March 2005


Features

Cover Story
Conversation with Robert J. Min, MD, MBA: Vein Ablation
  by Rich Smith
  In developing the procedure for endovenous laser ablation, Robert J. Min, MD, has provided interventional radiologists with an entree into total patient care.

CTA: Watershed, Soon to Be a Flood
  by George Wiley
  Coronary CT angiograms are definitely the wave of the future: the question is, who will do them? Radiologists and cardiologists are struggling to sort out the details.
PET-CT: Lessons Learned in Clinical Practice
  by Paul Shreve MD
  While PET has always been interpreted in conjunction with CT, PET-CT entails changes in scheduling, reporting, and billing.
CR: Technical Advances
  by Tamara Greenleaf
  Vendors continue to innovate in computed radiography, enabling the modality to remain highly competitive with its newer rival.


Departments

  Lateral View
War Is Not the Answer
  by Cheryl Proval
  The conflict around coronary CTA will be less about turf and more about a redrawing of the landscape.
  Guest Editorial
The Silent Minority
  by Stephen R. Baker MD
  Though the number of radiologists of South Asian heritage represents a growing percentage of US radiologists, they are noticeably underrepresented among the specialty's leadership.
STAT Read
  by Arati Murti
  Imaging Cancer
A New Approach: Center for Prostate Imaging
  by Robert L. Bard MD
  As patients struggle to make sense of conflicting test results and multiple treatment options, a center for prostate imaging provides a viable approach.
  Imaging Technology
Vascular Imaging in 2005: Getting Better Fast
  by Judith Gunn Bronson MS
  MRA, CTA, and ultrasound are supplementing digital fluoroscopy to provide vastly superior inquiry into the vascular system.
Technology Review
  March 2005
Special Section

Carotid Stenting
  by Barry T. Katzen MD
Patient Selection and Pearls
  by Kris Kyes
  The most important patient-selection criteria in carotid stenting are those of exclusion; once under way, the critical step in placement is getting the sheath into the common carotid artery.
MRA: New Window Into the Carotid
  by Kris Kyes
Reimbursement
  by Kris Kyes

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