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PACS-driven radiation dose monitoring system makes debut
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | LL-INS-SU3A | Lakeside Learning CenterMonitoring radiation dose is a hot topic at this year's RSNA meeting -- everybody wants to do it, but how? Radiologists at Samsung Medical Center in South Korea have developed a radiation information interface system driven from the hospital's PACS database that can monitor exact exam doses.
November 17, 2010
Vendor speaks out on utilization management
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA11-06 | Room S403AIn a scientific session on the use of informatics to provide clinical-decision support, Mark Hiatt, MD, of Houston-based radiology benefits management company HealthHelp, makes a case for utilization management by a third party.
November 17, 2010
Decision-support software utilization thrives in Minn.
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 11:15 a.m.-11:25 a.m. | SSA11-04 | Room S403AWhat chance does clinical decision-support software for ordering radiology procedures have of being universally accepted in the U.S.? An excellent chance, if more states would do what Minnesota has been doing for the past four years, according to a scientific session scheduled for Sunday.
November 17, 2010
Suspected PE patients benefit from CTPA ordering system
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 28 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA11-03 | Room S403AThe value of using a computerized clinical decision-support system when ordering a CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) will be one of several scientific session presentations on the use of clinical decision support by physicians.
November 17, 2010
Road to RSNA 2010: Healthcare Informatics Preview
By Cynthia E. Keen
Meaningful use will be the focus of healthcare informatics at this years RSNA conference with key topics ranging from radiation dose monitoring and critical results reporting systems to structured reporting templates and decision-support software.
November 17, 2010
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Sectra to debut new RIS features at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra plans to highlight new features of its radiology information system at the upcoming RSNA meeting.
November 16, 2010
IDS launches referring physician portal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Integrated Document Solutions (IDS) has released its enhanced Referring Physician Portal featuring the IDS Image Viewer.
November 16, 2010
I3 to debut new PACS features
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Intuitive Imaging Informatics (I3) plans to announce new PACS functionalities at the annual RSNA meeting later this month.
November 16, 2010
Survey finds lack of radiation awareness among radiology professionals
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 1 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSK08-08 | Room S102DHow many radiology professionals believe that MRI and ultrasound use ionizing radiation? A worldwide poll of radiology professionals found that 13% believe ionizing radiation is used in MRI scans, while 15% say ionizing radiation is used in ultrasound.
November 16, 2010
Gadolinium contrast for MRI is safe
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 30 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSG07-09 | Room S102DUsing gadolinium-based contrast agents with enhanced MRI studies is safe, according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University in New York City.
November 16, 2010
One-third of delayed diagnoses not recognized on subsequent exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 30 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSG07-07 | Room S102DDelayed diagnoses in radiology are often not recognized on subsequent radiological examinations, due to multiple types of diagnostic errors, according to researchers from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio and Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu.
November 16, 2010
Open MRI doesn't necessarily reduce claustrophobia
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 30 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSG07-04 | Room S102DDespite a design intended to minimize claustrophobia, neither short-bore nor open MR imaging can totally prevent these reactions in patients, researchers will report in this Tuesday scientific session.
November 16, 2010
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