Storing medical images in the cloud makes distribution faster for patients who want to share images with their physicians, regardless of where the physician is located, according to a preliminary report on the Radiological Society of North America's Image Share project presented April 30 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting in Vancouver.
The U.S., as has been well documented, spends more on healthcare than other developed nations, with some arguing that patients aren’t getting their money’s worth. When it comes to cancer care, however, U.S. cancer patients experience greater survival gains than their European counterparts, even when factoring in higher costs, according to a study published in the April issue of
Health Affairs. Some experts, though, have criticized the research as misleading.
Computer-aided detection (CAD) increased radiologist sensitivity for breast cancer 10 percent and produced a concomitant increase in the recall rate, according to an article published in the March issue of
American Journal of Roentgenology.
Baseline whole-body tumor burden provided a prognostic measurement in patients with Stage IV nonsurgical non-small-cell lung cancer with low interobserver variability, according to a study published in the January 2012 issue of Academic Radiology.
Experts discuss the workflow and image management requirements of various ‘ologies, including pathology, cardiology and other non-radiology images. They consider best practices, informatics support and challenges.
In the refresher course Addressing Newer Threats to Radiology: Commoditization, Fear of Radiation, Utilization Control and Proposed New Payment Systems, speakers examine a variety of threats to radiology and provide practical methods and potential responses to help address these issues.
This session will present an update on radiation dose in mammography and shareinformation about breast CT. A speaker from the FDA will also review issues surrounding FDA evaluation of emerging breast imaging technologies
Speakers will explore the potential of new detectors and how they may impact dose reduction and visualization. They will also review research in techniques and technology and share information about digital tomosynthesis and contrast-enhanced mammography.
New bone suppression (BS) image processing software, used with a standard x-ray, can improve radiologists’ accuracy in detecting small lung cancers on chest films, according to a study published Sept. 22 online in Radiology.
Two tiny genetic variations can predict which patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma are most likely to develop radiation-induced second cancers years after treatment, according to a genome-wide association study (GWAS) published online July 24 in
Nature Medicine. Knowing in advance who is at risk could help physicians tailor treatment to reduce the risks for patients who are most susceptible to long-term damage.
Saturday, June 4 | 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Potomac Ballroom A
Thursday, June 2 | 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Potomac Ballroom AB
SIIM 2011 Tackles Healthcare Reform | The annual meeting theme for the 2011 meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) “Reforming Healthcare through Informatics: Challenges to Solutions” emphasizes the top needs of the imaging informatics community.
SNM 2011 Molecular Imaging at the Crossroads | San Antonio hosts SNM from June 4 to June 8. Expect 1,600 scientific papers and posters exploring the molecular imaging and nuclear medicine fields and more than 150 vendors, who will showcase an array of advanced molecular imaging and nuclear medicine technologies.
