Shalmali Pal[email protected]Nuclear MedicineBone story image comparisonBone story image comparisonFebruary 9, 2001UltrasoundDoppler US may prevent unnecessary intervention in renal artery stenoses casesDoppler ultrasound shows promise in predicting which patients with renal artery stenosis will gain the most from intervention, according to researchers from the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover in Germany.February 8, 2001BreastAuto spot compression mammography could aid imaging of dense breast tissueInvestigators from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor are working on an automated spot compression mammography technique that could take the guesswork out of imaging women with dense breasts.January 29, 2001InterventionalHigh demand for image-guided procedures strains interventional radiologistsThe rising demand for nonvascular image-guided procedures has become a mixed blessing for interventional radiologists at one facility. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital conducted a 10-year review of their department’s database to assess trends in interventional imaging.January 28, 2001BreastA year after breast conservation therapy, MRI shows high diagnostic confidenceFor patients who have undergone breast conservation therapy, MRI may be the best bet for excluding lesions, but not for differentiating them, according to a researcher from University Hospital in Tuebingen, Germany.January 25, 2001MRINovel techniques combined with MRA address cardiac, respiratory motionIn order to circumvent the problems associated with respiratory motion in cardiac imaging, two international teams of researchers are combining MR angiography with unique imaging algorithms that require either a single breath-hold or no breath-hold.January 16, 2001MedicolegalSecond opinions: radiologists weigh the cost of free consultsDr. Pamela DiPiro knew that radiologists at her facility were spending more than half of their workday on outside consults. So her team set out to measure the financial impact of these services, with an eye toward finding resources to cover their costs.January 15, 2001CTFocused CT preferred over US for tracking suspected appendicitis in pregnant womenFocused contrast-enhanced CT is a safe and effective way to image pregnant women for suspected appendicitis, according to the 11-year experience of radiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.January 14, 2001Industry NewsNew handbook helps residents navigate radiologyIn an effort to help others through the many challenges that radiology residents face, Dr. Douglas Beall and his co-authors have devised A Practical Guide to Residency in Diagnostic Radiology, a survival guide that deals with everything from how to administer contrast media to landing an employment contract.January 8, 2001InterventionalReferring physicians in Philadelphia ordering more US-guided proceduresIn less than a decade, requests for ultrasound-guided interventional procedures have skyrocketed at Thomas Jefferson University as referring physicians choose imaging experts over other clinicians for performing biopsies and other routine procedures.January 7, 2001Previous PagePage 84 of 100Next PageTop StoriesAIBayer pivots away from AI platform businessBayer is discontinuing its Calantic Digital Solutions platform as well as products and services from its Blackford Analysis subsidiary.Molecular ImagingPET use increasing in diagnosing cardiac device infectionsCTISCT: CT is an ideal imaging modality for cardiometabolic screeningPractice ManagementISCT: Radiologists can help reduce iodinated contrast media wasteSponsor Content"Join Us"
