March 2006

March 2006

Features

Cover Story

	Putting A Face On CIRA
	by Rich Smith
	With the support of their diagnostic partners, the interventional radiologists of the Central Illinois Radiological Associates are rolling out a full complement of interventional clinical services to supplement a successful venous disease practice.

	CTA/MRA: IRs Mine The Vein
	by George Wiley
	CTA and MRA vascular imaging has revolutionized interventional radiology, sending interventionalists into uncharted waters again.


	Vascular CTA: When Did the Past Go Away?
	by Gregg Gaylord MD
	As described by the author, the ability to view the vasculature in three dimensions in cyberspace has revolutionized the evaluation of peripheral vascular and aortic disease--and probably saved a few deer.


	Breast Biopsy: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives
	by James Brenner MD, JD
	A combination of refined biopsy techniques and deliberate reconciliation of clinical and imaging findings to tissue sampling can be used to avoid diagnostic excision biopsy in a majority of cases.


	Radiofrequency Ablation: New Approach to Hepatic, Renal, and Pulmonary Cancers
	by Judith Bronson MS
	The mechanism of RF ablation is the same for all tissues, but the protocol is not.

Departments

	Lateral View
	Facing Down Dose
	by Cheryl Proval
	It is time to add a cumulative patient dose feature to the radiology record.


	Guest Editorial
	Treacherous Waters Ahead
	by James Breland FACMPE
	A stormy forecast for freestanding imaging center operators calls for an increased level of activism among owners to counteract an increasingly draconian environment.


	STATRead
	by Morgan Saffari


	Imaging Business
	Govern Well and Prosper
	by Tamara Greenleaf
	An expert offers advice on joining the elite minority of well-governed practices.


	Imaging Informatics
	Cardiology PACS: Ready for Integration?
	by Tamara Greenleaf
	While dedicated cardiology PACS remain primarily the solution of choice for cardiac and interventional studies, serious steps are being taken toward integration.


	Technology Review

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