Diagnostic Imaging North America
November 2005
COVER STORY
By: James Brice
Specialists garner a bigger share of medical imaging
Exemption protects in-office imaging
Leasing puts physicians just a click away from profits
Molecular Imaging Outlook
- MI addresses conundrum of investigational drug trials
- JHU ICMIC spurs advanced research
- Molecular Imaging Briefing
- MI tactics help improve prostate cancer diagnosis
- Cathepsin-sensing optical probe detects breast cancer lesions in mouse study
- DTI monitors stem cell transplantation in brains of Krabbe disease infants
- Contrast ultrasound targeting integrins depicts molecular signs of angiogenesis
- Reporter gene PET/CT imaging strategy tracks mechanisms of cardiac gene therapy
- Annexin V SPECT maps apoptosis in human stroke
- Correction:
DEPARTMENTS
X-RAY VISION
John C. Hayes and James Brice
Time has come for action on in-office self-referral abuses
AGENDA
Jane Lowers
Contrasting views on utilization management spur discussion
SPECIAL SECTION: Everyday 3D
- Techniques abet diagnosis and display in daily practice
- Radiologists use 3D tools to work smarter, not harder
- Pairing with PACS adds volumes to trauma images
- Dedicated labs lend consistency to image quality and results
- Imagers find learning curve for interpretation worth the climb
- Workstation purchasing hinges on practice preferences
Overread
- After a long haul, digital finally gains an edge
- Don't ask, don't smell
- MRI of cervical cancer involves potential pitfalls
- AIUM toughens policy on keepsake ultrasound
- Interventional oncology seeks role within radiology
- New detectors and shielding improve radiologists' safety
- Interventional clinics move toward self-sustainability
- X-ray angio misses anomalies
- Enhanced ultrasound reveals gynecological disorders
- Pediatric CT colonography sheds light on screening
- Shifts in technology drive ACR's guideline changes
Overread: VERBATIM!
Newsclips
- MRI techniques probe cerebral malaria's harm
- Physicians' payment ties in with performance
- Pediatric liver tumors gobble up FDG
- MR imaging unveils one source of dementia
- Task force says 'no' to routine genetic testing
Technology Advisor
- Diversity of products indicates healthy market for imaging
- Lesser slice CTs find niches in and outside of radiology
- CAD offerings build on clinical performance
- Digital imaging moves far beyond radiology
- Vendors eye growth outside traditional markets
- 3T MR imaging promises to extend radiology's reach
- Vendors speed workflow with XR system enhancements
Informatics
Cardiovascular Screening
Men's Health
Cardiovascular Disease
Sonography
Vascular Therapy
Computed Tomography
MR Spectroscopy
Tech Watch
- PET/CT scanners proliferate and add new capabilities
- Ultrasound vendors address major customer concerns
- Mammography vendors pursue better operability
- Voice recognition enters realm of mature technologies
Perturbations
New MRI Research Explores Links Between Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Memory in Aging
March 13th 2025Researchers found that a higher waist-to-hip ratio in midlife was associated with higher mean diffusivity in 26 percent of total white matter tracts in the cingulum as well as the superior and inferior longitudinal fasciculus.
Can Ultrasound-Based Radiomics Enhance Differentiation of HER2 Breast Cancer?
March 11th 2025Multicenter research revealed that a combined model of clinical factors and ultrasound-based radiomics exhibited greater than a 23 percent higher per patient-level accuracy rate for identifying HER2 breast cancer than a clinical model.
