MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 5000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Inner Visions' source. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:43:06 +0100 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/08/statistics-shaping-healthcare-policy.html As usual, a thought-provoking article from Scan Man, in Diagnostic Imaging. It talks about new data released last week showing a significant increase in the diagnosis of small breast cancers and increased cancer survival as a result. This can be mainly attibuted to an increase in mammography quality control. diagnosticimaging.com (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825720 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825720 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/08/cta-for-pulmonary-thrombo-embolism-in.html Auntminnie does report on a very interesting issue - of performing CTA in pregnant women for ruling out pulmonary thrombo-embolism. The radiation risk to the fetus is within acceptable limits and much better than V/Q scanning. The issue however is of the risk of intravenous contrast, which however does not seem to be much of a problem. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825721 Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825721 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/08/prognostic-significance-of-magnetic.html This is an interesting article that describes the various bone marrow patterns in patients with multiple myeloma and their prognostic significance. Irrespective of treatment regimen, a diffuse pattern of involvement is associated with poor prognosis. Other patterns include a focal pattern, a variegated pattern and a normal pattern. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825722 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825722 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/07/radiation-doses-and-ct.html Once again the spotlight has been turned on. Two new studies have shown that there is no safe dose of radiation and that there is a cumulative risk for developing cancer based on radiation exposure. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825723 Thu, 30 Jun 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825723 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/06/difference-between-ct-scan-and-cat.html Just to show how the two can be different. Apparently 64-slice CT scanners are "CT" scanners and the older are "CAT" scanners. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825724 Sat, 11 Jun 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825724 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/06/0605-mr-contrast-based-on-modified-hdl.html This is really cutting edge stuff. If and when it becomes a clinical reality, the ability to pick up plaques, especially vulnerable plaques will make a difference to cardiology practicce. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825725 Thu, 09 Jun 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825725 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/06/teleradiology-issues-scar-2005-daily.html For all those thinking of teleradiology with US based centres, this article is worth reading to understand the legal minefields involved. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825726 Tue, 07 Jun 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825726 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/06/0305-cardiac-cts-triple-ruleout-is-it.html This article from Diagnostic Imaging, looks at both sides of the story regarding using CT in the emergency room to triage patients with acute chest pain. Personally I believe that by doing a "triple rule-out" with current scanners including GE's 5-heart beat scanner will compromise the coronary study. But the ER needs may be different from stand-alone scanner sites. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825727 Mon, 06 Jun 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825727 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/05/newswise-ct-being-tested-to-detect.html Sometime in the future, it may be possible to screen for breast cancer with a special CT scanner that uses an under-table tube, the patient lying prone with the breasts hanging down through the table, without compression. Enrolment for a clinical trial using a prototype scanner has begun though. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825728 Fri, 20 May 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825728 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/05/detection-and-localization-of.html This is one more new possible application for MRI. As time passes by there will be more and more such functional applications coming in, which will only serve to increase the utility of our imaging modalities. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825731 Sun, 08 May 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825731 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/05/jama-abstract-clinical-validity-of.html Articles such as these, really help in further promoting the use of a specific modality. Though already implemented in clinical practice in most hospitals and countries in the world, this meta-analysis puts things in perspective. The negative predictive value for ruling out pulmonary thrombo-embolism is almost 99%, even with a single slice spiral CT scanner. There are advantages to using a multi-slice scanner especially for distal emboli, but a negative CT on a single slice spiral seems to be good enough. The question is whether identifying distal emboli makes a difference to management. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825730 Sun, 08 May 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825730 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/05/inflammation-in-ankylosing-spondylitis.html This article signals the acceptance of MRI as a method of picking up early inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis, predominantly in the dorsal spine and dorso-lumbar junction. As the use of drugs such as etanercept increases in the control of ankylosing spondylitis, it becomes important to study the effect of these drugs on inflammatory processes. This article also has a new classification of the severity of ankylosing spondylitis, based on the MRI appearances. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825729 Sun, 08 May 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825729 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/04/siemens-and-massachusetts-general.html Wonder when this will be a reality. Imagining 768 CT slices / rotation over 18cm is mind-blogging (sorry boggling). Volume CT, wow! (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825733 Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825733 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/04/transdermal-patches-causing-burns-in.html I guess at some point in time we need to start asking if patients are wearing transdermal patches. There have been many reports (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825732 Fri, 29 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825732 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/04/evaluation-of-interstitial-lung.html This article from Hungary is an interesting article on the spectrum of HRCT findings in patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825734 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825734 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/04/z-sharp-versus-z-wobble.html This time Scanman discusses the problems facing the multi-slice CT industry (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825739 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825739 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/04/diagnostic-performance-of-nanoparticle.html This article in the latest issue of JCO, (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825738 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825738 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/04/rheumatoid-arthritis-practical-guide.html This review of the imaging findings in rheumatoid arthritis, by Sommer J et al, from Austria, (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825737 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825737 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/04/avascular-necrosis-of-talus-pictorial.html This article by Pearce D et al, in the recent Radiographis issue, (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825736 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825736 http://blog.refindia.net/2005/04/anatomic-pitfalls-of-heart-and.html This is an interesting pictorial essay by Broderick Lynn et al in the recent issue of Radiographics. (Source: Inner Visions) Inner Visions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825735 Mon, 18 Apr 2005 04:00:00 +0100 825735