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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
Upping equipment utilization rate will limit resources
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 30 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG07-03 | Room S102DBoosting the equipment utilization rate to 75% in 2011 as a way to lower Medicare costs will actually limit resources as a flood of new enrollees enter the system, especially in rural areas, according to researchers from St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City.
November 16, 2010
Self-referral by nonradiologists continues to drive imaging use rates
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE12-06 | Room S102DSelf-referral practices by nonradiologists are a significant driver of imaging utilization, and over the next decade, these practices could incur unnecessary costs in the range of $20 billion to $87 billion, researchers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, have found.
November 16, 2010
Women aren't getting breast MRI screening according to ACS guidelines
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSE12-05 | Room S102DWomen at high risk for breast cancer aren't getting screened with MRI -- in addition to mammography -- as called for by guidelines from the American Cancer Society, according to a new study to be presented in this Monday session.
November 16, 2010
Educating radiologists about CTPA doesn't reduce overuse rates
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSE12-02 | Room S102DIn this scientific session, Michigan researchers will discuss how educating radiologists about workup guidelines for suspected pulmonary embolus doesn't necessarily curb overutilization rates for CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in the emergency room.
November 16, 2010
Use of CT spikes in emergency department
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSC07-09 | Room S102DThe use of CT in hospital emergency departments has increased at a higher rate than the technology's use in other settings, according to researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
November 16, 2010
Offering mammography screening at retail locations could boost compliance
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSC07-07 | Room S102DOffering women screening mammography at retail healthcare clinics could boost compliance, concluded this study from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, scheduled for presentation on Monday.
November 16, 2010
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