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The 2009 PACSman Awards: Red, black ... or both?
By Michael J. Cannavo
CHICAGO - PACS consultant Michael J. Cannavo offers his unique look at this year's Radiological Society of North America show in the 2009 installment of the PACSman Awards.
December 2, 2009
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Radiology reports: What do physicians really want?
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - What do referring physicians think of the radiology reports they receive, and how do they use them? Radiologists at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, conducted a survey to find out whether the reports they prepared met the needs of clinicians who received them.
December 2, 2009
'Gatekeeper effect' key to RBMs' ability to slow imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Radiology benefits management (RBM) firms can help slow the rapid increase in advanced imaging use, in part because of a "gatekeeper effect" that prompts physicians to think twice about ordering exams, according to research presented Wednesday at the RSNA meeting.
December 2, 2009
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Liver metastases more conspicuous at low-energy DSCT
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Hypovascular liver lesions are better visualized at lower photon energies in dual-source CT (DSCT), say researchers from New York City.
December 2, 2009
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Study recommendations improve injection-to-scan time, PET quantification
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center have found that injection-to-scan time in FDG-PET is "critically important" for accurately and quantitatively evaluating response to therapy, but optimum target times are complicated by patient and technology challenges.
December 2, 2009
Panel of radiologists rejects USPSTF mammogram guidelines
By Charlene Laino
CHICAGO - A panel of breast cancer screening experts today told a special news briefing at the RSNA annual meeting that the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines recommending against routine annual mammograms are flat-out wrong.
December 1, 2009
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Chest x-ray CAD fails to boost observer performance
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Computer-aided detection (CAD) software may not produce significant improvement in detecting suspicious lesions on chest radiographs, but it's not necessarily the technology's fault, according to research presented Wednesday at the 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 1, 2009
Patients develop moderate distortion after breast cancer brachytherapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - The majority of breast cancer patients who received MammoSite balloon brachytherapy treatment developed symptoms of moderate breast distortion within two years of treatment, according to an RSNA presentation on Tuesday.
December 1, 2009
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Philips touts MRI advances, CT dose reduction at RSNA
By Brian Casey and Cynthia Keen
CHICAGO - New clinical applications in MRI, dose reduction programs in CT and interventional radiology, and continuing progress in its new women's health division are among the highlights in the RSNA booth of Philips Healthcare at this week's meeting.
December 1, 2009
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Free library of best-practice report templates published by RSNA
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - In conjunction with its annual meeting, the RSNA has published a free downloadable library of radiology report templates representing the "best-practice" recommendations of more than 100 experts from 12 radiology specialties.
December 1, 2009
CT scans sent to iPhone can make appendicitis diagnoses
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - The child has lower right abdominal pain. A resident suspects appendicitis, but she wants to make sure ... Yep, there's an app for that. Researchers found that CT images sent via iPhone technology with $19.99 software are precise enough for correct diagnoses in 124 of 125 trials of the procedure.
December 1, 2009
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Controversy can't alter facts: Screening mammography has proven benefits
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Screening mammography's benefits for women between the ages of 40 and 49 have been solidly proved, and as such, screening programs should not be dismantled, according to Dr. Stephen Feig, a highlighted speaker in the High-Risk Screening Breast Series presented Tuesday at the RSNA meeting.
December 1, 2009
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