[caption id="attachment_5432" align="alignleft" width="109"] JoAnn Linder, Director Global Marketing Communications, Carestream[/caption] Katherine Andriole PhD, FSIIM, opened SIIM 2014 with the ‘wave of big data’ sharing a history of inventions showcasing amazing technological advancements over a very short period of time. Historically, big data was managed in the format
Read More[caption id="attachment_4341" align="alignleft" width="144"] Ron Muscosky, Worldwide Product Line Manager, HCIS, Carestream[/caption] Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is becoming increasingly popular in healthcare, but there are still many uncertainties surrounding it. Below are common questions healthcare organizations are asking about DBT and it is my goal to
Read More[caption id="attachment_3811" align="alignleft" width="100"] Cristen Bolan, Executive Editor, Applied Radiology[/caption] Radiologists Add Real Value through Concise Communication When the ER doc read my results from an ultrasound, all I heard was doom and gloom. In the report, the radiologist recommended a follow-up MRI, meanwhile the doctor told
Read MoreHappy Spring! Last month we had another difficult image--a motorcycle helmet-- but congratulations to the person who guessed it correctly. Below is the image for May's "Guess the X-ray". Please leave your comments below or on our Facebook page. The challenge will run until May 31, or until
Read More[caption id="attachment_5302" align="alignleft" width="150"] Liza Haar, Editor, Diagnostic Imaging[/caption] Sixty-eight percent of radiologists told us in our annual Radiology Compensation Survey, they are happy being radiologists. This satisfaction comes even though, not surprisingly, rads are logging long hours (63 percent work 41 to 75 hours a
Read More[caption id="attachment_5275" align="alignleft" width="106"] JED Armstrong, X-ray Solutions Specialist, Carestream[/caption] With growing concerns about decreasing reimbursement and lingering low confidence in access to capital for imaging and IT needs, how can radiology administrators identify waste and inefficiencies? At last week’s AHRA Arizona meeting, we discovered ways to
Read More[caption id="attachment_2657" align="alignleft" width="100"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, X-ray Solutions, Carestream[/caption] Chest radiography is vital to diagnosing lung diseases. A high signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) is crucial if an image is to be determined as appropriate for diagnosis, and it becomes the mission of the acquisition system to
Read MoreLast month's image challenge proved to be just that-- a challenge! It took two different views of the object, but congratulations to the person who correctly guessed it as a stapler. Below is the image for April's "Guess the X-ray". Please leave your comments below
Read MoreThe benefits of DR have been discussed at great length, but there are regions around the world that have not been able to implement the technology as fast as others. Dr. Anirudh Kohli, Head of Radiology, Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai says that the turn-around time and
Read More[caption id="attachment_5247" align="alignleft" width="115"] Juanita Reader, RT(R), Manager of Diagnostic Radiology In-Patient and Informatics,OSF Saint Francis Medical Center[/caption] The radiology department of our 616-bed hospital conducts 125,000 imaging procedures a year. We have an extensive investment in portable and room-based imaging systems—so finding an affordable way
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