Recently, we received FDA clearance for the use of our Vue Motion medical image viewer with mobile devices. Supported devices for this new technology include the iPad and almost all other mobile tablets. What makes Vue Motion so unique is that its the first web-based viewer that
Read MoreA few weeks post RSNA 2011 and we thought we’d look back at two of the fun moments from this year’s meeting. Dancing with the CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution* Carestream's Martin S. Pesce, RT, Applications Engineer, gets perfect 10s from the judges at RSNA for his pirouettes with the
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For a while it seemed that the ICD-10 deadline would never come. Calling all radiology practices… Now, less than two years away from the October 1, 2013 deadline for ICD-10, many in the industry are just starting to address this issue. For those who don’t
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The road to meaningful use has many moving parts that make this initiative complex. Here on Everything Rad, we’ve spent a lot of time discussing the current state of legislation and regulations, as well as the implications of MU for radiologists in terms of compliance
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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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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
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Carestream R&I scientists are collaborating with pediatric radiologists at leading children’s hospitals to understand pediatric image interpretability needs and lower dose levels without reducing image quality or losing diagnostic information.
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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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A few weeks ago, I returned from attending the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna. I've been covering this meeting as a journalist since 1995, and it's been gratifying to see ECR evolve from a sleepy, biennial show lost in the shadow of the
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Guest Post: Brian Casey, Editor in Chief, AuntMinnie.com A new report was published this week that probably isn't a big surprise to anyone: The volume of medical imaging services paid for within the Medicare system dropped in 2009, the first such drop in 11 years. [caption id="attachment_1071"
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A recent article in Nature magazine said it best, “Dead mice tell too few tales.” This refers to the notion that we can learn a lot more by studying the biologic processes of live animals via molecular imaging than through invasive techniques that sacrifice animals or
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