[caption id="attachment_2657" align="alignleft" width="100"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, X-ray Solutions, Carestream[/caption] Chest radiography is vital to diagnosing lung diseases. A high signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) is crucial if an image is to be determined as appropriate for diagnosis, and it becomes the mission of the acquisition system to
Read MoreLast month's image challenge proved to be just that-- a challenge! It took two different views of the object, but congratulations to the person who correctly guessed it as a stapler. Below is the image for April's "Guess the X-ray". Please leave your comments below
Read More[caption id="attachment_5224" align="alignleft" width="148"] Dr. Harmindar Gill, Medical Director, Premier Women’s Radiology (Bonita Springs, Fla.)[/caption] As a female radiologist, I have created a practice dedicated to women’s imaging that includes digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), breast and body ultrasound, whole body bone density screening and other services.
Read More[caption id="attachment_4632" align="alignleft" width="150"] Rich Pulvino, Digital Media Specialist, Carestream[/caption] We have written before about the benefits of multidisciplinary teams. It was a popular topic at RSNA 2013 and continues to gain more ground in ECR 2014. In a recent panel discussion, researchers from Italy found
Read More[caption id="attachment_4632" align="alignleft" width="150"] Rich Pulvino, Digital Media Specialist, Carestream[/caption] ECR 2014 is hardly a day old and ESR has already made a splash with its new initiative, EuroSafe Imaging--a mission "to support and strengthen medical radiation protection across Europe following a holistic, inclusive approach." The necessity
Read MoreCongratulations to the person who guessed February's image correctly -- it was a light bulb! Below is the image for March's “Guess the X-ray". Please leave your answer in either the comment section below or on our Facebook page. The challenge will run until March 31
Read More[caption id="attachment_5174" align="alignleft" width="109"] Cyrill Aschenbrenner, Regional Business Manager, Europe, X-ray Solutions, Carestream[/caption] The dynamics of the European economy are quite diverse, and even more so when looking into the healthcare systems across the nations. Back in November, Frost & Sullivan released a report commenting on
Read More[caption id="attachment_2181" align="alignleft" width="136"] Cristine Kao, Global Marketing Manager, Healthcare IT, Carestream[/caption] Enterprise data management has always been a daunting task. Best practices and case studies are often shared because telling these war stories is how facilities can best learn from one another. It is a
Read MoreLast month's Image Challenge was a bit difficult, but congratulations to the person who guessed it correctly- it was a pomegranate! Below is the image for the second “Guess the X-ray” of 2014! Please leave your answer in either the comment section below or on
Read MoreBy Fred Hastings, R.T., C.R.A., Director of Operations, Harbin Clinic Our company is a large multi-specialty physician clinic with 23 separate locations in Northwest Georgia. We recently decided to install fully automated wireless DR rooms at our two busiest locations for routine radiology procedures—our orthopaedic clinic
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