Archive for May, 2009

Clinical imaging will improve treatment, aid research: Expert

DOHA: Clinical image sharing promises a future of predictive and personalised health care, according to an expert. E-health, one of the most popular trends in the health care sector worldwide, cannot be complete without image sharing, says Dharmendra Ghai (pictured), clinical IT project manager and specialist in imaging informatics at the Health Information Systems Department, [...]

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

MRI with STIR fails to change diagnosis in child abuse cases

Although whole-body MRI using a short-tau inversion recovery (WB-STIR) sequence detects some bone contusions and fractures not found on initial radiographic bone surveys, the technique may not be ready to replace radiography in the initial assessment of traumatic injury in cases of suspected child abuse.
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Friday, May 15th, 2009

Radiologist salaries inched up in 2008, SalaryScan survey shows

By Brian Casey
AuntMinnie.com staff writer
May 14, 2009
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Friday, May 15th, 2009

No rise in mastectomy rates with greater use of breast MRI

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 28 - Contrary to what some researchers have shown, increasing use of MRI in evaluating invasive breast cancer does not necessarily raise mastectomy rates, according to study findings presented Friday at the 10th annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) in San Diego.
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

MRI helps find fractures among elderly female ED patients

BOSTON - Emergency department (ED) physicians should strongly consider MRI scans for elderly female patients who present with complaints of pelvic or hip pain, according to a presentation at this week’s American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Mammographers must step up to manage high-risk patients

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Women who have a high risk of developing breast cancer need to be identified. But which healthcare professional has this responsibility? And once a high-risk patient is identified, who’s responsible for managing her care?
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009