosclerosis screening.August 16, 2009CTWider field-of-view speeds 3D virtual colonoscopyVirtual colonoscopy is not only faster, it's just as accurate when readers increase the field-of-view and perform a single fly through rather than two for each view (prone and supine), say researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.August 13, 2009CTCoronary CTA beats calcium scoring for short-term prognosisCoronary CT angiography (CTA) outperforms calcium scoring for predicting short-term outcomes, say Michigan researchers. Three months after the scans, coronary CTA was head and shoulders above calcium and other risk factors as a prognosticator of major adverse cardiac events.August 13, 2009Cardiac ImagingAuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging InsiderAugust 9, 2009Previous PagePage 142 of 258Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-RayChest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputationsLower limb amputation is an increasingly common major complication of advanced peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus.MRI3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditionsWomens ImagingCould AI scoring help with managing DCIS?CTClinicians, beware: CT diagnostic accuracy varies by adnexal lesion typePractice ManagementRadiology coding update for 2026
