Jonathan S. Batchelor[email protected]Molecular ImagingAuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging InsiderOctober 8, 2006MRIIsraeli air force trims inappropriate MRI useFollowing the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria for determining the best use of diagnostic imaging modalities led to more appropriate MRI use by the Israeli air force, according to a recent study.October 2, 2006Practice ManagementAuntMinnie.com Imaging Center InsiderOctober 1, 2006ISHIT needs, cost factors drive speech recognition implementationThe implementation of healthcare information technology (HIT) systems such as electronic medical record (EMR) applications, and the need to provide more efficient, cost-effective healthcare, are the primary drivers for the widespread adoption of speech recognition, according to Dr. Nick van Terheyden, chief medical officer at Laytonsville, MD-based Philips Speech Processing.September 26, 2006ISSurvey finds incremental EHR adoptionThe promise of a seamless electronic healthcare record (EHR) system is still some distance away. However, forward-looking practitioners willing to be early adopters are embracing EHR systems for cost, efficiency, and quality improvement in their practice, according to the results of a survey on EHR trends and usage by the Medical Records Institute of Boston.September 21, 2006Practice ManagementStudy finds 87% of DRA reimbursement below procedure costA new study finds that 87% of the medical imaging procedures scheduled for Medicare reimbursement rate cuts under the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 would be paid less than the estimated cost of performing the procedures in physician offices and independent imaging centers.September 18, 2006ISAuntMinnie.com Healthcare IT InsiderSeptember 17, 2006Nuclear MedicineDual-time-point PET spots local, distant breast metastasesDual-time-point FDG-PET can aid in the differentiation of malignant from normal tissue in the breast, as well as in the detection of locoregional and distant metastasis from primary breast cancer, according to scientists from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The technique involves scanning a patient at two distinct time intervals in order to quantify radiotracer uptake.September 13, 2006Practice ManagementCompetitive strategy can carve out collaborative interventional turfThe reason that passions run among radiologists, cardiologists, and vascular surgeons as to which group controls interventional procedures is simple: money. There are currently 70 million people in the U.S. with cardiovascular disease. In addition, cardiovascular disease becomes more prevalent as people grow older, and by 2020 nearly 50% of the U.S. population will be over 50 years old. The U.S. population is getting older and so the need for minimally invasive catheter-based imaging-guided surgery will continue to grow.September 11, 2006Molecular ImagingStress MPI with Tc-99m SPECT identifies high-risk obese patientsIdentifying an accurate method for risk stratification of obese patients with coronary artery disease is critically important to limit invasive procedures for high-risk patients, according to researchers from the U.S. and the Netherlands. They found that stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with Tc-99m tetrofosmin is a valuable, noninvasive tool for predicting mortality and cardiac events in obese patients.August 31, 2006Previous PagePage 16 of 82Next PageTop StoriesInterventionalGAE reduces pain biomarkers in knee osteoarthritisGenicular artery embolization (GAE) significantly reduces key biomarkers that drive pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Residents/FellowsRace, ethnicity influence educational debt among radiology-bound MDsMRIMRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volumePractice ManagementImaging experts hope NSA enforcement bill delivers on accountabilityCTPET/CT identifies bone demineralization in breast cancer patients
