Radiology Image Challenge – What is it?
Last month's image was our hardest yet! We received a lot of excellent guesses, but only one was correct. So
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CARESTREAM DRX-Mobile Improves Throughput in the ER
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxM3P5p8Ao&feature=channel_video_title] Lindy Andrews MD, Vice Chair Emergency Department, Heartland Regional Medical Center, explains that the DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kit allows their team to take the portable x-ray unit to the room when the department is extremely busy, to capture extremity, chest, and other portable shots to speed
Read MoreTufts Medical Center Director of Radiology comments on the CARESTREAM DRX-1
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XGakqgHiH0&feature=channel_video_title] Michael Foley, Director of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, discusses workflow and throughput improvements delivered by the CARESTREAM DRX-1 System. The DRX-1 features an innovative cassette-sized wireless DR detector that fits the existing equipment of radiology departments, making it cost-effective and easy to transition X-ray
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Wireless Digital Radiography Detector Improves Emergency Department Patient Care
Earlier this year University Hospital was named the best hospital in San Antonio by U.S. News & World Report in its first-ever ranking of “best hospitals” for 52 U.S. metropolitan areas. This highlights the outstanding efforts of our physicians and staff to use new
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PACS Workstations Successfully Compete With Dedicated 3D Workstations
There is a common misconception that dedicated 3D Workstations are required for successful interpretation of advanced imaging results. However, the annual “Workstation Faceoff,” part of the International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT, proved otherwise. [caption id="attachment_1367" align="alignleft" width="300"] Radiologist Michalle Soudack presenting cases at the Workstation Faceoff.
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UKRC 2011 – Demonstrating innovation in products and communications
UKRC is being held June 6-8 in the Manchester Convention Centre. This three-day multidisciplinary scientific conference and technical exhibition welcomes visitors from the field of radiological science, attracting between 3,000-5,000 people a year. We are attending the show, and are seeing exciting presentations demonstrating the latest technological
Read MoreCARESTREAM Vue Motion Debuts at SIIM 2011
CARESTREAM Vue Motion is the new mobile, zero-footprint viewer from Carestream Health. Michael Hornback demonstrated this new system on-site at SIIM 2011, highlighting the ability to view and manipulate images, reports and prior studies on any device or browser.
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth Hospital Benefits from Wireless DR
Maxine Nesbitt, A+E Radiography Team Leader at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, talked with us about her experience with wireless DR with the CARESTREAM DRX Family technology. The brand new hospital installed DR right away, and saw decreased exam times and improved patient care compared
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Radiology Image Challenge – What is it?
Again there were some great guesses for May's image! This time we did receive correst responses. So, what was it? The subject of last month's image was a slice of swiss cheese. Congratulations to Alexander Schumm, this month's winner! Though several people correctly identified the subject
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New study reveals key decision makers for clinical data sharing and archiving
Last summer we conducted a survey asking the question, “Who is responsible for clinical data storage in hospitals today?” We asked for your participation in this study, and the results are in! We asked healthcare professionals—radiology administrators, PACS administrators, IT professionals, and purchasing professionals—to tell us
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