September 19, 2009 - Particle beam radiation therapy (PBRT) is safe and may provide effective tumor control, but "there are not enough comparative studies to base an evaluation of the clinical or cost effectiveness of [the technology] compared with other treatments," concluded investigators at the Tufts Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center in Boston, which did the review for the Agency fo

September 18, 2009 - A new, free PQI program, Image Gently: Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) in Computed Tomography (CT) Scans in Children, authored by the Chair of the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging, Dr.

September 18, 2009 - Continuing its technology leadership in image-enabling the healthcare enterprise, Merge Healthcare launched the release of FusionWeb, a zero-client software platform designed to enable secure Web access for the real-time exchange of patient information, procedure reports and digital images.


It began in 2006 with dramatic reductions in reimbursements for outpatient imaging procedures brought about by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA.) Some believed the end of outpatient facilities was at hand. Yet in working with imaging centers nationwide for more than 15 years, I’ve seen organizations that have not only survived, but actually thrived through changes brought about by the DRA.
Cardiac PET Adoption Gets a Boost
Cardiac PET Adoption Gets a Boost

“Our profession faces one of the most significant crises in its history,” said Michael Graham, M.D., president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), regarding the shortage of nuclear medicine radioisotopes.

Women worry about their own health, but are increasingly aware and educated about the health of their spouses, children and parents.

Breast MRI images can help identify tumors in dense breast tissue that might be obscured on traditional mammography.
Breast MRI can be used to screen for cancers in women with dense breast tissue.
Breast MR image showing tumors that were obscured by dense breast issue on a mammogram.

As breast MRI becomes a more widely accepted modality for breast cancer screening of women at high risk, hormone status and menstrual cycle are important imaging considerations.

Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CAD), heart attacks and death in both men and women in the United States. However, advances in diagnosing and treating coronary artery disease treatment have concentrated on lowering mortality rates in men and less so in women.

Mammography on the Road to Integration

One of the biggest challenges that has plagued mammography radiologists is integrating the stand-alone mammography workstation with the multimodality workstation.

While the war on breast cancer wages on, there are signs that doctors and patients may be on the winning side. Over the past year, we have seen significant advances in diagnosing and treating breast cancer. On the front line, tomosynthesis is in development and has been hailed by the medical community as a promising innovation in the early diagnosis of breast cancer.
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