Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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Imaging outcomes: Preop breast MR does not cut reoperation rate

Selective use of preoperative breast MRI does not appear to decrease the reoperation rate in women with breast cancer, according to a study published Sept. 17 in Archives of Surgery. The researchers also reported that breast MR overestimated the extent of disease in some patients.

Hurricane Isaac threatens imaging infrastructure

Imaging providers are not immune to hurricane-induced havoc. RAD-Planning has issued an advisory and list of suggestions to help providers minimize potential damage.

Decision support increases appropriate imaging orders in Minn.

A large payer-provider collaborative initiative in Minnesota slowed growth in ambulatory orders of high-tech diagnostic imaging, while also raising imaging appropriateness, through a pilot program using a standardized electronic decision support system, according to a study published in the August issue of The American Journal of Managed Care.

AHRA: Medical imaging will take lead in breaking health information silos

ORLANDO, Fla.Real healthcare reform will require robust systems of health information exchange. Practice-focused business decisions have made cooperation among providers challenging in the past, but a number of factors have aligned which could force a change toward more sharing of critical patient information, according to a presentation Aug. 13 at the 40th annual meeting of AHRA: the Association for Medical Imaging Management.

Patient permissions could ease e-exchange of imaging results

Patient-coordinated electronic exchange could remove privacy and security doubts surrounding the sharing of imaging results, according to research published August 11 by the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 

Quantitative MR may provide expert eye in epilepsy imaging

Quantitative MR analysis revealed the presence and laterality of hippocampal atrophy in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy at rates that matched, and may exceed, expert visual interpretation, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.

Imaging informatics & MU: The time is now

One of the key goals of healthcare reform is to boost quality while cutting cost. Its a tall order, and success will hinge on thoughtful deployment of imaging informatics systems.

Introducing quantitative imaging

Much of the recent advanced visualization news comes from the 2012 annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM). The biggest development by far is the new learning track debuted by SIIM: Quantitative Imaging.

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