News tagged with radiologists
Treatment for hip conditions should not rest solely on MRI scans
When it comes to treating people with hip pain, physicians should not replace clinical observation with the use of magnetic resonance images (MRI), according to research being presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society ...
Feb 11, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Surgical breast biopsy not overused, study suggests
Contrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Surgical breast biopsies are mo ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
MSK ultrasound volume increase higher among non-radiologists, study suggests
Between 2000 and 2009, the musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound volume increase among non-radiologists was much higher than that among radiologists, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American Co ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
New imaging techniques prove valuable tools to assess stroke risk
(Medical Xpress) -- Vanderbilt radiologists are rolling out powerful new imaging techniques that provide clearer pictures of the delicate ebb and flow of blood through brain tissue in patients at risk for stroke.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jan 23, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Risk factors for CCSVI are similar to risk factors for developing MS, study shows
The first study to investigate risk factors for the vascular condition called CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency) in volunteers without neurological disease has identified what the researchers call a remarkable ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 30, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Self-referral leads to more negative exams for patients
Physicians who have a financial interest in imaging equipment are more likely to refer their patients for potentially unnecessary imaging exams, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...
Nov 30, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
New study supports mammography screening at 40
Women in their 40s with no family history of breast cancer are just as likely to develop invasive breast cancer as are women with a family history of the disease, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting ...
Nov 29, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Future cancers from Fukushima plant may be hidden
(AP) -- Even if the worst nuclear accident in 25 years leads to many people developing cancer, we may never find out.
Nov 20, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
Many radiologists disagree on management of incidental findings, study finds
According to a recent study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, many radiologists disagree on the management of incidental findings found on body computed tomography (CT) s ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Radiologists, primary users of non-cardiac ultrasound
Although non-radiologist physicians have contributed to the widespread use of point-of-care (POC) ultrasound, radiologists remain the primary users, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American Co ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Interventional radiologists: Tough on liver cancer, kind to patients
Finding innovative, minimally invasive ways to treat liver cancer—and being able to tailor that treatment individually to patients—are hallmarks of interventional radiologists. Advances in yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioembolization ...
Oct 19, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Error rate higher in breast imaging reports generated by automatic speech recognition
Breast imaging reports generated using an automatic speech recognition system are nearly six times more likely to contain major errors than those generated with conventional dictation transcription, a new study in Canada ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
The key to lower dose CT fluoroscopy for spine injections is reducing the dose of the planning CT
The radiation dose for a CT fluoroscopy is about half that for conventional fluoroscopy to guide epidural steroid injections, however, the dose is substantially more than conventional fluoroscopy when a full lumbar planning ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Calif. bill aimed at breast cancer worries docs
(AP) -- It took seven years of annual mammograms and a cancer diagnosis for Amy Colton to learn something her doctors had realized from the beginning: Her breast tissue is so dense that it could have masked ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Radiologists urged to study federal regulations relating to meaningful use
Authors of a study in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology say, with an estimated $1.5 billion in potential bonus payments for radiology professionals at stake, radiologists should study ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
