Cynthia E. Keen[email protected]ISAuntMinnie.com Healthcare IT InsiderMarch 14, 2011Clinical NewsX-ray identifies chronic rhinosinusitis in most kidsA conventional x-ray should be the first exam ordered for children suspected of having chronic rhinosinusitis because it works for the majority of cases, according to an article published in the European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.March 14, 2011Radiation Oncology/TherapyStudy suggests breast shrinkage not caused by rad therapyBreast shrinkage can be a devastating toxicity for large-breasted women who undergo breast conservation surgery and radiation therapy. However, surgery rather than radiation therapy appears to be the cause, according to a study published online February 23 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.March 14, 2011Radiation Oncology/TherapyAPBI causes less fatigue for breast cancer patientsAn analysis comparing fatigue levels experienced by women who received conventional radiation therapy, hypofractionated radiation therapy, and accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI), published online March 1 in Cancer, revealed the winner from a patient's perspective to be APBI treatment.March 13, 2011Radiation Oncology/TherapySBRT is safe, effective for suspected early-stage lung cancerNot all patients with suspicious lesions in their lungs are strong enough to undergo a biopsy to confirm lung cancer. Should they be treated for the disease? That's the question asked by Canadian researchers in a March 7 article in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.March 13, 2011ISMedical groups ask for changes to stage 2 'meaningful use'The U.S. government should make major changes to its draft proposal for stage 2 meaningful use requirements for healthcare IT stimulus funding, according to comments submitted by the American Medical Association, the American College of Radiology, and 38 other specialty medical organizations.March 10, 2011Radiation Oncology/TherapyAuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology InsiderMarch 9, 2011CTNY Times probes infant overradiation, regulatory gapsThe New York Times lambasted the U.S. Congress in a front-page article for its failure over the past 12 years to enact legislation that would establish uniform training and certification requirements for radiologic technologists, medical physicists, and 10 other occupations in medical imaging and radiation therapy.March 1, 2011ISHIMSS: Glaser, Chopra ponder future of healthcare ITAn extraordinary number of tools to acquire and generate knowledge, along with nearly ubiquitous computing, have kicked off a new IT revolution. This will fundamentally alter society, much like the effects of the mainframe computer and the Internet, predicted John Glaser, PhD, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting.February 28, 2011ISAmericans skeptical of EHR security/privacy, survey findsAmericans trust their doctors to keep their medical information confidential, but they do not trust electronic health records (EHRs) to keep this information secure, according to a report issued today by CDW Healthcare.February 28, 2011Previous PagePage 38 of 88Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingExperts issue appropriate use criteria for molecular breast imagingThe criteria offer use scenarios for technetium-99 (Tc-99m) sestamibi-based gamma camera imaging of the breast.MRIfMRI: Cognitive behavioral therapy positively affects the brainPractice ManagementPost Cures Act, outpatients access radiology reports fasterMRIMRI may help guide brachial plexus surgeryAIShould hospitals pursue local domain LLM adaptation for radiology reports?