New study indicates radiologists need standards to ensure optimal visual accuracy
Radiologists, like professional pilots for example, depend on good vision as part of their occupation. However, radiologists unlike pilots are not required to undergo regular vision testing. A new study found that approximately 50% of radiologists surveyed indicated they don't recall ever having t...Seattle Radiologists Raise Workflow Performance and Results with Corepoint Integration Engine
Corepoint Integration Engine met an immediate need to integrate our internal applications more robustly and cost-effectively, but also in providing us more control in configuring, testing, and deploying new interfaces within our timelines. Plano, TX (PRWEB) May 26, 2009...New MR sequence helps radiologists more accurately evaluate abnormalities of the uterus and ovaries
A new MR imaging sequence, T2-weighted BLADE, used to image the female pelvis improves image quality and helps radiologists make a more accurate diagnosis, according to a study performed at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. A total of 26 patients were imaged usi...Popular gaming system may offer radiologists an alternative way to view patient images
The popular Wii gaming remote may offer radiologists a fun, alternative method to using a standard mouse and keyboard to navigate through patient images, according to a study performed at the New-York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, NY. The remote may also offer rad...Computer based model helps radiologists diagnose breast cancer
Radiologists have developed a computer based model that aids them in discriminating between benign and malignant breast lesions, according to a study performed at the University Of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI. The model was developed by a multidisciplinary group, including radiologis...Great Lakes Radiologists to Join Aurora Medical Group
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora Health Care announced today that the physicians of Great Lakes Radiologists, one of the largest radiology practices in southeastern Wisconsin, have chosen to join Aurora Medical Group. The 33 Great Lakes radiologists practice chiefly at Aurora ho...National Survey of Radiologists Reveals Systemic Problems Hurting Industry and Patient Care
Ninety Four Percent Link IT Hurdles to Missed or Delayed Diagnosis; Almost Seventy Percent Report Unnecessary or Duplicative Scans Chicago (PRWEB) December 3, 2008 -- A national survey released today (at RSNA ) uncovers a host of systemic problems and challenges that a...3-D MRI technique helps radiologists detect high-risk carotid disease
OAK BROOK, Ill. Canadian researchers have used three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3-D MRI) to accurately detect bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries, a condition that may lead to a stroke. The results of the study published in the October issue of Radiology suggest ...Compressus Announces Seattle Radiologists Interoperability Implementation
MEDxConnect(TM) System Enables Creation of Global Unified Worklist Supporting Entire Enterprise Regardless of Location or System SEATTLE, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Compressus, leaders in interoperability of disparate healthcare IT systems, and Seattle Radiologists, APC, of Seattle, announc...Desert Radiologists Sets Safe Practice Standards
Use of 100% Prefilled Syringes and Complete ACR Accreditation Demonstrate Company's Commitment to Quality Care LAS VEGAS, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Desert Radiologists, Nevada's largest and most trusted medical imaging company today announced that it utilizes 100% prefilled sing...Oh, My Aching Back: Give Me a Shot of Ozone
...ic Meeting. In a related study, the interventional radiologists examined just how ozone relieves the pain associat...ctive and extremely safe procedure; interventional radiologists use imaging to guide a needle to inject oxygen/ozo...n/ozone treatments has been done by interventional radiologists in Italy, said Murphy, indicating that as many as ...Metastatic Bone Disease Patients Can Walk in Lazarus' Footsteps
...y's 34th Annual Scientific Meeting. Interventional radiologists often couple osteoplasty with heat or cold treatme...ty of life -- should be referred to interventional radiologists for osteoplasty treatment. Interventional radiologists can improve the quality of life for patients who h...Freezing Prostate Cancer Does a Man's Body Good
...ion and has no major complications. Interventional radiologists tailor treatment to each patient's disease. Instea...g radiation on the entire prostate, interventional radiologists can find out where the cancer is and just destroy ...er," added Onik. With cryoablation, interventional radiologists insert a probe through the skin, using imaging to ...Freezing Kidney Cancer: Hot Treatment Should Be New Gold Standard for Destroying Small Tumors
