June 2002
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A Marriage of Inconvenience |
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by George Wiley |
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CT of Acute Stroke |
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by Lawrence N. Tanenbaum MD |
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Perfusion CT is enabling clinicians to quickly access information critical to therapeutic decision-making for acute stroke patients. |
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ACR MRI Accrediation: Myth and Reality |
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by Robert A. Bell PHD |
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The benefits associated with the weekly and annual QC requirements of the ACR's revised MRI accreditation program, due to go into effect in August, far outweigh their associated time and cost. |
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Viewpoint |
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Who's Minding the Store? |
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by Cheryl Proval |
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As radiology increases its ability to detect disease at an earlier, more treatable stage, so grows the opportunity to partner in the outcomes analyses that have so far eluded the specialty. |
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Guest Editorial |
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Embracing the Opposition |
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by Don Cubberley MD |
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Preserving the intellectual capital of interventional radiology will require solutions both bold and creative. |
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Letters to the Editor |
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STAT Read |
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by Ben Van Houten |
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Imaging Business |
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Malpractice and Mammography |
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by Chris Wolski |
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As malpractice insurance costs escalate dramatically for radiologists, the best defense may be to maintain good communications protocols, good reading skills, and a good lawyer. |
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Technology Economics Review |
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The PET Reimbursement Puzzle |
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by Frank J. Papatheofanis MD, MPH, PhD |
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The future of molecular imaging depends on the ability of practitioners and payors to solve the puzzle of PET reimbursement and referrer education. |
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Technology Review: Product Review |
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