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World Health Organization


Study: Breast cancer deaths drop in Europe, partly due to mammo screenings

Top Stories | Wednesday, August 11 2010
Changes in breast cancer mortality after 1988 varied widely among European countries, and the U.K. is among the countries with the largest reductions, found a study published Aug. 11 in the British Medical Journal.
 

JACR: Overcoming barriers to radiology incident reporting systems

Top Stories | Wednesday, August 11 2010
Combining national radiology incident reporting systems with appropriate analysis and action can result in significantly safer healthcare. However, optimal deployment requires integration into a wider safety quality and risk management framework, according to an article in this month's Journal of American College of Radiology.
 

European Commission proposes resolutions to isotope shortage

Industry News | Monday, August 09 2010
The European Commission has proposed to the European Parliament and to the Council on Medical Applications of Ionizing Radiation a way forward to resolve the urgent issue of shortage of supply of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine and also identified key issues to improve radiation protection of patients and medical staff.
 

JNM: Hybrid PET/MRI of intracranial tumors comparable to PET/CT

Clinical Studies | Thursday, August 05 2010
Structural, functional and molecular imaging in patients with brain tumors is feasible with diagnostic imaging quality using simultaneous hybrid PET/MRI acquisition, according to a study published in this month’s Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
 

AJR: FDG PET/CT useful in evaluation of T-cell lymphomas

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, July 27 2010
FDG PET/CT should be part of primary staging in patients with T-cell lymphoma and may potentially change disease stage and patient management, according to a study published in the August issue of American Journal of Roentgenology.
 

SNM: Studies cite advances in Alzheimer’s, prostate cancer

Conference News | Monday, June 14 2010
Written by Mary Tierney
Major developments in molecular imaging’s ability to detect and facilitate treatment of Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer were among the key scientific papers highlighted last week at the 57th annual SNM conference in Salt Lake City by Past President Peter S. Conti, MD, PhD. The papers were among many more presented, which included 88 platform sessions with 600 oral presentations and 825 scientific poster presentations.
 

Study: FDOPA superior to FLT and FDG for PET imaging low-grade gliomas

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, January 06 2010
A study published in the December issue of Clinical Nuclear Medicine found that PET/CT with F18-FDOPA is superior to both F18-FLT and F18-FDG for visualization of primary and recurrent low-grade gliomas.
 

Visage Imaging, Definiens form partnership

Partnerships & Alliances | Thursday, December 03 2009
Definiens, an enterprise image intelligence company, and Visage Imaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus, have entered into a partnership to jointly develop and market oncology solutions for the clinical and preclinical imaging domain.
 

HFSA: Echo may not accurately assess PAH progression

Conference News | Tuesday, September 15 2009
BOSTON—Repeated echocardiogram assessments are not sufficiently accurate to monitor progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to results of the Registry to Evaluate Early And Long-term PAH disease management (REVEAL) presented Monday at the 2009 Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) conference.
 

Cancer Research: Cancer mortality declining, partly due to screening

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 11 2009
The number of cancer deaths has declined steadily in the last three decades. Although younger people have experienced the steepest declines, all age groups have shown some improvement, according to research published Aug. 13 in Cancer Research.
 

SIIM: WHIA, SIIM join to bring imaging to underserved areas

Conference News | Friday, June 05 2009
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has partnered with the World Health Imaging Alliance (WHIA) to deliver sustainable diagnostic digital imaging systems to developing communities across the globe. The announcement was made during the 2009 SIIM meeting in Charlotte, N.C.
 

IAEA calls for enhanced radiation protection of patients

Industry News | Wednesday, April 29 2009
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in collaboration with other international organizations, is developing a series of measures aimed at strengthening patient radiation dose protection. The focus of recent efforts is a Smart Card project, to log how much radiation a person receives in the course of a lifetime.
 

AHIMA: The time is now for ICD-10 conversion mitigation

Conference News | Wednesday, April 08 2009
CHICAGO--Updating to ICD-10-CM/PCS is a necessary step in realizing the anticipated benefits of health IT, according to Sue Bowman, director of coding policy and compliance at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), who made a presentation Monday at the annual meeting of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
 

Global imaging alliance partners with vendors for imaging diagnostics, data

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, April 06 2009
The World Health Imaging Alliance (WHIA) has cemented partnerships in the medical imaging community that will enable it to ramp up its efforts to bring digital imaging technology to sites in need around the world.
 

Report: Imaging self-referral increases U.S. radiation exposure levels

Top Stories | Wednesday, March 04 2009
In 2006, the U.S. population was exposed to seven times more radiation from medical imaging exams than in 1980, according to a National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) report.
 

Definiens unveils CAD for volumetric lymph node for detection, analysis

In Review | Tuesday, December 23 2008
Definiens introduced LymphExpert, a new computer-aided detection (CAD) application at RSNA 2008 that allows radiologists to identify and analyze lymph nodes volumetrically and compare them over time.
 

Speech: From Radiology to the EMR

Features | Monday, October 13 2008
Written by Sarah Lamberti
Widespread health IT adoption in the United States is lagging, despite the promise of EMRs to reduce medical errors, improve quality of care, and overall cost of healthcare. While radiology is already reaping the rewards of speech recognition, many feel the technology holds the key for increased EMR utilization as well.
 

Hologic cleared to integrate WHO risk calculator with bone density system

Regulatory News | Monday, September 08 2008
The FDA has cleared Hologic to incorporate the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 10-year fracture risk calculator, FRAX, into its bone densitometer systems.
 

WHO: Healthcare errors impact one in 10

Top Stories | Wednesday, May 02 2007
Errors in healthcare impact 10 percent of patients worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The agency has issued nine guidelines to aid healthcare providers in avoiding common errors.
 

WHO raises support for eHealth

Industry News | Wednesday, December 31 2003
More focus on developing eHealth was the cry that came out of the 58th session of the World Health Organization (WHO).
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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