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EU's CHMP offers positive opinion on Amyvid
Europe's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Fla. whistleblower case widens
A new complaint has been filed against a Florida healthcare network, expanding (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

GE Healthcare profits edge up as revenue slips
GE said a 10% rise in sales in growth markets helped its GE Healthcare business (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Defensive Dictation in Radiology
Defensive or vague wording in radiology reports may protect me by making it harder to pin me down — but it’s less helpful to the ordering clinician.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - October 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Orange MRI director pleads guilty
Federal prosecutors have secured another guilty plea in the case of a New Jersey (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

MRI Guided Focal Laser Ablation for Prostate Cancer
This case shows an MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy utilizing a trans-rectal approach with real-time thermometry feedback.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - October 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

ECRI offers advice on picking a CT scanner
Today's CT scanner market is characterized by the widest array of CT scanner (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

The Practice of Ultrasound: Part 8 -- Fetal biometry
AuntMinnie.com presents the eighth in a series of columns on the practice (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

ACR launches RLI Expedition program
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 19, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Choosing the Correct Radiologic Test(Lee et al.)
Case-Based Teaching FilesWith the rapid growth in the cost of imaging and political and market pressures to contain health care costs, physicians are being encouraged to order only appropriate radiologic exams and to rationalize their choices. The American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria have emerged as a widely accepted standard by which the appropriate use of radiologic exams is judged. This book ...
Source: Springer Medicine titles - October 19, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Imaging / Radiology Source Type: news

Taking race out of the equation in measuring women's risk of osteoporosis and fractures
For women of mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds, a new method for measuring bone health may improve the odds of correctly diagnosing their risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a UCLA-led study. Currently, assessing osteoporosis and the risk of fractures from small accidents like falls requires a bone density scan. But because these scans don't provide other relevant fracture-related information, such as bone size and the amount of force a bone is subjected to during a fall, each patient's bone density is examined against a national database of people with the same age and race or ethnicity. &nb...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 18, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Poll: Leadership, Management Skills in Med School?
The Academy of Radiology Leadership and Management provides courses in topics like finances and professionalism. Should these skills be taught in med school?
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - October 18, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

VuCOMP secures PMA for digital mammography CAD
Some things are worth the wait, believes computer-aided detection (CAD) developer (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 18, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Teleradiology Specialists Signs Six New Contracts
Expansion plans at Teleradiology Specialists hit full stride with the announcement of six new contracts for reading radiology exams in the past quarter. New customers include a two-location diagnostic imaging company in New Jersey, a multisite Urgent Care company in Georgia, a diagnostic medical practice on Long Island (NY), a single location Urgent Care facility in Florida, a diagnostic imaging facility in Florida and a multi-state military subcontractor. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - October 18, 2012 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: diagnostic imaging Florida Georgia New Jersey Teleradiology Specialists Urgent Care facility Source Type: news

PiB-PET Bests Genetic Factor for Showing Alzheimer’s Risk
Elevated beta amyloid in the brain, detected with PET imaging with PiB, may be better than genetic factors in predicting memory loss in healthy seniors.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - October 18, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Patience is a Virtue in Today’s Radiology Environment
Sometimes to work fast you have to work slowly. It takes double the time to fix a clerical mistake in health care, so take the extra time to get it right.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - October 18, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Injury to Anterior Tibial Artery During Knee ArthroplastyInjury to Anterior Tibial Artery During Knee Arthroplasty
In this unusual case, excessive bleeding was encountered after total knee arthroplasty due to an abnormal location of the anterior tibial artery. Applied Radiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Orthopaedics Journal Article Source Type: news

PACS viewing software may not show all image slices
What you don't know about your PACS viewing software might hurt you. A Japanese (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 18, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

VuCOMP secures PMA for digital mammo CAD
Some things are worth the wait, believes computer-aided detection (CAD) developer (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 18, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

MILabs debuts SPECT system
Preclinical molecular imaging developer MILabs has developed U-SPECT Quick (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 18, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

VuCOMP's M-Vu Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) System Receives FDA Approval For Digital Mammography
VuCOMP, Inc. announced today that it has received FDA premarket approval (PMA) for Version 2 of its M-Vu CAD system for digital mammography. M-Vu CAD is designed to provide an unprecedented level of performance to help radiologists find breast cancer earlier
Source: Medical Design Online News - October 17, 2012 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news

Chest Docs to Look for Global Input in Atlanta
ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- The American College of Chest Physicians will feature increased participation from researchers around the world, enhanced offerings in radiology, and leadership training at its annual meeting, which opens here this weekend.
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 17, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

How the Right Operations Data Leads to the Wrong Analysis
Interpreting practice data is a subtle skill, and it’s easy to lie using statistics. You must make sure you’re getting the right data and the right analysis.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - October 17, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Jubilant DraxImage taps CMO
Radiopharmaceutical firm Jubilant DraxImage has named Dr. Norman LaFrance as (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 17, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

International Day of Radiology set for Nov. 8
The American College of Radiology, the Radiological Society of North America, (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 17, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Varian showcases new DR offerings in China
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems will present new digital detectors (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 17, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

