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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
Contrast dose halved in coronary CTA
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Contrast doses for CT angiography (CTA) are too high, but they can be lowered substantially with the right equipment and careful attention to technique, according to researchers from Charité University Medical School in Berlin.
December 1, 2009
'Send-to-editor' speech recognition function boosts radiologist productivity
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Speech recognition is often maligned as a technology that improves radiology report turnaround time at the expense of reduced radiologist efficiency and satisfaction. But a research team has found that radiologists who occasionally send reports to editors for transcription are significantly more productive.
November 30, 2009
3D software boosts diagnostic accuracy for Alzheimer's
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - 3D stereotactic surface projection (3D-SSP) software enhances the diagnostic accuracy and confidence of both beginner and expert radiologists when interpreting FDG-PET scans of patients with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease, according to a study from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
November 30, 2009
New MRI scanners, 3D platform are Siemens RSNA highlights
By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - A brace of new MRI scanners, new advanced visualization and PACS software, and new advances in CT, women's imaging, and ultrasound are highlights in the RSNA booth of Siemens Healthcare at this year's conference.
November 30, 2009
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Emergency rooms struggle to find wayward can tabs
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - The aluminum can industry's attempt to keep those ubiquitous tab openers from being inadvertently swallowed hasn't prevented the youth of America from accidentally ingesting them, causing challenges for radiologists.
November 30, 2009
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DBT reduces false-positive rate by 41% in screening setting
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), when combined with a patient's digital mammography priors, can reduce the screening false-positive rate by 41%, according to a study presented Monday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 30, 2009
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