Fri, 18 May 2012
MetLife Foundation Recognizes Alzheimer's Disease Research with...
MetLife Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2012 Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease: Clifford R. Jack Jr., M.D., professor of Radiology and The Alexander Family Professor...(PRWeb May 15, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9505100.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
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Fri, 18 May 2012
The Triple Rule-Out: Pros and ConsThe Triple Rule-Out: Pros and Cons
Timing is crucial to rule out all 3 main causes of chest pain. CTisus (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
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Thu, 17 May 2012
DR Systems to exhibit meaningful use EHR at RBMA
DR Systems will be exhibiting its cloud-based e|HR Meaningful Use for Medical Imaging solution at the 2012 Radiology Summit of the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA).The RBMA 2012 Radiology Summit will be held May 20-23 in Orlando, Fla. DR Systems will be at booth #502.Radiologists and their practices can receive federal bonus payments of up to $44,000 per radiologist by implementing the system to comply with meaningful use requirements.read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)
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Thu, 17 May 2012
NIH grant to evaluate PET's potential to stage prostate cancer
Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center and the department of radiology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia received a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate a method that may stage prostate cancers and detect recurrent disease, potentially reducing the number of confirmation biopsies. The technique involves the use of a PET scan and a novel imaging agent. (Source: Health Imaging News)
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Thu, 17 May 2012
Imaging Managers More Optimistic About Growth
Radiology department managers were slightly more confident in study volume growth, but don’t expect reimbursement to improve, the latest MICI report shows. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
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Thu, 17 May 2012
Miami hospital taps Philips for enterprise clinical info management
Baptist Health South Florida in Miami has selected Philips Healthcare to deliver radiology and cardiovascular information management and enterprise imaging systems. (Source: Health Imaging News)
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Wed, 16 May 2012
Laxative-Free CT Colonography Detects Most Larger LesionsLaxative-Free CT Colonography Detects Most Larger Lesions
Laxative-free CT colonography accurately detected adenomas 10 mm or larger, with better patient experience than with colonoscopy, but sensitivity was lower for smaller lesions. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
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Wed, 16 May 2012
Ziltron launches radiology Facebook game
Ziltron said it has launched a Facebook game called X-Ray Ninja in an effort (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Wed, 16 May 2012
Education Is Key to Health: Report
Along with poverty, less schooling linked to more chronic disease, disability and shorter life (Source: Primary Care News - Doctors Lounge)
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Wed, 16 May 2012
Jefferson receives $2.6M NIH grant to study noninvasive imaging method to stage prostate cancer
(Thomas Jefferson University) Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center and the Department of Radiology at Thomas Jefferson University received a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate a potentially revolutionary method that can stage prostate cancers and detect recurrent disease so accurately, it would significantly reduce the number of confirmation biopsies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
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Tue, 15 May 2012
Multislice-CT of the Abdomen
series:Diagnostic ImagingThis book provides a lucid summary of modern multislice CT imaging of the abdomen, with a focus on the essential imaging findings. After a concise technical introduction, the most important abdominal diseases are described and illustrated with high-quality images. Sections are devoted to the liver and biliary system, the pancreas and spleen, the kidneys and urogenital system, and the bowel and ... (Source: Springer Medicine titles)
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Tue, 15 May 2012
MetLife Foundation Recognizes Alzheimer's Disease Research with...
MetLife Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2012 Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease: Clifford R. Jack Jr., M.D., professor of Radiology and The Alexander Family Professor...(PRWeb May 15, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9505100.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
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Tue, 15 May 2012
Partial-Breast Irradiation Redeemed in European TrialPartial-Breast Irradiation Redeemed in European Trial
American concerns over increased mastectomy rate are not borne out in European data. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
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Tue, 15 May 2012
Structured reports offer myriad benefits to radiology
TORONTO - The use of structured reports in radiology will allow the uncomplicated (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Tue, 15 May 2012
Researchers Test Laxative-Free Colon Scan
But virtual procedure isn't ready for prime time yet, researchers say (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Gastroenterology)
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