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Medical groups revise lung cancer CT screening guidelines
Amid debate over the merits of annual CT scans to look for lung cancer in smokers, three medical groups are recommending them for one particular group: current or former heavy smokers aged 55 to 74.
FDA, researchers push for 'child-size' imaging
As part of its push to reduce children's exposure to radiation from medical tests, the FDA wants manufacturers to design scanners scalable to the youngest patients, AuntMinnie.com reports . Existing
Researchers work toward safer imaging for obese patients
Obese patients get higher doses of radiation during CT scans than other patients, but that's difficult to quantify, since there's currently no computational human phantom--models that allow radiation
Radiologist: Cloud-based image exchange is all upside
Cloud-based medical data exchange has "neatly addressed" the major challenges of older methods--namely exchanging files on CDs, says Michael Trambert, lead radiologist for PACS reengineering for the
Meaningful Use spurs EHR use by radiologists
The Meaningful Use incentive program is the main driver for the increase of electronic health records by radiology therapy departments, according to a new study released by IMV Medical Information
Data mining tool helps researchers sift through radiology report images, text
While data mining has been a hot button issue of late, with some hospitals criticized for using information gathered from patient records to market to well-to-do patients , researchers in Germany
Technology helps U. of Michigan Health System keep track of surgical tools
Bar codes for sponges and electronic radiology orders are just two of the ways surgeons at the University of Michigan Health System are keeping track of tools used during operations. The effort is an
U. of Michigan tests new technology that significantly lowers CT scan radiation
New technology developed by GE Healthcare has helped researchers with the University of Michigan Health System perform high-quality CT scans using only a fraction of the radiation typically required.
Radiologists skeptical about, unfamiliar with Meaningful Use
Most radiologists are eligible to participate in the electronic health record incentive program, but many of them have concerns about the applicability of the Meaningful Use requirements to their
Does hospital-physician alignment jeopardize the future for radiologists?
The future of radiology is up in the air thanks in large part to hospital-physician alignment, New York-based radiologist Dr. Helene Pavlov writes in a recent commentary for AuntMinnie.com. While
