Emergency Radiology: Page 51

IDC wins Beijing contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian digital radiography (DR) developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC) of Calgary has received a contract to deliver one of its DR systems for use in the Beijing Capital International Airport, the company reported.
February 7, 2008
Which modality for AAA? Depends on what you seek, says ISET speaker
By Edward Susman
While ultrasound can handily spot an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), more sophisticated imaging is needed to plan treatments such as open surgery or endovascular therapy, according to Dr. Bart Dolmatch, chief of interventional radiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He recently discussed the roles CT and MRI play in assessing AAA.
February 4, 2008
ECI earns Joint Commission accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Emergency Cardiac Imaging (ECI) of Somers Point, NJ, has received accreditation from the Joint Commission, the company reported.
January 24, 2008
Stark, raving mad? Physicians say Maryland's self-referral laws too broad
By Kate Madden Yee
To the dismay of Maryland orthopedists, urologists, and emergency surgeons, a trial court in that state has upheld a self-referral law that virtually out-Starks the Stark law by banning nonradiologists from referring for in-office imaging. Nonradiologists argue that Maryland is overstepping the federal rule and that the law diminishes patient care by taking clinical procedures that are part of standard practice out of the hands of specialty doctors.
January 14, 2008
CPOEs prompt better communication in the ED
By Wayne Forrest
When using a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system, emergency department (ED) physicians tend to provide more details on a patient's medical history and on clinical questions for ED radiologists. That enhanced communication leads to better interpretation and results in ED studies, according to radiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
December 25, 2007
AIUM, ACEP publish FAST guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) have jointly published guidelines covering how to perform focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) examinations.
December 6, 2007
From traumatic injury to personal bankruptcy: A direct line?
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The physical wounds from brain or spinal trauma aren't the only effect of the injury: individual bankruptcy can prolong the pain of the experience, according to University of Washington researchers. They conducted a study that assessed the incidence of personal bankruptcy increases after hospital admission for serious injury, and presented their findings on Tuesday at the 2007 RSNA meeting.
November 26, 2007
Carestream to add IBM communication software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, announced an agreement with IBM of Somers, NY, to integrate and sell IBM Lotus Sametime communication software with its radiology offerings, including Carestream RIS, Carestream PACS, and Kodak Carestream Digital Dashboard.
November 26, 2007
Radiologists retain dominance of emergency US, x-ray exams
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Despite recent attempts by emergency medicine physicians to secure a major role for their specialty in emergency department ultrasound and x-ray studies, radiologists still retain overwhelming control over the exams, according to a presentation Monday at the 2007 RSNA meeting.
November 25, 2007
Emergency Cardiac Imaging
By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.
(Booth 8962) Emergency Cardiac Imaging (ECI) was founded to evaluate coronary studies from 64-slice CT scanners, and the Somers Point, NJ, company will showcase its clinical expertise in postprocessing and interpretation of coronary CT angiography (CTA) and triple rule-out exams at the RSNA show this year.
November 8, 2007
Sectra inks U.S. orthopedic deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra of Linköping has signed an agreement with orthopedic implant manufacturer Synthes of West Chester, PA.
November 1, 2007
Agfa HealthCare
By Kate Madden Yee
(Booth 4106) At this year's RSNA meeting, Agfa HealthCare of Greenville, SC, plans to highlight its family of computed radiography (CR) products, including DX-S, a CR alternative to direct radiography (DR) in emergency, trauma, pediatric, neonatal, and general radiography departments.
October 22, 2007
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