Emergency Radiology: Page 55

Zagoria named editor-in-chief of Emergency Radiology
The journal Emergency Radiology has selected Dr. Ronald Zagoria, professor of radiology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, as its new editor-in-chief.
July 13, 2006
Tissue Doppler echo useful in diagnosing acute heart failure in ED
By Erik L. Ridley
Tissue Doppler echocardiography can accurately diagnose acute heart failure in acute dyspneic patients in emergency departments, according to research published online in Heart. A Taiwanese study team prospectively evaluated 92 acute dyspneic patients to investigate the role of the tissue Doppler echocardiography technique.
July 11, 2006
Trauma Pod brings robotic ICU to the battlefield
By Eric Barnes
An unmanned mobile ICU called Trauma Pod, complete with a CT scanner, may one day be treating wounded soldiers in remote battlefields. The U.S. Department of Defense is currently developing this high-tech robotic surgical unit with a consortium of 12 firms, with the first phase of the project based on existing technologies. Click on the videos to glimpse the future -- and the present -- of robotic surgery.
June 25, 2006
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SonoSite to provide iPod video training
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has launched an initiative to provide physician refresher courses using Apple Computer's iPods.
June 11, 2006
CT nighthawk service launched in U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. radiology reporting services provider Medica Group will be providing its outsourced on-call CT reporting service to West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust in the U.K.
May 31, 2006
US, CT show similar strengths in pelvic pain imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VANCOUVER - For nonpregnant females presenting with pelvic pain in an ER setting, CT and ultrasound may be equal in their capability to determine the need for surgery in these patients, according to a presentation at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 2, 2006
Brain stem lesion on MRI bodes ill for comatose head trauma patients
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Damage to the brain stem after a traumatic head injury is likely to be fatal, according to an MRI study presented this week at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meeting.
April 26, 2006
Invivo gets $500,000 grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR accessories firm Invivo of Orlando, FL, a subsidiary of MRI components provider Intermagnetics General, has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Defense.
April 10, 2006
CTA proves faster and cheaper for assessing chest pain in ER
CT angiography (CTA) rapidly and definitely excludes coronary artery disease as the cause of acute chest pain in less time, and at a lower cost, than stress imaging, according to a study presented at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Atlanta.
April 10, 2006
MDCT during pregnancy requires caution, consideration
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
PHOENIX - Multidetector CT has arguably become the primary diagnostic tool in U.S. emergency departments, but special care and consideration are necessary when using the modality with pregnant woman, according to a presentation at the 2006 Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) meeting on Tuesday.
April 4, 2006
CTA finds heart disease when calcium score is unreliable
A minimal coronary artery calcium score alone does not reliably detect significant stenoses in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain, according to a study presented at the recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Atlanta.
April 4, 2006
MDCT highly sensitive for aortic dissection
By Eric Barnes
A recent study of patients who underwent MDCT imaging for symptoms suggestive of aortic dissection showed that the modality was highly sensitive and specific for all types of dissection. CT is also faster and generally more accurate than the alternatives, including MRI, ultrasound, and even the invasive gold standard exam, aortography, according to the study authors.
March 28, 2006
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