...ugh the skin directly into a tumor. Interventional radiologists can observe and guide the insertion by combined us...ety of Interventional Radiology Interventional radiologists are physicians who specialize in minimally invasiv... treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists pioneered minimally invasive modern medicine. Toda...For Old or Young Dialysis Patients, AV Fistulas Remain Pure Gold
...ed Access at Any Age: Comparison by Interventional radiologists Shows No Difference in 'Patency' or Openness of Ar...o provide life-sustaining dialysis. Interventional radiologists found no difference between the two age groups whe...e returns the cleansed blood. Interventional radiologists monitor AV fistulas to avoid complications such as...NCI Funded Clinical Trial to Study Treatment of Breast Cancer Using Cryoablation
...nt solutions from diagnosis to treatment. Using cryoablation technology, Sanarus has developed proprietary technologies to provide breast surgeons and radiologists with a comprehensive and minimally invasive way to diagnose and treat breast patients. The Sanarus technologies change the way that patients are manag...Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Starts Advanced Breast-Cancer Risk-Assessment Program
...PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Elizabeth Krause is a perfectly healthy 40-year-old woman. So it's surprising to learn she has oncologists, breast surgeons, radiologists and nurse practitioners watching over her like an army of cancer-killers, ready to pounce at the first sign of breast cancer. But a new Breast Cance...ASGE Encourages Patients to Speak to Their Doctor About Colorectal Cancer Screening Options
...e undergoing the colonoscopy. The primary end point of this study was detection by CT colonography of large adenomas or cancers 10 mm or larger. The radiologists making the interpretations were instructed to record only lesions measuring 5 mm or more in diameter. It has been suggested that patients with small...Pivotal National Trial Uses Newest Interventional Radiology Treatment to Bust Blood Clots in Legs
...ting drugs with innovative device technology -- pioneered by interventional radiologists -- now enables clot removal in a safer and more efficient manner, often in ...es that lead to improved patient care and quality of life. Interventional radiologists are vascular experts who invented angioplasty and the catheter-delivered st...Avoiding hysterectomy: Major interventional radiology E-collection info available
...ry embolization, a minimally invasive, targeted treatment, offers less risk, less pain and less recovery time than traditional surgery. Interventional radiologists use expertise in imaging to deliver treatment directly to a fibroid, blocking the flow of blood to the tumor and causing it to shrink. "With these mod...Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: New patient radiation safety guidelines
...es 'Guidelines for Patient Radiation Dose Management,' a significant new document providing guidance on the safe use of fluoroscopy for interventional radiologists performing procedures on adult patients and children utilizing fluoroscopy. The safe use of fluoroscopy has always been a primary concern for interven...New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women
...p or lesion. The universal technology will give radiologists greater confidence in visually classifying a lesio...it turns out that with the right kind of MRI scan, radiologists can visually identify a cancerous lesion based on ...es a high-resolution, three-dimensional image that radiologists can turn, slice and view from many perspectives e...Interventional radiology: From sidelines to mainstream for patients
... patient management by vascular and interventional radiologists as an important reminder of the critical contribut...ent Brian F. Stainken, M.D., FSIR. "Interventional radiologists provide patients with the least invasive and most ...ture 10 years ago, recognizing that interventional radiologists need an office presence, time allocated to see pat...Interventional treatment can be recommended as first-line treatment for 'silent killer'
... times more likely to have AAA than women. To treat AAA, interventional radiologists use imaging to guide a catheter and graft inside a patient's arterywithout ...being exerted on the weak aortic wall, explained Sabharwal. Interventional radiologists analyzed the results of 453 patients (ages 40) who underwent endov...Promising 3-year data: Saving limbs with drug-eluting stents
...need for repeat treatments and the continued progression of atherosclerotic disease, leading to tissue death (gangrene) and amputation. Interventional radiologists have been studying a potential solutionthe use of drug-eluting stentsand have found that these types of stents lessened the rate of repeat procedures ...'Seeing' stem cells helps in fight against peripheral arterial disease
... SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009)Interventional radiologists are fitting together the puzzle pieces of how to u...d cholesterol and control pain. Interventional radiologists treat severe cases of PAD with minimally invasive ...dded. Stem cell therapy may provide interventional radiologists with a new weapon to fight PAD, a disease that aff...Oh baby, interventional radiology makes childbirth safer
... after delivery. With embolization, interventional radiologists can block life-threatening bleeding immediately an...od vessels, controlling hemorrhage. Interventional radiologists guide a catheter up a uterine artery using X-ray i...ications," he added. Similarly, interventional radiologists are making childbirth safer for women who suffer f...Simple test helps predict heart attack risk
...d more intensive interventions are needed," said Murphy. "Interventional radiologists often provide PAD screening tests like the ABI. Primary care doctors, who o...blic at risk for cardiovascular disease, should partner with interventional radiologists in evaluating patients' risk for cardiovascular disease, as well as for man...Freezing prostate cancer does a man's body good
...ion and has no major complications. Interventional radiologists tailor treatment to each patient's disease. Instea...g radiation on the entire prostate, interventional radiologists can find out where the cancer is and just destroy ...er," added Onik. With cryoablation, interventional radiologists insert a probe through the skin, using imaging to ...Desert Radiologists Welcomes Five New Physicians to the Practice
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Desert Radiologists, Nevada's largest and most trusted medical imaging company today announced that five new physicians have joined the team of board certified radiologists serving Southern Nevada for over 42 years. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/pr...New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women
...p or lesion. The universal technology will give radiologists greater confidence in visually classifying a lesio...it turns out that with the right kind of MRI scan, radiologists can visually identify a cancerous lesion based on ...es a high-resolution, three-dimensional image that radiologists can turn, slice and view from many perspectives e...Angiotech Pharmaceuticals announces FDA 510(k) clearance of the Option(TM) Inferior Vena Cava Filter
...ch 2008. The Option IVC Filter is used for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE). The device is implanted, typically by interventional radiologists in a minimally invasive procedure, into the body's inferior vena cava to prevent PE. Option is specifically designed for use as both a permanent or te...Optimal Reading Services Group, Inc. Receives Investment from Health Evolution Partners
...gy services in hospitals and radiology groups. Optimal features experienced radiologists for full and after-hours coverage, certified subspecialists, high-end medic... in hospitals and radiology groups. Optimal features access to experienced radiologists for full and after-hours coverage, certified subspecialists, and proven pat...Siemens Focuses on Role-Based, Context-Sensitive, and Knowledge-Driven Solutions at HIMSS 2009
..., with enhancements made to syngo Portal Radiologist, this solution gives radiologists focused access to important patient information, such as new and previous i... new features. For example, syngo Portal Radiologist, designed to provide radiologists efficient access to radiological information and tools, now supports an add...Angiotech announces positive results from Bio-Seal(TM) clinical study
... ANPI , TSX: ANP) today announced positive clinical study results for its Bio-Seal(TM) Lung Biopsy Tract Plug System at the Society of Interventional radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, CA. The trial assessed the safety and efficacy of Bio-Seal in patients undergoing lung biopsy procedures and d...Medicsight Unveils New Version of ColonCAD(TM) at ECR 2009
...how in Vienna. The software is designed to assist radiologists in the detection of colorectal polyps in CT colono...ically validated and reviewed by a panel of expert radiologists to determine the ground truth against which the CA...ColonCAD significantly improves the performance of radiologists in the detection of polyps in CT colonography imag...New Study Reports Improved Patient Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients
...lus the presence of a pathologist in the operating room to provide real-time information. "The procedure requires extra work and extra training in how radiologists insert the wires and how surgeons approach their craft relative to performing larger targeted lumpectomies with excellent cosmetic results, but it is ...