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Securing Data from Disaster |
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by Sean D'Arcy, Julie D'Arcy PhD |
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A quantitative approach to planning the protection of the digital imaging data investment ensures that reasonable effort is expended to mitigate risk. |
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Demand Projection |
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by Pamela M. Harlem MBA |
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The author suggests a practical model for forecasting radiology demand. |
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The Digital Capture Question |
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by J. Anthony Seibert PhD |
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Part I: In converting the analog radiology department to an all-digital site, there are many purchase/implementation considerations to be made before determining a final choice for digital radiography devices. |
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RIS/PACS Considered |
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by Jim Maughan, Sherie D. Giles |
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While considerable benefits can be realized by implementing an integrated RIS/PACS, they must be weighed against the cost and headache of replacing an existing RIS. |
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Case Study: Distal Basilar Flow-related Aneurysms |
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by Jonathan Hartman MD |
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Three-dimensional imaging provides a vastly superior road map for intervention, particularly with regard to vascular imaging. |
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The Next Digital Frontier |
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by David J. Vining MD |
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Structured reporting offers radiologists and clinicians the means to mine the latent information contained in radiology reports, but obstacles include resistance from busy radiologists wary of change. |
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PACS Perfect |
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by John Romlein, John C. Weiser PhD |
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Part II: PACS maintenance and quality control within the health care enterprise is best accomplished by developing a task allocation chart. |
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The Tale of the Tortoise |
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by Cheryl Proval |
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The efforts of the many individuals who brought radiology into the digital age are to be commended, but more work lies ahead. |
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The Reluctant Integrators |
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by Michael J. Gray |
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Efforts to promote connectivity among various radiology information subsystems and preserve the integrity of the data may be stymied in part by the vendors survival instincts. |
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STAT Read |
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by Ben Van Houten |
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BMD Testing: Anybody's Games? |
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Imaging Business |
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Telelegalities |
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by Barry B. Cepelewicz MD, JD |
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Risk management guidelines in teleradiology have evolved to accommodate new privacy concerns. |
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Technology Economics Review |
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PACS: An Update from the Field |
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by Rich Smith |
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Advances in viewing, archiving, and networking technologies and applications have brought efficiencies and economies to picture archiving and communications systems. |
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Technology Review |
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