DiagnosticImaging | At the recent Pennsylvania Radiological Society meeting, I was asked to speak about the “cons” of the new board certification format recently instituted by the American Board of Radiology. The change has created quite a few problems for residency programs across the country...
DiagnosticImaging | Johns Hopkins researchers reviewing a decade of patient records of those who underwent spinal angiography found the procedure to be safe and effective, they reported online this week in the journal Neurology. The procedure, an X-ray of the blood vessels near the spinal cord,...
DiagnosticImaging | Voice regnition software continues to gain popularity in healthcare as the technology improves. But among radiologists, it's often met with mixed reviews. The technology promises to speed turnaround time and save money, but concerns linger that it's cumbersome and error-prone. How do you feel...
AuntMinnie | In the late 1990s, radiology societies helped encourage vendor adoption of the DICOM 3.0 standard, a milestone that ultimately sparked a revolution in digital image management. Now, RSNA hopes its Image Share project will do the same for the nascent field of image...
DiagnosticImaging | Increased regulations and higher fixed costs have many private radiology clinics across the U.S. choosing to affiliate with local hospitals or healthcare systems. Doing so, however, has raised new questions on the revenue side. Does it become easier or more difficult for a...