Maplewood Software recently released the latest generation in its line of ScheduleCore products, ScheduleRad 2.0.
ScheduleRad, a radiology-specific, web-based staff scheduling solution designed to meet the needs of radiology departments and clinics, allows for geographically dispersed multi-site, multi-schedule, and multi-modality scheduling for all radiologists and radiology support staff. The software also takes into account the need to schedule radiologists only in the hospitals at which they are certified.
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Monday, April 30, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Software may help doctors see patients in clearer light
A startup company at the University of Rochester Medical Center is hoping to change the way doctors use medical imaging.
TIES LLC, short for Tomographic Image Enhancement Systems, has patented a new image-processing technology called "image surgery" that lets doctors and technicians focus on a specific organ or area of the body to create more precise images.
Radiologists can leave out images they don't want to focus on, resulting in a sharper picture of the organs or tissues they do want to observe, he said.
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TIES LLC, short for Tomographic Image Enhancement Systems, has patented a new image-processing technology called "image surgery" that lets doctors and technicians focus on a specific organ or area of the body to create more precise images.
Radiologists can leave out images they don't want to focus on, resulting in a sharper picture of the organs or tissues they do want to observe, he said.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Minimizing Radiation Dosing For CT Patients - ECRI Discusses Strategies
According to researchers, computed tomography (CT) may account for up to 6,000 U.S. cancers per year. ECRI Institute (formerly ECRI), an independent nonprofit that researches best approaches to improving patient care, encourages healthcare facilities to ensure that CT is performed only when clinically justified and that radiation doses are kept as low as possible. In an upcoming ECRI Institute audio conference, expert speakers will provide insight on minimizing risks associated with CT radiation through proper equipment selections, policy considerations, and staff training.
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Monday, April 23, 2007
Imaging Diagnostic Systems' Director Of Clinical Research Cautions Against Excess Radiation Dose To Breasts
Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging systems, announced that Professor Eric Milne, M.D., IDSI Director of Clinical Research, has contributed to a comprehensive new book, "Cancer Imaging: Lung and Breast Carcinomas," edited by Professor M.A. Hayat.
Professor Milne's chapter, "Breast Dose in Thoracic Computed Tomography," examines the risks of inducing breast cancer as a result of the ionizing radiation received during CT exams of the thorax and upper abdomen. Citing results stemming from his original 1992 study, which demonstrated that large doses of ionizing radiation, equivalent to the dose from 15 to 60 mammograms, are absorbed by the female breast as a result of each chest CT exam.
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Professor Milne's chapter, "Breast Dose in Thoracic Computed Tomography," examines the risks of inducing breast cancer as a result of the ionizing radiation received during CT exams of the thorax and upper abdomen. Citing results stemming from his original 1992 study, which demonstrated that large doses of ionizing radiation, equivalent to the dose from 15 to 60 mammograms, are absorbed by the female breast as a result of each chest CT exam.
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Friday, April 20, 2007
Imaging Diagnostic Systems Exhibits CT Laser Mammography
Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: IMDS) a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging systems, is exhibiting clinical cases from global users of the CT Laser Mammography CTLM(R) system at the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) 8th Postgraduate Course, jointly sponsored by the American College of Radiology, in Hollywood, Florida, April 14-17, 2007.
The course is intended for radiologists, radiologic technologists, and medical physicists who are involved in breast imaging and interventional procedures. Included among the objectives of the Course is the intent to "assess new technologies for breast imaging and understand their potential role and appropriate use in the evaluation of breast disease."
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The course is intended for radiologists, radiologic technologists, and medical physicists who are involved in breast imaging and interventional procedures. Included among the objectives of the Course is the intent to "assess new technologies for breast imaging and understand their potential role and appropriate use in the evaluation of breast disease."
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
NCRP Report: CT-based radiation exposure in U.S. population soars
The amount of radiation dose from clinical imaging exams experienced by the U.S. public may have increased more than 600% in the last two decades, most of it due to CT, according to preliminary findings from a study released at the 2007 National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements meeting in Arlington, VA.
The estimated collective effective dose that the U.S population received from diagnostic procedures in 1980 was 0.54 mSv per capita. That total increased to 3.2 mSv in 2006.
