California Governor Jerry Brown recently vetoed bill SB 791 that would have mandated medical providers to notify women if they have dense breast tissue. Brown stated he was not comfortable with language in the proposal that required women be told they might benefit from more screening.
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Editors Note: We asked Meike Lerner, managing editor of European Hospital Magazine, for her thoughts on the hot topics she expects at RSNA 2011. Quo vadis PACS? It was the central issue at the Annual Scientific Meeting Management in Radiology (MIR) of the European Society of Radiology
Read MoreHospitals across the country are hosting events this month to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Last week I had the opportunity to attend the 18th annual breast cancer education event hosted by Highland Hospital’s Breast Imaging Center here in Rochester.
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Editors Note: We asked Kathy Hood, Director, and Cathy Atkins and Judy Wilson, Managers of Diagnostic Radiology, at AnMed Health in Anderson, S.C. to share an inside look at how they have lowered pediatric dose. Everything about AnMed Health Kids’ Care is tailored to children—from the alphabet
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This was a fantastic month of guesses for our Image Challenge. The back to school bag proved to be tricky! So
Read MoreEditors Note: Leading up to RSNA 2011 we’ve asked Carestream’s Medical Advisory Board members for their insight into the radiology trends we expect to be hot topics at the show. [caption id="attachment_1002" align="alignleft" width="90"] Dr. Roger Eng, Chairman of Radiology, Chinese Hospital, and President of Golden Gate Radiology Medical
Read MoreCapital is a finite resource, and today's healthcare providers want the best systems and technology. At the same time you’re feeling the pressure of Meaningful Use compliance and the transition towards Accountable Care Organizations. The challenge is how to allocate funding among competing priorities. You
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Guest Post: Darnell Ramiscal RT (R) (CT), Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital,Hines,IL, blogs about diagnostic imaging from a tech’s perspective at darnellramiscal.com. To the untrained eye, a portable x-ray exam might not seem like much of a challenge. Point, aim, and shoot. Well, don’t forget everything else
Read MoreI suspect no radiology department is ever 100 percent happy with their PACS, RIS or Voice Recognition system. We are no exception, and decided to evaluate what we currently have and what might be available. We had not done that since we selected our current
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It's been a great summer of images! As many of you guessed, the image for August was the motor of a hair dryer. Congratulations to Boyce Thompson, the first person to correctly identify the image! Boyce, we'll follow up with you to be sure you get
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