We have shown before how much faster digital radiography (DR) can be compared to computed radiography (CR) when it comes to capturing and displaying images, but now that efficiency has translated into the radiology IT world on PACS systems. A recent study conducted in Hong Kong and
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Happy New Year! It is time for the first image challenge of 2015. December's image was a stick of deodorant, which was correctly identified. Maybe this month's image will be more challenging. The January image is below. Please leave your guesses in the comments or on our Facebook page. The challenge
Read MoreBy Bud Carpenter, former Head Certified Athletic Trainer of the Buffalo Bills. Editor's note: Bud Carpenter was the Head Certified Athletic Trainer of the Buffalo Bills when he authored this blog. He retired in 2018 after 33 years with the Buffalo Bills. My non-traditional 29-year career journey—including a SUNY
Read MoreHappy Holidays! Time for a new Guess the X-ray Image Challenge. Last month we had a fluorescent light bulb, which nobody identified correctly. Good luck on this month's challenge as you enjoy company with family and friends. This month’s image is below. Please leave your guesses below or
Read More[caption id="attachment_6300" align="alignright" width="300"] Source: Wikipedia[/caption] The world’s market for diagnostic imaging is growing fast. Specifically, it is expected to grow at a at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7% from 2013-2018, reaching around $27.1 billion by 2018. In 2013, the US had the largest
Read MoreWe spoke with Dr. Biodun Adeyinka, consultant radiologist at University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria at RSNA 2014 about what brought him and his colleagues to the meeting. He explained that while Nigeria is a wealthy country, he and his colleagues need to make a strong
Read MoreHamdan Al Nasri, Head of Radiology Services, Ministry of Health, Oman, discusses how the organization has made the switch from analog to digital radiography, and the benefits that it has experienced since the switch has been made.
Read MoreGwinnett Medical Center in Georgia shoots over 100 portable X-rays each day. With this volume, they not only needed one reliable mobile X-ray system, but multiple. Since the installation of the DRX-Revolutions in their facilities, the results have been positive. Karen Kubik, Imaging Director at Gwinnett
Read MoreI was a collaborating author for a scientific paper that was presented at the 2014 Radiological Society of North America conference (RSNA) that describes 3D imaging of the foot and ankle using a dedicated extremity cone-beam CT (CBCT) scanner. The paper describes research into extremity
Read MoreThe Carestream Research Lab and a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill co-authored a scientific paper that was presented at RSNA. The presentation documented a study involving digital tomosynthesis imaging of chest using a new X-ray source technology based on carbon
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