Wed, 18 Aug 2010
Xradia Introduces UltraXRM Microscope: Ground-Breaking 3D X-Ray Imaging For Laboratories
A new lab-based computed tomography (CT) system, capable of delivering synchrotron-like 3D imaging at 50 nanometer resolution within a laboratory setting, was announced by Xradia, Inc. TheÂ�UltraXRM-L200 is the newest addition to the ultra-high resolution UltraXRM™ nanoscale family of X-ray microscopes. The microscope usesÂ�state of the art X-ray optics originally developed for synchrotron research facilities to enable best-in-class resolution and efficiency in lab settings. "Our commitment is to continually develop systems that move research forward," said Wenbing Yun, Ph.D... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Tue, 17 Aug 2010
JACR: Professional guidelines not cut out for decision support
Radiology professional society guidelines, in and of themselves, do not comprise effective decision support for reducing inappropriate use of medical imaging, opined Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH, vice chair of radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
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Tue, 17 Aug 2010
JACR: Professional guidelines not cut out for decision support
Radiology professional society guidelines, in and of themselves, do not comprise effective decision support for reducing inappropriate use of medical imaging, opined Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH, vice chair of radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. (Source: Health Imaging News)
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Tue, 17 Aug 2010
Mount Sinai Pioneers New Method For Detecting High-Risk Cardiovascular Disease
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time developed a way to visualize coronary artery plaques vulnerable to rupture using multi-color computed tomography (CT), an innovation that will lead to better and earlier diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. The data are published in the September issue of Radiology. Ruptures of atherosclerotic plaques are the cause of nearly 70 percent of heart attacks. High density lipoproteins (HDL), the "good" cholesterol, are drawn to plaques vulnerable to rupture and remove them from the arterial wall... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Mon, 16 Aug 2010
The ACC Encourages Multi-Pronged Approach to Radiation Safety
A radically proactive approach is outlined for learning more about radiation doses used in cardiovascular care and the effects of radiation on patients as a result of cardiovascular procedures. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
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Mon, 16 Aug 2010
NextComputing introduces portable rad workstation
Computing services provider NextComputing has released a portable radiology workstation, the NextDemension TravelRad. (Source: Health Imaging News)
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Sat, 14 Aug 2010
Less-Invasive Biopsies More Common (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The number of biopsies using less-invasive percutaneous methods nearly doubled over a decade, and radiologists are now doing half of all biopsies, according to researchers. (Source: MedPage Today Radiology)
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Fri, 13 Aug 2010
Skin Injury From Interventional Radiology Procedures
Should practitioners warn patients about the possibility of skin injury associated with common interventional radiology procedures? Medscape Nurses (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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Thu, 12 Aug 2010
Mass General search engine helps docs extract salient data from cluttered EMRs
Source: Neil Versel, FierceEMR Content: “We’ve often reported how EMRs represent vast, untapped sources of clinical and business intelligence. A system developed at Massachusetts General Hospital to extract EMR data for radiologists may be able to help far beyond imaging departments, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.“The [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
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Thu, 12 Aug 2010
NightHawk debuts peer review program
Teleradiology services provider NightHawk Radiology Services has launched a (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Thu, 12 Aug 2010
Toshiba Names Stuart Clarkson Director of MR Business Unit
TUSTIN, Calif.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced today that Stuart Clarkson has been named director, MR Business Unit. As the new director, Clarkson will be responsible for implementing tactical and st... Devices, Radiology, PersonnelToshiba America Medical Systems (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
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Thu, 12 Aug 2010
American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria on vertigo and hearing loss
Aim: To evaluate the appropriateness of initial radiologic examinations for patients with vertigo and hearing loss (Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest Content)
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Thu, 12 Aug 2010
American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria on sinonasal disease
Aims to evaluate the appropriateness of radiologic examinations for imaging in patients with sinonasal disease (Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest Content)
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Thu, 12 Aug 2010
NightHawk Radiology Launches Client Peer Review Program
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NightHawk Radiology Services (Nasdaq:NHWK), the leading provider of radiology solutions to radiology groups across the United States, announced the availability of its Client Peer Review (CPR), part of its best-in-class Quality Assurance Program, and the only one of its kind that provides an objective measure of effective communication and reporting accuracy based on the impact on patient outcomes. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
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Thu, 12 Aug 2010
Scientists Receive Nearly $11 Million To Develop Radiation Countermeasures
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have received a five-year, $10.8 million grant to develop stem cell-based therapies that could be used to mitigate radiation induced gastrointestinal syndrome part of acute radiation syndrome (ARS) for military personnel, first responders and the general public. The Einstein research, funded by the federal Centers for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiation, is part of a program coordinated by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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