July 2005
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Cover Story
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SPECT Imaging, Revisited |
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by Rich Smith |
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New radiopharmaceuticals with applications in oncology, neurology, and cardiology have reinvigorated the SPECT market. |
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Contrast Media: New Agents, New Concepts |
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by Dushyant Sahani MD, Bindu Setty MD |
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New contrast agents and interesting new concepts in contrast use and delivery are poised to enhance imaging across modalities. |
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The New PACS Puzzle: Cost and Technological Change |
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by Michael J. Cannavo |
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Advances in technology have made it easier for facilities to assemble systems that meet their budgetary and operational needs: servers, archives, and interfaces are key points of differentiation, as are sound disaster-recovery and data-migration plans. |
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| Departments |
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Lateral View |
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Radiologist as Cerberus |
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by Cheryl Proval |
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There are pros and cons to assuming the role of medicine's imaging gatekeeper. |
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Guest Editorial |
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No Love for Radiology |
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by Christie James MS |
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Rather than respond by ratcheting down reimbursement, payors concerned about escalating imaging costs should address the real drivers of overutilization. |
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STAT Read |
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by Morgan Tharp |
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Imaging Informatics |
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CD Burner 3 Ms: Media, Marketing, and Medicine |
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by Tamara Greenleaf |
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CD burners are being used to eliminate film, market service, and further the practice of medicine. |
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Imaging Business |
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PET Follow-up: Good Marketing, Good Medicine |
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by Danielle Cohen |
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Follow-up on incidental PET findings provides radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians with an opportunity for improved referring physician relationships and enhanced patient care. |
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Technology Review |
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