April 2006


Features

Cover Story
Riverside Radiology: IT Grows the Practice
  by Rich Smith
  The strategic deployment of information technology has enabled Riverside Radiology Associates to market its subspecialty reads to a rapidly growing clientele

Town Meeting: To Read or Not to Read for Referrers?
  by Kris Kyes
  Most radiology practices are faced with this difficult business decision as referrers acquire imaging technology in most markets in the United States
Viewing Software: 8 Users Look Through the Glass
  by Tamara Greenleaf
  PACS viewing software is a study in motion, evolving to meet the changing needs of radiologists.
CAD3: New Dimensions in Disease Detection Lung CAD:
  by Binsheng Zhao DSc, Lawrence Schwartz MD
  A recent pilot study showed that by utilizing thin-section MDCT and 3D computer software, changes in tumor volume could be determined as early as 3 weeks after novel lung therapies were started
Night Disturbances: 5 Models for Handling Call
  by Stephen Krcmar
  Practices weigh in on the costs and benefits of five models for managing the rising tide of night reads
CAD3: New Dimensions in Disease Detection - Colon CAD
  by Michael W. Vannier MD
  The steep learning curve and variable accuracy of the technique are being addressed by improvements in patient preparation, scanning technique, reading methods, and CAD.


Departments

  Lateral View
Really Simple
  by Cheryl Proval
  In the increasingly electronic and high technology setting of radiology, simplicity is elusive.
  Guest Editorial
Decreasing Alzheimer's Disease Through Functional Brain Imaging
  by Michael Devous, Sr, PhD
  The early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease would result in significant benefits to patients and society
STAT Read
  by Morgan Saffari
  Imaging Informatics
Monitor Minefield
  by John Weiser PhD, John Romlein
  The authors urge buyers to go beyond the published sell sheets to examine true operating brightness and cost of quality maintenance when selecting monitors.
  Imaging Informatics
PACS and Nonradiologic Images: A Current Solution
  by Barton Branstetter IV MD
  Including visible light images in the PACS—why bother?
  Imaging Informatics
The Painstaking Approach
  by Gary Wendt MD, MBA
  By adhering to standards in adding nonradiologic images to PACS, health care institutions are optimizing the patient care benefits of PACS.
  Imaging Business
Should You Be an IDTF?
  by Tamara Greenleaf
  Although Medicare payments are the same to IDTFs and radiology physician office practices, Medicare tends to place more stringent conditions on IDTFs
Technology Review
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