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September 11, Part II: Disaster yields lessons on PACS and recovery plans

By Kate Madden Yee

In the weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, AuntMinnie.com spoke with radiologists at hospitals in New York City and Washington, DC, about the role radiology played in caring for the victims. In a two-part series, we’d like to share with you how five facilities handled the crisis, the lessons they learned, and how their experiences might shape future responses.

November 1, 2001

Coping with the trauma of terror

By Shalmali Pal

As the emotional toll of the September 11 attacks begins to settle and move into focus, it seems appropriate to weigh the effects of trauma on medical professionals. Doctors in particular tend to push their personal feelings aside as they work long work hours under trying circumstances. However, disregarding one's own feelings can lead to long-term emotional consequences.

October 31, 2001

Front-line radiologists recall September 11

By Kate Madden Yee

When radiology professionals at hospitals near the World Trade Center and the Pentagon got word of the September 11 terrorist attacks, they prepared for the worst. Perhaps the most tragic aspect of their stories is that the PACS networks, disaster protocols, and emergency rooms were never severely strained, because most victims never made it to the hospital.

October 31, 2001

Chest CT pegs inhalation anthrax at Virginia facility

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

CT has moved to the forefront of radiology’s response to the recent bioterror attacks using anthrax spores delivered via the U.S. mail. A group of radiologists in the Washington, DC, area is using the modality to successfully screen patients for advanced inhalation anthrax disease.

October 29, 2001

ER study calls soft-copy as reliable as film

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Hospital administrators aiming to go filmless may have a new arrow in their quiver, thanks to a recent study that found soft-copy interpretation as reliable as hard-copy in the ER.

September 30, 2001

US, CT replace surgery for some abdominal stab wounds

By Shalmali Pal

With a reported complication rate of 22%, performing laparotomy in patients who have penetrating stab wounds, but no visceral involvement, is a risky business. These patients would be better served by monitoring with serial ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT, according to Colombian researchers.

August 28, 2001

Studies and practice shape CT's role in c-spine trauma

By Eric Barnes

CT has been a brilliant success in the emergency room, but its rapid evolution has raised questions that are still being sorted out. For example, is there still a role for plain film in suspected spinal trauma? Dr. Robert Novelline from Massachusetts General Hospital weighs the evidence.

August 27, 2001

Turf Wars in Radiology, Part I: Rads, attendings duke it out in the ER

By Dan Krotz

In the sometimes heated debate concerning who is best qualified to interpret emergency ultrasound and plain-film exams, the simple truth is that radiologists have to be available if they’re to provide any input at all.

August 9, 2001

GE buys Data Critical, moves into wireless healthcare

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Medical Systems has agreed to acquire wireless communications firm Data Critical. The Bothell, WA-based Data Critical manufactures wireless systems that alert caregivers to emergency health situations.

July 19, 2001

Canadians follow the Masters path for head CT

By Eric Barnes

A 1987 study that stratified trauma patients by risk of intracranial injury apparently works as well for CT as it did for x-ray. In fact, new research concludes that the old Masters guidelines choose patients for head CT far more reliably than the emergency room physicians treating them.

May 28, 2001

SCAR speaker puts panoramic radiography through its paces

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

SALT LAKE CITY - Panoramic radiography isn't just for dental offices anymore; it's being used in hospital emergency rooms to evaluate possible mandibular fractures. As part of the ER complement of modalities, panoramic radiography needs to be digital (to integrate into a PACS), and it needs to be fast.

May 4, 2001

Radiologists and trauma surgeons triage patients differently

By Eric Barnes

SEATTLE - Trauma patients might escape further trauma if radiologists are calling the shots. That's the hesitant but apparent conclusion of a study conducted at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA.

April 30, 2001

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