[caption id="attachment_2790" align="alignleft" width="120"] Erica Carnevale, Digital Media Manager, Carestream[/caption] At yesterday's opening keynote at RSNA 2012, RSNA President Dr. George Bisset issued a challenge to the specialty: “Our future depends on our capacity to develop shared ownership of patients’ needs and expectations along with our primary
Read More[caption id="attachment_3562" align="alignleft" width="125"] Mike Foley, Director of Radiology Services, Tufts Medical Center[/caption] Our radiology services team completes nearly 28,000 portable exams each year throughout the medical center. Mobile X-ray’s role in our patient care strategy continues to grow, making efficiency and image quality paramount. The first
Read MoreThis is a guest-post by Robert Whitmarsh, RT (R), CNMT, Director of Medical Imaging Administration, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (Syracuse, N.Y.). [caption id="attachment_3528" align="alignright" width="274"] St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y.[/caption] Our hospital retrofitted three of our portable x-ray systems with CARESTREAM DRX detectors, which are
Read MoreCongratulations to those who correctly identified October’s image — popcorn! For those who were stumped – try again this month! Place your guess in the comments. [caption id="attachment_3521" align="aligncenter" width="308"] Can you guess what this is an X-ray of?[/caption] The “Guess the X-Ray” challenge runs until December 2. The
Read More[caption id="attachment_3478" align="alignright" width="137"] Xiaohui Wang, Ph.D., Senior Research AssociateClinical Applications Research, Carestream[/caption] Grid usage in portable radiography is often sporadic and inconsistent. This causes greater variability in image quality, and a greater number of radiographs of poorer quality than those captured in the radiology department
Read More[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 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
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