Emergency Radiology: Page 53

GE vet tapped to lead ECI

Teleradiology services provider Emergency Cardiac Imaging has hired GE Healthcare veteran Paul Burns as its CEO.

May 3, 2007

MRI, CT remain front and center in head trauma imaging

By Wayne Forrest

It is estimated that more than 300,000 sports-related concussions occur each year in the U.S., but many concussions are not reported. It often takes an athlete becoming disoriented or losing consciousness before he or she is taken to an emergency room. MRI and CT serve as complementary modalities in head trauma cases such as these.

April 17, 2007

Imaging On Call, Emergency Cardiac Imaging enter partnership

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Teleradiology firm Imaging On Call (IOC) of Poughkeepsie, NY, said it has entered into a partnership with Emergency Cardiac Imaging (ECI), a joint venture between imaging center operator Atlantic Medical Imaging and healthcare system AtlantiCare Health Services, both located in New Jersey.

April 3, 2007

MDCT offers cost-effective, reliable diagnosis in low-risk angina patients

By Eric Barnes

As many as 6 million patients with chest pain are admitted to emergency departments every year in the U.S. Coronary CT angiography (CTA), despite real limitations, has been shown to diagnose some patients quickly and accurately. In a new study, 64-slice CTA provided the correct diagnosis in 95% of patients with low-risk acute chest pain, leading the authors to conclude that CTA was well suited to diagnosing this population. Still, a quarter of the patients needed additional examination to determine that CT had been correct all along.

March 6, 2007

Allscripts awarded Johns Hopkins IT pact

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Johns Hopkins Hospital has selected HealthMatics ED emergency department information system from Allscripts to automate administrative and patient care processes in its emergency department and urgent care center.

February 5, 2007

MRI should be preferred test for suspected acute stroke

By Shalmali Pal

MRI should replace CT as the first-line test for accurate diagnosis of suspected acute stroke, according to a study published today in the Lancet. The authors found that MRI was superior to CT for diagnosing ischemic stroke, as well as acute and chronic hemorrhage. While cost is an issue with MRI, its greater diagnostic accuracy would justify the extra expense, they said.

January 25, 2007