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New device uses submarine technology to diagnose stroke quickly

A medical device developed by retired U.S. Navy sonar experts, using submarine technology, is a new paradigm for the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of stroke, says a team of interventional radiologists at the Society ...

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created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Do pre-conceived expectations impact doctor analysis of X-rays?

Scientists have long suspected that clinicians' ability to read X-rays can be skewed according to what they expect to find, but a University of Sydney study published this month in the international journal ...

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created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New non-surgical autopsy technique set to revolutionize post-mortem practice

A new non-surgical post-mortem technique that has the potential to revolutionise the way autopsies are conducted around the world has been pioneered by forensic pathologists and radiologists at the University of Leicester ...

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created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bedside ultrasound becomes a reality

Clinicians have often referred to ultrasound technology as the "stethoscope of the future," predicting that as the equipment shrinks in size, it will one day be as common at the bedside as that trusty tool around every physician's ...

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created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Radiologists play key role in teaching physiology to medical students

In order for medical students to ultimately provide quality patient care medical schools should turn to radiologists to help them teach physiology, one of the core disciplines of medicine, according to a study in the February ...

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created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better marker for breast cancer may reduce need for second surgeries

A new material could help surgeons more accurately locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort for patients. Microscopic gas-filled spheres of silica, a ...

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created Sep 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Radiologists identify and treat teenage self-injury

Using ultrasound and a minimally-invasive procedure, radiologists can identify and treat patients who engage in a disturbing self-injury behavior known as self-embedding, according to a new study published in the online edition ...

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created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Staggered radiologist work shifts improve patient care, study suggests

Implementation of staggered radiologist work shifts can expedite the communication of urgent findings and improve patient care, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiologists call for national strategy to address medical imaging overuse

Overutilization of medical imaging services exposes patients to unnecessary radiation and adds to healthcare costs, according to a report appearing online and in the October issue of the journal Radiology that calls on rad ...

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created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pay-for-performance programs improve radiology report turnaround times, study suggests

A pay-for-performance (PFP) program implemented at one of the nation's largest general hospitals appeared to have a marked effect on expediting final radiology report turnaround times (RTAT), improving patient care, according ...

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created Aug 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop advanced search tool to help physician's sort and retrieve vital EMR data

Researchers at one of the top five hospitals in the United States have developed an advanced search tool called the Queriable Patient Inference Dossier (QPID) that helps radiologists and other physicians extract useful data ...

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created Aug 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Americans get most radiation from medical scans

(AP) -- We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It's true that we get too much radiation. But it's not from those sources - it's from too many medical tests.

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created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Are poor workspace ergonomics causing radiologists pain?

A lack of attention to workspace ergonomics could be to blame for radiologists' musculoskeletal symptoms, including lower back pain, wrist pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, and headaches, according to a study to be presented ...

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created May 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ownership/leasing of PET scanners by nonradiologists on the rise

Just as with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the growth rate among non-radiologists who own or lease positron emission tomography (PET) equipment is also on the rise, contributing significantly ...

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created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study recommends change in treating pulmonary embolisms

William Kuo, MD, was the on-call interventional radiologist one Friday night three years ago when he received a call from the intensive care unit at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. He was asked to attend to a 62-year-old woman ...

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0