Louise Gagnon[email protected]PACS/VNAPACS replaces planes for image transfer in ArcticA remote spot in an eastern Arctic region of Canada that is closer to Greenland than Toronto has received its first CT scanner, as well as a PACS and satellite link to go with it. The new technologies are revolutionizing healthcare in the region, as images no longer need to be transported by cargo plane to the southern part of the country.June 16, 2015CTCanadians cut CT dose by scanning larger regionsResearchers from Canada were able to cut radiation dose in CT studies of multiple anatomic regions with a simple solution: performing a single scan with a larger field-of-view, rather than combining two scans of smaller regions. The technique eliminated overlap in CT dose, according to data presented at a joint meeting of Canadian radiology societies.June 3, 2015ISCanadian group grapples with voice recognition errorsMONTREAL - Radiology reports generated by voice recognition software do not include many serious errors that could affect patient care, but they do have an aggravating number of minor inaccuracies, according to a study presented at a joint meeting of Canadian medical societies.June 1, 2015Nuclear MedicineSPECT advocate Amen calls for modality's use in psychiatryGreater use of SPECT in psychiatric care could help diagnose neurological conditions, remove the stigma of mental illness, and end the practice of psychiatrists "flying blind" when treating patients, according to psychiatrist and SPECT proponent Dr. Daniel Amen.February 26, 2015Nuclear MedicineNuclear medicine physicians must change to surviveWhile nuclear medicine is not in imminent danger of extinction, it may need to reinvent itself for the future, according to the president of the British Nuclear Medicine Society. In particular, nuclear medicine physicians need to shed their self-image as purely imaging-based physicians to become more involved in clinical areas.February 10, 2015Nuclear MedicineCANM: Nuclear MPI tests could help ED docs rule out patientsThe broader use of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) stress tests could help emergency department (ED) physicians better determine which patients can be safely discharged after a normal electrocardiogram and negative biomarker results, according to a February 1 talk at the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine (CANM) meeting in Montreal.February 4, 2015Nuclear MedicineAATS: Breath test tops PET for lung cancer detectionTORONTO - A breath test that analyzes chemical compounds could distinguish between malignant and benign tumors in the lung, according to data presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) meeting. Early research indicates the test has better specificity than PET.May 1, 2014CTAATS: Is CT really better than x-ray for monitoring NSCLC patients?TORONTO - There is no survival advantage to using CT over chest x-ray when monitoring patients who have undergone resection for pathologic stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a retrospective analysis presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) annual meeting.April 30, 2014Industry NewsCAR: Canadian radiologists should champion appropriate imagingMONTREAL - Championing a cause such as appropriateness in imaging is a way for Canadian radiologists to improve their visibility as a profession, as well as protect their turf, said the immediate past president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) at the society's annual meeting last week.April 28, 2014PACS/VNACAR: Patient portals are double-edged sword for radiologyMONTREAL - Patient portals are an opportunity for patients to get timely access to their radiology information. But if they aren't designed properly, they can exclude radiologists from the care process, according to Dr. Ella Kazerooni, who discussed patient portals at last week's Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) meeting.April 27, 2014Previous PagePage 6 of 7Next PageTop StoriesPACS/VNAHPI: Telemedicine imaging rates lower than in-person visitsAn HPI report showed that diagnostic imaging was nearly 30% less likely to occur following a telemedicine visit than an in-person visit.AIAI system integrates eye gaze data and radiology reportsMRIAI improves diagnostic consistency in bpMRI for prostate imagingClinical NewsCloser proximity to Missouri's Coldwater Creek tied to cancer riskSponsor ContentWhen time is of the essence
