[caption id="attachment_2953" align="alignleft" width="142"] Glen Nicholson, Medical Sales, Carestream Canada[/caption] At the beginning of the year I posed an interesting question to Cheryl Malcolmson, RT (R), Manager, Diagnostic Imaging, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Canada: “Can I interest you in a test drive?” No, I wasn’t selling her a
Read MoreEditor’s Note: At the end of May, Spain’s radiology community converged in Granada at the Sociedad Espanola de Radiologia Medica (SERAM). Dr. Francisco Javier Rodríguez Recio, Head of Radiodiagnostics at the Hospital of Segovia and Communication Director for the SERAM Board of Directors, graciously shares his
Read More[caption id="attachment_2657" align="alignleft" width="97"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, Digital Capture Solutions, Carestream[/caption] It’s an exciting and challenging time to be in the medical profession. Change is happening fast. New treatments. Competing reform priorities. Evolving technologies. Yet, a patient’s hopes, fears, and need for expert care remain constant—as
Read MoreThe first person to correctly identify May's x-ray was Janet Larsen of WCA Hospital. Congrats, Janet! Last month's image was an orange. Here’s the image for June's challenge: You can place your guess in the comments. The “Guess the X-Ray” challenge runs until July 2. The first person
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Italy's largest gathering of radiology professionals, the SIRM 2012 Congress , begins today, June 1 in Torino, and runs through June 5. Carestream's Italian Marketing Manager, Lucilla Mariani, offers a preview of the event. [caption id="attachment_2761" align="alignleft" width="186"] Lucilla Mariani, Marketing Manager, Carestream Italy[/caption] Q: What emerging technologies do
Read More[caption id="attachment_2657" align="alignleft" width="104"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, Digital Capture Solutions, Carestream[/caption] Back in 2009, USA Today reported that “Each of the nation’s 5,700 hospitals must cut $2.6 million a year on average in costs in the next 10 years to meet the demands of President
Read More[caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignleft" width="124"] Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, Elizabeth Wende Breast Care[/caption] Editor’s note: Doctors at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester NY recently presented a study in Vancouver on breast cancer risk factors in women under 40. Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, the study presenter
Read More[caption id="attachment_2659" align="alignleft" width="122"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, Digital Capture Solutions, Carestream[/caption] Creating exposure ranges for pediatric patients is an important goal—with action taking place on several fronts. Researchers from six children's hospitals in the U.S.are collaborating to build the first pediatric CT dose index registry.
Read More[caption id="attachment_745" align="alignleft" width="184"] Anne Richards, Clinical Development Manager, Women’s Healthcare, Carestream[/caption] Q: Are you seeing more young radiologists going into mammography services? A: At mammography conferences and continuing education courses around the world, I’ve been seeing younger participants than in the past. In fact, I'd say
Read MoreCongrats to Jeremy Enfinger, who was this month's "Guess The X-Ray" challenge winner! Jeremy correctly identified the image as an ipod. Place your guess in May's image challenge in the comments. This month’s “Guess the X-ray” challenge runs until June 4. The first person to correctly identify
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