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Meckel DiverticulumCase History: A 20-year-old male was admitted with three-day history of central, colicky abdominal pain, distension, vomiting and constipation.
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Abdominal Pain, FlatusCase History: 60-year-old male with complaints of inability to pass stool and flatus with pain in abdomen.
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Abdominal Pain, DistensionCase History: 55-year-old male with abdominal distension with pain for two weeks.
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Surviving healthcare reform: Setting a strategic directionHealthcare reform is game changer but nobody can yet fully articulate the impact of the new rules. How do you plan for the future when there are so many unknowns? This is the second article in a series that examines how healthcare reform is likely to affect radiology practices and how they can prepare for drastic changes to come.
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Assessing tissue stiffness may boost breast imaging specificityFor many years, ultrasound has had a defined and very limited role in breast evaluations, being used for neither diagnosis nor detection.
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HIPAA Security Rule approaches home stretch"Didn't we just finish with HIPAA? How can there be more to do, and why do we have to do it anyway?" It had been a long physician board meeting, and the radiologists really didn't want to hear about more HIPAA deadlines. Just what does need to happen now with HIPAA, and why?
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Remote image archiving relieves hospital of storage and obsolescence challengesThe adoption of digital technologies and IT in healthcare, and the consequent growth in the volume of patient data, presents hospitals with significant challenges in terms of data storage and obsolescence management.
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When Will the Radiology Job Market Rebound?There's only so much volume a radiologist can handle before fatigue sets in. Radiologists will have to accept the fact that they will need to hire more staff.
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Imaging helps in diagnosis of musculoskeletal massesPrimary malignant musculoskeletal tumors are an inhomogeneous group of lesions originating from mesenchymal tissues. Soft-tissue sarcomas can derive from fatty tissue (liposarcoma), muscles (leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma), connective tissue (fibrosarcoma), blood vessels (angiosarcoma), and neurogenic tissue (malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, malignant schwannoma).
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64-slice scanners build case for coronary CTAResearch focused on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular disease is progressing rapidly.1 Radiology has always played a central diagnostic role, particularly in the coronary vessels. A technique for selectively catheterizing the coronary arteries was developed in 1959, and conventional x-ray coronary angiography is still considered the gold standard for detecting coronary artery disease.2
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Internet helps transform traditionalapproach to radiology instructionRadiology requires practitioners to appreciate hownormal anatomy appears on imaging and to understandthe basis of diseases that may be observed.
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Medical Imaging and 3-D Hollywood Animation Combine to Aid in Face TransplantsCHICAGO - Combining medical imaging with the 3-D modeling used in Hollywood films offers new hope to victims of devastating facial injuries and defects, according to a study presented Monday at RSNA.
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Women have no right to monopoly over multitaskingIf my wife is right, I am, in fact, a woman. She and other women in my life all maintain that only women can multitask.
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Epiploic AppendagitisClinical History: A 42-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented with three days of sharp left sided abdominal pain with associated nausea and anorexia.
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PACS Basics: The role of the PACS administratorPACS administration is an integral part of a well-run soft-copy department. The newly developed role of PACS administrator continues to evolve at a fast clip along with PACS technology. Determining what falls within its purview can be tricky.
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Repeat/reject analysis makes case for digital trainingIt’s been argued that repeat/reject analysis, a quality-assurance tool to observe trends and make improvements that help reduce the need for repeat images, is not necessary when using digital equipment. While it is true that digital imaging reduces some error rates, the results on the Mayo Clinic digital poster exhibit at the RSNA meeting showed that mistakes still occur in the digital environment.
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Neuroimaging sharpens focus on mild cognitive impairmentBrain imaging markers have emerged as important tools in the differential diagnosis of dementia. Parameters derived from brain imaging are being intensively examined as potential predictors to identify persons with only mild cognitive losses who face imminent decline and the full dementia syndrome of Alzheimer's disease. As novel disease modifying agents emerge, brain imaging markers also may facilitate drug development and help monitor drug efficacy in clinical settings.
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Correct Application Of MRI: helps find causes of lower back painLow back pain is extremely common in Western society.1 It is second only to upper respiratory illness as a symptom-related reason for visits to the doctor.2
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Microbubble agents helppinpoint renal lesionsUltrasound is often the preliminary investigation for many diseases affecting the kidney.
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Bilateral brachymetapodyThis 41-year-old woman presented with a known history of bilateral foot deformities and new complaints of bilateral foot pain. She had associated hallux valgus deformities.
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Europe lacks consistent emergency radiology subspecialty trainingEuropean radiologists should have specialist training in emergency radiology, just as happens in the U.S., delegates were told at ECR 2010 in Vienna.
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Radiology's role grows in schistosomiasis mansoniMost infected individuals remain asymptomatic carriers, but hepatosplenic form of schistosomiasis can be associated with serious complications
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High-tech gains spell loss for hands-on practiceBent down with stethoscope against the patient's chest, he listened for what seemed like a week, or maybe two.
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MRI demonstrates heart morphology and functionHeart failure is a common disorder with high morbidity and mortality. It is the only major cardiovascular disease whose prevalence and incidence are not only on the increase but predicted to reach epidemic proportions.
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Critics line up to pour scorn on impact factorThe Guinness Book of Records is published annually and contains a collection of world records of human achievements and extremes in nature.
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Metastatic Eccrine SpiradenomaCase History: 51-year-old male, Blaschkoid eccrine spiradenoma originally manifested by cutaneous nodules, lesions experienced rapid growth two years ago.
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Epiploic AppendagitisClinical History: A 42-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented with three days of sharp left sided abdominal pain with associated nausea and anorexia.
