The latest versions of hybrid PET/CT machines merge high-resolutionPET technology with multidetector CT scanners to produce fused imagesthat improve various aspects of patient care in oncology, cardiologyand neurology.
Healthcare needs to be obsessed with efficiency. And we do too;efficiency is the lifeblood of healthcare in 2007. Our case study-basedstories each month detail the efficiencies gained by people andmachines.
PACS and the streamlined image workflow it offers is having a huge impact on the way multidisciplinary trauma teams handle their most critical patients.
Most sites employ a flexible, physician-centric approach to meet their PACS display needs. Health Imaging & IT tours several sites to see how they have tackled and solved the display dilemma.
The days of computed radiography proving itself are clearly in the past as more and more hospitals and imaging centers embrace the benefits of CR and even migrate to the next generation.
Despite the continuing focus on the paperless department and healthcarefacility, there is still a significant need for laser imagers inhealthcare. Whether the printouts are for patients themselves,referring physicians, or even attorneys, facilities are gettingsignificant use from their workhorse printers.
Health Imaging News spoke to Marla Lander, MD, founder of the BreastHealth Center in Indio, Calif., to get the perspective of anexperienced mammographer regarding what having dense breasts means forwomen — and the healthcare providers that care for them — and whatcourse of action should be taken.
