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Residents shy away from breast imaging, survey shows

By Shalmali Pal

Already plagued by low reimbursement rates in the U.S., and international controversy regarding its usefulness, the last thing the breast imaging community needs is more unpleasant news. But a recent survey of future radiologists is delivering just that.

April 14, 2002

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine

MRI has proven to be a limitless tool with which to study the nervous system in both normalcy and disease. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine provides us with the most current major reference.

March 18, 2002

PACS: A Guide to the Digital Revolution

This timely book, based on the experience of leaders in the field who have implemented PACS at their institutions, will be a useful guide to the thousands of imaging facilities that will be installing PACS in the near future.

March 4, 2002

Musculoskeletal MRI

Musculoskeletal MRI represents the fundamentals of skeletal radiology for MRI. The target audience is the general radiologist that wants to add a level of subspecialty sophistication to his/her interpretation, or the radiology trainee who would benefit from an overview of musculoskeletal MRI.

February 27, 2002

Case study of a luge athlete: hook of the hamate fracture

By Douglas P. Beall

Despite the harrowing course and the high speeds, luge appears to be relatively safe, with injury rates comparable to those of Alpine skiing. Yet a certain type of fracture is more common than the others. Dr. Douglas P. Beall examines a bad break that leaves the paddling hand up a creek.

February 21, 2002

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The Architecture of Imaging

Writing a book about architecture is inherently difficult, but even more so when the book deals with architectural requirements for medical imaging. Health care architect Mo Stein offers his professional opinion on this title.

January 30, 2002

The Architecture of Imaging

This book may be the only one that allows such disparate groups as radiologists, architects, business managers, and venture capitalists to get together for the creation of an imaging facility. Dr. Doug Beall reviews this title from a radiologist's point of view.

January 30, 2002

Vascular Diagnosis with Ultrasound

Vascular Diagnosis with Ultrasound is better suited for advanced users, and those who are already experienced with ultrasound.

January 28, 2002

Self-Study Program III, Nuclear Medicine Cardiology: Topic 6, Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy -- Clinical Aspects

This 396-page self-study program covers the clinical aspects of myocardial perfusion imaging. The authors are to be commended for the effective organization and presentation of complicated subject material in an understandable and logical format.

January 13, 2002

Bone and Joint Imaging

Bone and Joint Imaging is a condensed version of the six-volume, 4,622-page Diagnosis of Bone and Joint Disorders. If a single word were used to describe this abridged book, it would be meticulous.

January 2, 2002

Self-Study Program III, Nuclear Medicine Cardiology: Topic 5, Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy -- Technical Aspects

This well-written self-study program covers the technical aspects of nuclear cardiology. A highlight of the 218-page book is the section on standard software display programs, which explains a pair of topics that many texts barely touch on, or do not mention at all: circumferential profiles and polar maps.

December 5, 2001

Residents benefit from CAD for mammogram reading

By Shalmali Pal

CHICAGO – Incorporating computer-aided detection (CAD) into mammography can prove invaluable to a resident with limited experience in breast cancer detection.

November 28, 2001

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