Radiology Education: Page 109

Grassroots groups address high breast cancer rate among immigrants
Healthcare advocacy organizations worldwide are looking for ways to address the disconnect between foreign-born women and their doctors on the issue of breast cancer. AuntMinnie.com spoke to representatives from some of these organizations about their outreach programs, both to women at risk and to the medical community.
March 29, 2001
JRC-CVT joins CARE bill alliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT) has joined the Alliance for Quality Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, an alliance of 16 healthcare groups working to push a technologist credentialing bill through the U.S. Congress.
March 21, 2001
Medicare to cover angioplasty of the carotid artery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare will pay for angioplasty of the carotid artery with stent insertion, the U.S. Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) said yesterday.
March 20, 2001
SCAR expands program for 2001 meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology has announced an expanded program for its 2001 annual meeting. The meeting will feature new learning opportunities, facility tours of electronic imaging activities at Intermountain Health Care, and an expanded SCAR University.
March 19, 2001
Picking up on PE doesn’t pose too much of a problem for residents on-call
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Radiology residents who pull after-hours duty in the emergency department are obviously required to think fast and offer quick interpretations, but how good are they at making these decisions -- particularly when it comes to a life-threatening condition such as pulmonary emboli (PE)?
March 15, 2001
Picking up on PE doesn’t pose problem for residents on-call
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Radiology residents who pull after-hours duty in the emergency department are obviously required to think fast and offer quick interpretations, but how good are they at making these decisions -- particularly when it comes to a life-threatening condition such as pulmonary emboli (PE)?
March 15, 2001
A Clinician’s Guide to Nuclear Medicine
This is an interesting and unique nuclear medicine textbook. Although this guide is primarily written for clinicians, it has value for radiologists, nuclear medicine staff, and residents.
March 12, 2001
Radiology cost-planning software introduced at ECR
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VIENNA - A group of researchers from the Charité Campus Virchow in Berlin introduced an online, tutorial-based radiology cost-effectiveness tool called Mediconomia at this week’s European Congress of Radiology. The software is designed to educate radiologists about the economics of imaging procedures.
March 4, 2001
SCVIR site makes no bones about osteoporosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (SCVIR) of Fairfax, VA, has added a section on vertebroplasty to its Web site.
February 22, 2001
Magnet Manikins eases kids into MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A picture book designed to make MR exams a little less daunting for pediatric patients, The Power of the Magnet Manikins is now available online.
February 21, 2001
Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites
Nuclear Medicine: The Requisites is an excellent introduction to the field for radiology residents. In 15 chapters it covers the basics of nuclear medicine physics, offers organ-by-organ discussions of the major imaging agents and modalities.
February 20, 2001
GE Medical Systems Lunar adds to herSource.com
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems Lunar has added information on osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases to GE’s women’s health Web site, herSource.com.
February 8, 2001
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