Tracie L. Thompson

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April 11, 2004
PACS/VNA
Ten years along, MDCT speeds the need for PACS
LAKE TAHOE, NV - To take full advantage of multidetector CT, a radiology department needs capabilities that come only with PACS. And to do PACS right, you might have to skip a perfect ski day to learn from the experiences of others.
April 4, 2004
Ultrasound
Coalition seeks Medicare coverage for aortic aneurysm screening
Seven organizations from the imaging and surgery fields have convinced four U.S. Congressmen to sponsor a bill directing Medicare to cover ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
March 29, 2004
MRI
Protests stall ACR’s accreditation of extremity MRI shops
Radiologists who oppose the American College of Radiology’s plan to offer accreditation to extremity-only MRI facilities have won at least a temporary victory against the plan, which they believe will enhance self-referring orthopedists at the expense of radiologists.
March 22, 2004
MRI
Early MRI for low back pain achieves limited benefits
VIENNA - It’s now a given that plain radiographs are no match for the challenge of lower back pain. However, MRI fares better only in some regards, according to a new study presented Tuesday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 9, 2004
Ultrasound
Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy reduces re-biopsy rate
VIENNA - Ultrasound-guided breast biopsies performed with a 14-gauge core needle are much more likely to require re-biopsy than those performed with a vacuum-assisted device, according to a large-scale analysis presented Monday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 7, 2004
CT
Radiologist reports initial impressions of 40-slice CT
VIENNA - The CT world has been buzzing since the introduction of the next generation of multislice CT scanners at last year's RSNA meeting. Attendees at the European Congress of Radiology got a sneak peak at the capabilities of these new machines.
March 6, 2004
MRI
New MR approach quantifies brain metabolite concentrations
VIENNA - Chinese researchers have developed a method to quantitatively measure concentrations of brain metabolites using a position resolved spectroscopy sequence (PRESS) in MRI, according to a presentation Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2004
PACS/VNA
Italian hospital finds that PACS doubles costs
VIENNA - When the radiology department at City Hospital in Legnano, Italy made the move to PACS, it took on a lot of additional costs as well, according to a candid description presented Friday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2004
Clinical News
Cardiologist says ECGs should replace chest films for catheter placements
A recent opinion piece in Chest, the journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, argues that ECGs would be faster, easier, and more appropriate than radiographs in most cases. But the author is also quick to acknowledge the unlikelihood of a sea change in this area of American medical practice.
March 4, 2004
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