In that 26-year period, the collective annual dose rose 650%, from 124,000 person-Sv annually in 1980 to about 930,000 person-Sv in 2006, said principal investigator Dr. Fred A. Mettler Jr., chief of radiology and nuclear medicine at the New Mexico Federal Regional Medical Center.
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The estimated collective effective dose that the U.S population received from diagnostic procedures in 1980 was 0.54 mSv per capita. That total increased to 3.2 mSv in 2006.
In that 26-year period, the collective annual dose rose 650%, from 124,000 person-Sv annually in 1980 to about 930,000 person-Sv in 2006, said principal investigator Dr. Fred A. Mettler Jr., chief of radiology and nuclear medicine at the New Mexico Federal Regional Medical Center.
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Monday, April 9, 2007
Digital mammography hits mainstream use
Diagnostic Imaging.com
By: Emily Hayes
With popular actresses Sally Field and Andie MacDowell looking on, Dr. Etta Pisano picked up a Ladies Home Journal Health Breakthrough award last year, in recognition of her work in promoting better screening for breast cancer. Pisano, a professor of radiology and biomedical engineering at the University of North Carolina, was principal investigator in the Digital Mammography Imaging Screening Trial, a multicenter study of almost 50,000 women.
The Ladies Home Journal event was a landmark for radiology, and mammography in particular, publicizing the role of imaging in detecting and managing a high-profile disease. It also led to stories in the mainstream media that are sending a strong message to the general public: Digital can mean the difference between life and death for some women, particularly those with dense breasts.
That message has not been lost on U.S. women of screening age. More and more, breast imagers report that women are asking about digital mammography, feeding a shift that is bringing the digital modality well into the mainstream.
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By: Emily Hayes
With popular actresses Sally Field and Andie MacDowell looking on, Dr. Etta Pisano picked up a Ladies Home Journal Health Breakthrough award last year, in recognition of her work in promoting better screening for breast cancer. Pisano, a professor of radiology and biomedical engineering at the University of North Carolina, was principal investigator in the Digital Mammography Imaging Screening Trial, a multicenter study of almost 50,000 women.
The Ladies Home Journal event was a landmark for radiology, and mammography in particular, publicizing the role of imaging in detecting and managing a high-profile disease. It also led to stories in the mainstream media that are sending a strong message to the general public: Digital can mean the difference between life and death for some women, particularly those with dense breasts.
That message has not been lost on U.S. women of screening age. More and more, breast imagers report that women are asking about digital mammography, feeding a shift that is bringing the digital modality well into the mainstream.
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Friday, April 6, 2007
Study: Tech that detects breast cancer increases false diagnoses
A technology widely used to help radiologists interpret mammograms failed to boost breast cancer detection rates and led to more false-positive diagnoses and biopsies, according to a large study by a researcher at the University of California, Davis released today.
The study is in contrast to previous findings on the imaging technology.
Computer-aided detection, CAD, approved in 1998 by the Food and Drug Administration, identifies suspicious findings on mammograms to assist radiologists in spotting breast cancer.
CAD has been adopted by about one-third of hospitals nationwide, including many in the Bay Area.
....After a radiologist takes an image of the breast tissue, or mammogram, the film is converted to a digital file and analyzed by the radiologist. Then the CAD marks the file, flagging possible trouble spots. The radiologist reviews the CAD marks and makes a final evaluation.
Because CAD typically makes a lot of marks on the mammogram, the radiologist reviewing the screen -- particularly one with less experience -- may be "a lot more likely to consider positives," Fenton said.
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The study is in contrast to previous findings on the imaging technology.
Computer-aided detection, CAD, approved in 1998 by the Food and Drug Administration, identifies suspicious findings on mammograms to assist radiologists in spotting breast cancer.
CAD has been adopted by about one-third of hospitals nationwide, including many in the Bay Area.
....After a radiologist takes an image of the breast tissue, or mammogram, the film is converted to a digital file and analyzed by the radiologist. Then the CAD marks the file, flagging possible trouble spots. The radiologist reviews the CAD marks and makes a final evaluation.
Because CAD typically makes a lot of marks on the mammogram, the radiologist reviewing the screen -- particularly one with less experience -- may be "a lot more likely to consider positives," Fenton said.
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