CONFIRM study confirms gateway role for cardiac CTA
In a study of more than 15,000 patients who underwent coronary CT angiography (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 17, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

New Radiation Treatment Significantly Increases Survival Rate
A novel drug that mimics a naturally occurring molecule found in coffee and blueberries has been developed to treat radiation exposure. Charles R. Yates, Pharm.D., Ph.D., and colleagues Duane Miller, Ph.D., and Waleed Gaber, Ph.D., from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Baylor College of Medicine, show that application of this drug, starting 24 hours after radiation exposure, increases survival in animal models by three-fold compared to placebo...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 17, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Source Type: news

4 Ways to Build a Successful Radiology Support Team
From the front desk to technologists to billing staff, a strong support team in a culture of honesty and respect will ultimately drive practice growth.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - October 16, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

NeuroLogica, Steris to partner
Portable scanner developer NeuroLogica and surgical products provider Steris (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 16, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Nuance partners with Epic
Speech recognition and software developer Nuance Communications announced that (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 16, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Positron wins solid-state detector patent
PET vendor Positron has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 16, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Infraredx, Philips to collaborate
Coronary imaging developer Infraredx and Royal Philips Electronics have signed (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 16, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Radiology’s Challenges for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use
In this video interview, the ACR’s Michael Peters explains what’s new in Stage 2 of meaningful use, the challenges radiologists face and how to stay informed.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - October 16, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

NEC gets FDA nod for mammo monitor
NEC Display Solutions of America has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 16, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Learning from errors boosts QA in radiation therapy
Establishing a successful radiotherapy quality assurance (QA) program and a (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 16, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

PiB-PET better than genetic factor in showing Alzheimer's risk
PET imaging with carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B has revealed that (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 16, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Mass Spectrometry Imaging
Principles and Protocolsseries:Methods in Molecular BiologyMass spectrometry (MS) offers unmatched capabilities for the detection, characterization, and identification of a broad range of analytes. Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) integrates MS data with information on the spatial distributions of the analytes, further enhancing the applicability of MS. In Mass Spectrometry Imaging: Principles and Protocols, expert practitioners from academia, ...
Source: Springer Medicine titles - October 15, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Imaging / Radiology Source Type: news

Sirtex enters Argentine market
Liver cancer therapy company Sirtex Medical has sold its radioembolization (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 15, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

ONC recruits members for workgroups
The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is recruiting (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 15, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

InterSystems and eHealth form partnership
Healthcare IT developer InterSystems and electronic health record firm eHealth (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 15, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Dicom Systems introduces DICOM Guard
Dicom Systems is touting DICOM Guard, a new security component for its DICOM (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 15, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

MRI of Abdominal and Pelvic Pain in PregnancyMRI of Abdominal and Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy
This review discusses the safety and the practical applications of MRI in determining the source of abdominal and pelvic pain in the pregnant patient. Applied Radiology
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - October 15, 2012 Category: Radiology Tags: Radiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Digital Pathology Should Leapfrog Digital Radiology’s Adoption Timeline
Pathologists and medical lab managers can study radiology’s adoption of digital images for useful lessons, says one innovative radiologist DATELINE: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—During Pathology Informatics 2012, a record crowd gathered last week to explore how new technologies are reshaping both clinical laboratory informatics and anatomic pathology informatics. If there was clear consensus on any single point, [...]
Source: Dark Daily - October 15, 2012 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: jude Tags: Uncategorized anatomic pathology Chicago clinical laboratory digital images digital pathology Laboratory Information Systems LIS medical laboratory pathology cockpit Pathology Informatics 2012 Paul J. Chang MD radiology Universit Source Type: news

Dreyer to Radiologists: Meaningful Use is Achievable
Most radiologists are eligible for the meaningful use program, says Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD. So don’t be tempted by the hardship exemption.
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - October 15, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Moments in Radiology History: Part 8 -- Imaging of black lung
In 1969, the U.S. Congress passed a new piece of legislation on coal mining (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 15, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

ESGAR publishes consensus statement on CT colonography
The European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) has (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 15, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Imagine Software offers support for new ICD codes
Radiology billing and RIS developer Imagine Software said that its billing (more)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 15, 2012 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Upper extremity injuries in young athletes - Davis KW, Gill KG.
Injuries are becoming increasingly prevalent in pediatric athletes. Many of these injuries are diagnosed clinically and do not require imaging for diagnosis, but the sheer increase in numbers of injuries means that radiologists are evaluating more of them....
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 13, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The Parathyroid Glands(Kalinin et al.)
Imaging and SurgeryThis book is based on the authors’ extensive practical experience in the use of modern radiological methods to diagnose parathyroid diseases and the application of advanced surgical techniques. Detailed attention is devoted to the embryological background to emphasize the significance of diagnostic and surgical peculiarities. Pre- and intraoperative imaging is discussed in depth, with a ...
Source: Springer Medicine titles - October 13, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Imaging / Radiology Source Type: news