Brian Casey[email protected]PACS/VNASCAR report: Doctors must be agents of changeVANCOUVER - The U.S. healthcare system faces serious challenges ahead, as costs are increasingly shifted to patients, many of whom lack the ability to pay. Information technology has the potential to solve the looming crisis, but only if physicians take the lead in pushing medicine to become more automated through the adoption of healthcare IT.May 20, 2004Advanced VisualizationStudies show CAD's potential beyond the breastComputer-aided detection (CAD) isn't just for breast imaging anymore. Two studies we're highlighting this week point to increased CAD usage across a variety of modalities and applications, from conventional radiography to virtual colonoscopy.May 18, 2004Clinical NewsYour SCAR show companionIf you're heading out to next week's annual meeting of the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology, don't leave home until you've had a chance to check out AuntMinnie.com's new SCAR Buyer's Guide.May 13, 2004AdministrationRads make hay in the heartlandIt may lack the glamour of Hollywood or the Big Apple, but America's heartland is the place to be if you're a radiologist, according to results from the latest edition of AuntMinnie's CompHealth SalaryScan survey. Radiologists in three of the four central U.S. regions reported the highest average annual salaries in the country, according to SalaryScan data.May 11, 2004Practice ManagementHeartland imaging pays for U.S. radiologistsLooking for the best-paying radiologist jobs in the U.S.? Forget about the coasts -- the fattest paychecks can be found in America's heartland.May 10, 2004Clinical NewsTragedy strikes after RT sickout in San FranciscoIt's no secret that radiologic technologists in the U.S. are under tremendous stress. Ask many RTs about their job situation, and they'll say they're overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated.May 6, 2004Clinical NewsMRI pinpoints abdominal pain in pregnant womenIn a report presented at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society meeting, U.S. researchers found that MRI can be useful for imaging cases of acute abdominal pain in pregnant women.May 4, 2004Clinical NewsACR holds hearings on expert-witness issueBesides cardiologists who do their own imaging, perhaps no one irks radiologists more than imaging specialists who testify as expert witnesses in radiology malpractice cases. Seeing one of their own on the other side of the witness stand is a sure-fire way to get a radiologist's blood boiling.April 29, 2004Industry NewsAmazon expedition makes its way upriverOur intrepid explorers in the Amazon rainforest have filed their first report from their mission to bring medical imaging technology to indigenous tribes. They're finding that while the Imagem do Javari Expedition has encountered its share of challenges, it has also generated rewards for both expedition members and the patients they're treating.April 27, 2004Clinical NewsTips for imaging pediatric patientsThis week AuntMinnie.com is featuring a series of articles on pediatric imaging by Douglas Clark, R.T. (R) (CT). Mr. Clark shares with AuntMinnie readers the tips and tricks you won't find in the classroom or a textbook.April 22, 2004Previous PagePage 159 of 190Next PageTop StoriesCTStructured CT reporting tool may aid hernia detection after bariatric surgeryIn hospital emergency departments, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients may present with abdominal pain following surgery.MRIHigher ventricular and atrial heart volumes boost cardiac disease riskWomens ImagingHybrid AI reading shows success in breast cancer screeningPractice ManagementThe hidden link between image quality and diagnostic confidenceMRIUltrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathy