2005 November

PACS can bring substantial benefits to the ED, improving clinical care and turnaround times, and hospitals that pay close attention to its needs are most likely to realize results.

We're hitting the road again this month with RSNA in Chicago as our destination - you may be, too. And we already know there's a lot to see on this year's adventure.

The combination of imaging, diagnostic and therapeutic technology hitting the market for use in the cardiac catheterization lab is improving the detection and intervention of cardiac disease.

Technology can bring tremendous advances in ICU operations, allowing hospitals to leverage scarce human resources while providing better patient care and reduced costs.

Fusion imaging is proving itself in faster diagnosis, better treatment decisions, and better patient outcomes. Both PET-CT and SPECT-CT are growing in applications and volume.

Using teleradiology, institutions can upgrade their capabilities to enhance the healthcare they provide. HIIT profiles three groups for which this technology has spelled success.

Exciting advances in the field of virtual colonoscopy are propelling this technique into the probability of acceptance as a screening tool. The objective of MR and CT colonography are the same - early detection of colorectal cancer and polyps.

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