Cynthia E. Keen[email protected]BreastRadiology helps Israel meet unique healthcare needsVIENNA - Attendees at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) got a closer look at how radiology is practiced in Israel at the conference's "ECR meets Israel" session on Sunday. Representatives from the country's radiology community described how PACS helps the country with its unique healthcare needs, and also outlined Israel's breast screening program.March 9, 2008ISFinland on track to complete national EMR archiveVIENNA - As Google and Microsoft compete to develop personal health record services in the U.S., Finland is on a fast track to complete a Web-based national electronic medical records (EMR) archive. Scheduled for completion in 2009, the archive will provide near-instant access to medical records by individuals and medical professionals.March 7, 2008MRIECR NSF studies raise as many questions as answersVIENNA - Three studies presented Friday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) reinforced a correlation between gadolinium MRI contrast and renal patients who subsequently developed nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). But significant questions still remain about the etiology of this mysterious disease.March 6, 2008BreastCAD vendors hope FDA hearings will clear approval bottleneckThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today began a two-day set of hearings that could result in major changes to the way the agency regulates computer-aided detection (CAD) technology. Industry experts are hoping the hearings will clear up a logjam of delayed regulatory applications for CAD software that has been building since last year.March 3, 2008CTCAD shines in detecting large nonsolid pulmonary nodulesComputer-aided detection (CAD) software can outperform both a senior thoracic radiologist and a resident trained in chest imaging for detecting nonsolid pulmonary nodules larger than 3 mm, according to a study from France. The results support the use of a CAD system as a second observer for both nonsolid and solid nodules detected on CT studies, the researchers said.February 26, 2008Nuclear MedicineStudy reinforces V/Q, PIOPED II guidelines for PE during pregnancyThe results of an analysis of ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scans performed over a seven-year period reinforce the recommendations of the Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis (PIOPED) II trial. The V/Q scan remains an excellent study to make or rule out the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in pregnant women, according to researchers from Rhode Island.February 14, 2008CTRadiologists more likely to reject certain true-positive CAD findingsSmall, part-solid, elongated pulmonary nodules detected by computer-aided detection (CAD) software on MDCT chest scans are more likely to be rejected by radiologists than lesions with other characteristics, according to researchers from Stanford University in Stanford, CA.January 21, 2008UltrasoundUltrasound contrast advocates take aim at FDA black box warningAdvocates of ultrasound contrast have launched a grassroots lobbying effort to persuade the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relax its recent black box warning on the use of two echocardiography contrast agents. The group believes the FDA warning was unnecessarily strident given the safety profile of ultrasound contrast, and that the warning could hamstring further clinical use of cardiac ultrasound contrast.January 2, 2008ISThird-party software tools can optimize IT systems and workflowTwo inexpensive, easy-to-implement third-party software programs are making lives easier for IT support staff and radiologists at two healthcare facilities looking to improve efficiency and navigate multiple systems at desktop computers. Both applications were featured in presentations at the recent RSNA 2007 meeting in Chicago.December 3, 2007PACS/VNARadiologists' job stress linked with computer competence, survey findsCHICAGO - Does the lack of computer savvy contribute to job stress for radiologists? Do certain personality traits contribute to a higher comfort level with computer use? To answer these questions, researchers at the Maryland VA Health System in Baltimore conducted an online survey of 320 radiologists to identify relationships between computer literacy, occupational stress, and personality, and presented their findings at the RSNA 2007 meeting.November 28, 2007Previous PagePage 85 of 88Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundPOCUS performs well in assessing pathologic venous congestionPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) showed success in venous excess ultrasound assessment of critically ill patients.CTMachine learning plus CT helps assess severity of COPDUltrasoundActive thyroid surveillance effective, beneficial for older patientsMolecular ImagingFES-PET shows promise staging women with invasive lobular cancerCTStructured CT reporting tool may aid hernia detection after bariatric surgery
