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Practice Management
JCAHO expert offers troubleshooting for accreditation review
NEW ORLEANS - Even when they're under the scrutiny of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), many hospitals fail to meet basic operational requirements, according to a presentation Tuesday at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) meeting. Accreditation consultant Ginger Whitlock helps you stay out of trouble.
July 30, 2002
Practice Management
ASRT offers creative solutions to stem RT shortage
NEW ORLEANS - As the general population grows gray and healthcare needs skyrocket, the current radiologic technologist shortage is threatening to morph into a full-blown crisis. The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has some intriguing ideas, but they may not please all of the people all of the time.
July 29, 2002
Administration
Motivational programs bolster employee retention
NEW ORLEANS - Career-advancement programs can be an important staff retention tool, giving employees an opportunity to better themselves and contribute more to an imaging facility. At the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators conference, Shirley Pinette discussed a program to help employees move up the career ladder at Connecticut's Yale-New Haven Hospital.
July 28, 2002
MRI
Prototype MR elastography reveals mechanical properties of breast cancer
MR elastography is a potentially useful tool for the detection of malignant breast disease. The technique may also characterize breast lesions more precisely, particularly in women with radiographically dense breasts, according to a study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 24, 2002
MRI
ACR panel chair offers advice on making MR safety a reality, Part II
Staffing the MR evironment is a key element to ensuring safety, as is personnel education on MR safety.
July 22, 2002
MRI
ACR panel chair offers advice on making MR safety a reality
What does it take to create a safer MR environment? Dr. Emanuel Kanal, chair of the ACR's blue ribbon panel on MR safety, suggests ways to incorporate the college's recently released MR guidelines.
July 22, 2002
MRI
Silent rabies comes across loud and clear on MRI
The occurrence of rabies in humans varies wildly: In 2000 in the U.S., five cases were logged with the World Health Organization. By comparison, in 1998, India reported 31,300 instances of rabies in humans. Faced with so many cases, doctors in India have found a role for MRI in diagnosing radiculomyelitic rabies.
July 21, 2002
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Breast
Experimental infrared imager pinpoints tumor development in breast cancer
A real-time, handheld near-infrared device could offer a simple and noninvasive way to conduct breast cancer imaging, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
July 18, 2002
Radiation Oncology/Therapy
Study says race plays no part in prostate cancer treatment with brachytherapy
Although studies have shown that African-American men present with significantly more advanced prostate cancer than white Americans, race has no bearing on the outcome of treatment with permanent prostate brachytherapy, according to investigators from New York City.
July 9, 2002
Breast
CAD algorithm spots spiculated malignant masses in breast
A new mass-detection algorithm for computer-aided detection (CAD) could be beneficial to mammographers as a second opinion, according to its developers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Nicholas Petrick, Ph.D., and colleagues reported on their results in the latest issue of Radiology.
July 1, 2002
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