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Thursday, March 04 2010
The use of CT colonography is useful—and safe—for a preoperative exam of the proximal colon in patients who have been treated with metallic stents due to colon obstruction caused by colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the March issue of Radiology.
Thursday, February 11 2010
The use of mobile technologies—or m-health—can play an important role in healthcare at the regional, community and individual level in developing countries, according to an article in the February issue of Health Affairs.
Thursday, February 04 2010
In an editorial in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, two radiologists from the University of Arizona School of Medicine have called the decision of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services not to reimburse CT colonography (CTC) “misguided and shortsighted.”
Wednesday, January 06 2010
The use of contrast-enhanced, dual-source CT angiography had diagnostic image quality at a lower radiation dose than digital subtraction CTA and high diagnostic accuracy compared with 3D digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in detecting intracranial aneurysms, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Tuesday, December 22 2009
Rb-82 PET is gaining momentum in cardiac imaging with the technetium shortage continuing and an increase in reimbursements in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for PET myocardial perfusion imaging by the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS).
Thursday, December 10 2009
Linear polyp measurement in the 3D endoluminal view appears to be the most reliable parameter for use in the decision to excise a polyp by the linear metric approach and manual volume is the most reliable measurement parameter for observing polyp growth over time, according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Tuesday, November 24 2009
Written by Editorial Staff
The use of PET respiratory gating in PET/CT results in lesion volumes closer to those assessed by CT and improved measurements of tracer uptake for lesions in the lungs, according to research published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Thursday, November 05 2009
Time-resolved MR angiography (TR-MRA) is a useful sequence for the assessment of ovarian vein reflux, which may aid the evaluation of pelvic congestion syndrome, according to research published this month in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Thursday, October 29 2009
The fusion of 11C-choline PET data with high-resolution anatomic imaging (such as future hybrid PET/MRI systems) may offer the potential to guide targeted prostate biopsies and to noninvasively select high-risk prostate cancer patients for definitive treatments such as surgery or radiotherapy, according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Thursday, October 22 2009
Researchers have found that implementing a disciplined collection of background clinical information all along the clinical service chain through use of a RIS, in combination with a PACS, allows for quicker interpretation times and improved service to patients, according to an article published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
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Thursday, March 04 2010
During his first physical exam as the U.S. commander in chief, President Barack Obama underwent a CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) in order to be screened for colorectal cancer.
Thursday, February 11 2010
The effective use of hands-free communication device (HCD) systems depends on how well organizations train users, adapt to the changes brought about by the use of these systems and integrate the systems into the organization’s physical surroundings, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
Thursday, February 04 2010
Three-dimensional sonography with a matrix array transducer is a reliable means of measuring renal volume during evaluations of patients with reduced renal function, according to a study in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Wednesday, January 06 2010
The use of 3D ultrasound is feasible for mapping and studying breast ductal systems, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
Monday, December 21 2009
PET/CT with C-11 acetate has higher sensitivity compared to 18F-FDG imaging in detecting primary prostate cancer, local recurrence and apparent nodal spread of the disease in both the staging and re-staging patient populations, according to research presented at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference in Chicago earlier this month.
Thursday, December 10 2009
Large irregular polyps, despite being correctly marked by computer-aided detection (CAD) software, are often ignored by reporting radiologists during CT colonography. A group of researchers from University College Hospital in London, writing in the December issue of Radiology, endeavored to find out why.
Tuesday, November 24 2009
Written by Editorial Staff
The uptake of the radiopharmaceutical fluoro methyl tyrosine (FMT) on PET imaging in patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma is a significant independent predictor of poor prognosis, according to research published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Thursday, November 05 2009
The evaluation of a combination of rib-suppressed and original chest radiographs significantly improved the diagnostic performance of radiologists in the detection of pulmonary nodules, according to an observer study published this month in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Thursday, October 29 2009
A single breath hold of 20 seconds can enable more precise measurements of maximum standardized uptake value, especially in the lower lung field and for small tumors--which may be affected by respiratory motion--according to research published in this month’s Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Thursday, October 22 2009
Researchers have found recent evidence that shows the growth of external, off-hours teleradiology services (EOTS) has slowed in recent years, despite a significant increase in the number of radiology practices using those services between 2003 and 2007, according to a study in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
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The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
During the Health IT Standards Committee meeting on Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C., the Clinical Operations Workgroup sought to gather comments on proposed recommendations on implementation specifications for content exchange, vocabulary and code set standards for the Interim Final Rule of meaningful use.
In 2006, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a branch of the FDA, began examining the number of medical device reports they received. Over the past two years, the number of submitted reports has increased, sparking a demand for the CDRH to make a move to electronic reporting.
A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.