Social Determinants: Page 14

Breast ultrasound CAD performance varies in ethnic populations
By Cynthia E. Keen
A pair of new studies on a prototype breast ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) application has produced intriguing results. They indicate that the software's performance can vary based on factors such as the clinical environment in which it's used and possibly even the ethnicity of patients.
September 4, 2008
ACR adds to Education Center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Education Center has added interactive radiology education on workstations from 11 different vendors.
July 1, 2008
Philips joins Saudi education program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and the Specialized Academy for Medical Training (SAMT) will partner to provide medical education and training programs for Saudi high school graduates and staff in hospitals and medical centers in Saudi Arabia.
June 23, 2008
Boosting mammography volume requirement may jeopardize access
By Kate Madden Yee
Under the Mammography Quality Standards Act, U.S. radiologists are required to read a minimum of 960 mammograms within a two-year period to be certified to interpret mammography. A push to raise this minimum has developed, with the belief that higher interpretation volumes bring increased accuracy. If the requirement were raised, however, some radiologists -- particularly those in rural settings -- would no longer read enough exams to stay certified, impacting patients' access to care, according to a new study.
February 13, 2008
Philips debuts healthcare education program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch industrial conglomerate Royal Philips Electronics said it has launched an effort to extend healthcare education in Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific. The company is collaborating with the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) on the program.
January 2, 2008
Toshiba adds to its education initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, is expanding its education program. The company has added two advanced technologist courses in CT and MR at the Toshiba Education Center in Irvine, CA.
December 2, 2007
GE launches emergency US education program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In an effort to support ultrasound use in emergency medicine, GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., plans to launch a one-year educational partnership with the Emergency Medical Foundation (EMF), the education and research arm of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
August 23, 2007
Whites prefer virtual colonoscopy; minorities like conventional
By Eric Barnes
Blacks and other racial and ethnic minorities, who are already screened for colorectal cancer (CRC) in lower numbers and suffer its consequences more acutely than the U.S. population as a whole, don't seem too impressed with virtual colonoscopy, according to a new study by researchers from New York City.
August 19, 2007
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ACR plans leading role in virtual colonoscopy education
By Eric Barnes
A broad-based collaboration is under way between organizers of the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Boston and the American College of Radiology (ACR) -- one that is expected to transform training, education, and certification for the rapidly developing imaging exam. The initiative is expected to include the ACR's assuming control of virtual colonoscopy's marquee conference in Boston from its current sponsor.
August 12, 2007
Breast studies: Persistence a must with noncompliant patients; race-based tissue density not a risk factor
By Shalmali Pal
Compliance rates for diagnostic mammography and the effect of race on breast density are highlighted in two studies in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. While Michigan researchers looked at the costs associated with a system designed to encourage patients to return for additional imaging, a group in Massachusetts sought to determine if innate racial differences in breast density might explain differences in breast cancer risk.
March 29, 2007
Analyzing PET/CT's economics
February 28, 2007
360training acquires National Medical Education
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Continuing medical education provider 360training of Austin, TX, said that it has acquired distance education course provider National Medical Education (NME).
January 10, 2007
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