March 2002


Features

Cover Story
Making Mammography a Mission
  by Elizabeth Finch
  Bucking a nationwide trend, Weinstein Imaging Associates has put mammography front and center in its efforts to build a practice around the imaging needs of women.

Multidector Row CT and 3D Volume Rendering
  by Leo P. Lawler MD
  Multidetector row CT and three-dimensional volume rendering provide insights into the inherently complex features of the female pelvic anatomy.
Interventional Radiology for Gynecologic Disease
  by Eric vanSonnenberg MD
  A wide variety of interventional radiologic procedures are useful in treating gynecologic diseases.
Understanding Breast Ultrasound
  by Jay R. Parikh MD, Bruce Porter MD
CAD: Coming in for a Close Up
  by Judith Gunn Bronson MS
  Recent research indicates that computer-aided detection can improve the accuracy of radiologists who read mammograms.
Options in Breast Biopsy
  by Lawrence W. Bassett MD
  A broad range of image-guided biopsy techniques are now in clinical use, offering alternatives to the more costly and disfiguring open surgical biopsy for properly elected patients.


Departments

  Viewpoint
Modality Under Seige
  by Cheryl Proval
  Though mammography's recent crisis was in reality a nonevent played out in the popular press, it provides radiology with an overdue opportunity to share the procedure's shortcomings with the public.
  Guest Editorial
A Subspecialty of Ther Own
  by Ellen B. Mendelson MD
  As women's imaging emerges as a subspecialty, with fellowship programs developing across the country, its champions must bear in mind the danger of gender focus: gender bias.
STAT Read
  by Marissa Shira, Ben Van Houten
  Imaging Business
A Road Map to National Bone Health
  by Michael T. Dimuzio PhD
  Radiology could play a significant role in preventing the potentially devastating cost of fracture among aging Baby Boomers.
  Technology Economics Review
Ultrasound: Making Waves
  by Judith Gunn Bronson MS
  Ultrasound applications are widening in three traditional areas of use: fetal imaging, carotid and aortic screening, and echocardiography.
Technology Focus: Ultrasound

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