MedWorm: Radiology

Making pacs work in small imaging centers

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:57:06 +0100

SEATTLE - Small imaging centers and radiology practices might not have the human and financial resources of large integrated healthcare delivery networks, but there are ways to overcome the apparent shortcomings and serve referring physicians and the patient population, according to a presentation at this week's Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

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Wireless lan-based minipacs boosts management of portable imaging devices

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:34:13 +0100

SEATTLE - A laptop equipped with wireless technology and miniPACS software can reduce transfer and storage time of images generated by portable imaging modalities, according to research presented at the 2008 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

[cns infections in immunocompromised patients.]

Der Radiologe — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100

[CNS infections in immunocompromised patients.]

Radiologe. 2008 May 17;

Authors: Hartmann KM, Golinski M, Reith W

CNS infections caused by infective agents are rare in immunocompetent hosts, but more frequent in immunocompromised patients. In addition, the spectrum of causative agents is completely different. There are no pathognomonic alterations in radiologic imaging, even in clinically severely ill patients imaging is often non-specific or inconspicious. This article gives a review of the most frequent infective agents and image alterations. Modern radiology is not yet able to replace the gold standard of pathogen detection.

PMID: 18483798 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

(Source: Der Radiologe)

Canadian government to stop development of maple reactors

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:32:14 +0100

Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) has announced that it will discontinue development of two Maple medical-isotope-dedicated reactors at Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario, effective immediately. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

Heart risks high in childhood cancer survivors

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:32:21 +0100

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children who survive cancer while they are young are five to 10 times more likely than their healthy siblings to develop heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. They also found the risks were two to five times greater in people who had been treated with chest radiation and chemotherapy from the anthracycline class of drugs, compared to survivors who had not had those treatments. The findings come from a study of more than 14,000 survivors of childhood cancers. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

Philips to integrate statdx with isite

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:09:09 +0100

Philips Healthcare plans to integrate Amirsys' STATdx diagnostic support system with its iSite PACS, the company announced at the 2008 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting in Seattle. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

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Candelis unveils new archive device

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:54:16 +0100

Archive developer and medical informatics company Candelis has launched a new archive appliance for departmental and standalone imaging modalities at the 2008 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) conference in Seattle, the firm announced. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

Brit debuts pacs bundles

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:53:33 +0100

RIS/PACS vendor Brit Systems introduced new PACS bundles for offices and clinics at the 2008 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting in Seattle, the company said. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

New scans prompt mastectomies for breast patients

AuntMinnie.com Headlines — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:28:05 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters), May 16 - Breast cancer patients who undergo MR imaging are more likely to opt for mastectomies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. The findings by a Mayo Clinic study suggest that MRIs are showing abnormalities that worry patients and doctors. They are then opting for total removal of the breast instead of having lumpectomies. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)

Computed tomography pulmonary angiography and venography: diagnostic and prognostic properties

Medscape Radiology Headlines — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:13:19 +0100

Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is discussed including, short-term outcomes in patients with established acute PE. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)

Magnetic resonance imaging spatial and time study of lung water content in newborn lamb: methods and preliminary results.