Mark Hagland

PACS offers direct access to MSK specialists without alienating rads

Unlike other specialties in which PACS integration has hit some roadblocks, orthopedists have embraced PACS enthusiastically. PACS offers more than just the ability to micromanage surgical procedures. Orthopedic specialists shared with AuntMinnie.com what they like most about having PACS as part of their daily practice, and how the technology has actually improved relationships with their imaging colleagues.

October 17, 2007

Radiation oncology and PACS: ramping up for the digital age

While current PACS products are sophisticated, elaborate systems with high levels of image-viewing functionality, radiation oncology has very specific image management needs, such as keeping up with the demands of fluid, complex treatment planning systems. In the absence of dedicated radiology oncology PACS software, radiation oncologists are working with what they've got, in anticipation of the arrival of their dream PACS.

August 8, 2007

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Planet Sustainability

Save power, curb carbon by switching off surplus CT scanners

A new study's findings suggest a relatively easy way to "go green" in the radiology suite.

Kara Cxr

Radiologists deem AI x-ray reports clinically acceptable

American Flag Waving 400 (1)

ACR CEO talks imaging’s role in spending bill

Images in a 62-year-old woman who presented for screening. (A) Image from DBT screening (the synthesized 2D mediolateral oblique view of the left breast is shown) at year on was interpreted as negative and showing heterogeneously dense breast. (B) Image from molecular breast imaging screening (mediolateral oblique view) at year one reveals a 0.9-cm non-mass focal area of uptake in the left breast (arrow). (C) Targeted ultrasound scan (transverse image) shows a suspicious mass in the 3-o’clock position of the left breast, 4 cm from the nipple. Ultrasound-guided core biopsy and lumpectomy revealed a 0.9-cm grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma, an estrogen receptor–negative, progesterone receptor–negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative lesion, with two sentinel nodes negative (N0).

Adding MBI to DBT finds more breast cancers

Dexa

DEXA study questions OsteoStrong claims

Save power, curb carbon by switching off surplus CT scanners

By Kate Madden Yee

A new study's findings suggest a relatively easy way to "go green" in the radiology suite.

September 23, 2025

Planet Sustainability

Radiologists deem AI x-ray reports clinically acceptable

There was no evidence of a difference in acceptability between AI- and radiologist-generated reports under a standard criterion.

September 23, 2025

ACR CEO talks imaging’s role in spending bill

By Amerigo Allegretto

Dana Smetherman, MD, CEO of the ACR, spoke with AuntMinnie.com about appropriations bills and how imaging may be affected.

September 23, 2025

American Flag Waving 400 (1)

Adding MBI to DBT finds more breast cancers

By Amerigo Allegretto

Adding molecular breast imaging (MBI) to DBT screening leads to more invasive cancers detected in women with dense breasts.

September 23, 2025

Images in a 62-year-old woman who presented for screening. (A) Image from DBT screening (the synthesized 2D mediolateral oblique view of the left breast is shown) at year on was interpreted as negative and showing heterogeneously dense breast. (B) Image from molecular breast imaging screening (mediolateral oblique view) at year one reveals a 0.9-cm non-mass focal area of uptake in the left breast (arrow). (C) Targeted ultrasound scan (transverse image) shows a suspicious mass in the 3-o’clock position of the left breast, 4 cm from the nipple. Ultrasound-guided core biopsy and lumpectomy revealed a 0.9-cm grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma, an estrogen receptor–negative, progesterone receptor–negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative lesion, with two sentinel nodes negative (N0).

DEXA study questions OsteoStrong claims

Bone outcomes either remained stable or declined in 38 women who used the musculoskeletal strengthening program for eight months.

September 22, 2025

MWA successful in treating multinodal thyroid conditions

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound-guided MWA is effective for treating solitary nodules, multinodular goiters, and autonomously functioning nodules.

September 22, 2025

Ultrasound Collage

AI industry paid $39.7M for radiology devices between 2017 and 2023

The funds were part of a total of $179 million in payouts to healthcare professionals and hospitals over the timeframe.

September 22, 2025

Radiation oncologists put RefleXion’s X1 system to the test

A pilot study demonstrates the potential feasibility of using RefleXion's X1 unit in patients with prostate cancer.

September 19, 2025

An example of a typical BgRT plan: A) PET scan on diagnostic PET/CT and B) X1 PET-Linac for patient #15 with a PET avid rib metastasis with GTV size= 3.1 cc, PTV = GTV + 5mm, BTZ (biological tracking zone) = PTV + 5 mm, AC = 14.33 kBq/mL and NTS = 21.04. Red, magenta, and green contours represent GTV, PTV, and BTZ. C) Dose distribution and D) bounded-DVH of a BgRT plan are displayed for the same patient. The bounded Dose-Volume Histogram (DVH) models variations in BgRT delivery, encompassing fluctuation in target background signal variation, target localization and dose delivery uncertainties.

Is it time to ditch physical exams before ultrasound?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Physical exams are omitted in over half of patient cases, and it seems diagnostic outcomes are unaffected.

September 19, 2025

Patient Physical Exam

AAPM critiques study regarding CT before pregnancy

By Kate Madden Yee

The AAPM sought to put the research into perspective, noting that "comorbidities, not radiation dose, likely explain study results."

September 19, 2025

Mammography acquisition parameters affect both AI, radiologist reads

By Kate Madden Yee

The findings could help clinicians better develop "effective strategies for the clinical integration of AI," researchers noted.

September 18, 2025

What prompts radiology department cancellations of imaging orders?

By Kate Madden Yee

Although the percentage of radiology cancellations of imaging orders is low, these cancellations are influenced by particular factors.

September 18, 2025

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