January 2001: State of the Industry


Features


Interview: Gary J. Becker, M.D., FSCVIR, FACC, FACR
  by Melissa Mac
  Interventional radiology’s minimally invasive approach to treatment has brought it to the forefront of radiology. The problem is fewer radiologists are interested in IR.
The Right Way to Lease
  by Laura Gater
  Looking for a hedge against obsolete technology? Leasing medical imaging equipment may help keep facilities from getting too far behind the technology curve.


Departments

  To the Point
"Double mocha, extra hot, grande."
  Emerging Trends
Image is Everything
  Newswatch
January 2001
Special Section

RSNA New Product Wrap-Up
MRI
  Vendors prepare for higher fields of strength and more open designs in works-in-progress MRI systems.
CT
  More slices and faster images are on the horizon for computed tomography, as companies extend CT’s limits.
Image Management
  Upgrades to PACS and new ASP and storage solutions dominate IT talk at RSNA 2000.
Women's Health
  Soft-copy reading has been cleared by the FDA. Now it is up to the vendors to get their digital mammography systems to market
X-ray, DR and CR
  More and more vendors are crossing over the DR-CR product line to offer both technologies.
Ultrasound
  The “Year of Consolidation” could mean better products and services, as fewer companies divide the market.
Nuclear Medicine
  PET continues to power nuclear medicine’s growth, as HCFA clears new indications for reimbursement

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