[caption id="attachment_3403" align="alignleft" width="123"] Ludovic d’Apréa, General Manager, Digital Medical Solutions, Europe, Carestream[/caption] Q: Ludovic, with the Journées Françaises de Radiologie (French Radiology Congress) (JFR) approaching, if you had a quick look back how would you sum up the last 12 months in the industry of medical
Read MoreEditor's Note: The following is a guest blog post by Gillian Tickall, Chief Radiographer at The Alfred. The Alfred is a major tertiary referral teaching hospital that provides the most comprehensive range of specialist medical and surgical services in Victoria, Australia. Tickall kindly shares how converting to digital
Read More[caption id="attachment_745" align="alignleft" width="150"] Anne Richards, Clinical Development Manager, Women’s Healthcare, Carestream[/caption] A recent article in the Wall Street Journal on 3-D mammography discussed the potential for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to enhance the detection of cancers. I was reminded of how important it is to
Read More[caption id="attachment_3356" align="alignleft" width="152"] Sherri Ford, RT(R)(M)(BD)[/caption] Editor's Note: Sherri Ford is a Mammography Technologist at Premier Imaging in High Point, NC. She has her A.A.S. degree in Radiological Technology and a B.S. in Health Administration. She has over 19 years experience in the mammography field
Read MoreCongratulations to those who correctly identified September's image -- a coral. For those who were stumped - better luck this month! Radiologists, technologists, administrators, MDs and PAs can all place guesses in the comments. The “Guess the X-Ray” challenge runs until November 2. The first person to correctly
Read More[caption id="attachment_3309" align="alignleft" width="101"] Beth Schrack,RadForensics[/caption] Editor's Note: Last month, our post exploring Forensic Imaging received lots of interest. Beth Schrack, a technologist with a passion for advancing the field, answers reader questions about opportunities in the growing industry. Q. How did you get interested in forensics? In 2004,
Read More[caption id="attachment_1881" align="alignleft" width="85"] Doug Rufer, North American Business Manager, RIS, Healthcare Information Solutions, Carestream[/caption] The final measures of stage 2 meaningful use start the 2nd chapter in changing the way all specialties will practice medicine. For radiology, incorporation of patient images into the patient's clinical
Read More[caption id="attachment_3283" align="alignleft" width="144"] Wim Op de Beeck, Major Accounts Manager, Carestream Belgium[/caption] A complete change in imaging strategy for a teaching and research hospital with nearly 800 beds and 200,000 radiology patients a year is no small feat. For the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel) Hospital,
Read MoreCongratulations to those who correctly identified last month's image -- a coconut -- one of our favorite flavors of summer. We think we have one that will really stump you this time. Step right up radiologists, technologists, administrators, MDs and PAs. You can place your guess
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Casa di Cura Sileno e Anna Rizzola hospital in San Donà di Piave, Italy, recently participated in a trade trial for Carestream’s DRYVIEW Chroma Imager. We asked Dr. Riccardo Dus, M.D., Director of Diagnostic Imaging Services, to discuss the hospital’s experience with the
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