Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Are you agonizing over how you're going to get that proposal for a new CT scanner approved by your facility's administrators? Have no fear: Dr. Geoffrey Rubin is here with advice on how to get the deal done.
In a talk at the recent International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) 2016 Symposium in San Francisco, Dr. Rubin offered six simple steps for making CT purchasing decisions a reality. A key point to recognize: The purchase of anything in the healthcare system involves other people's money.
Read the rest of his words of wisdom by clicking here for a new article in our CT Community.
3D detects ancient cancer
Meanwhile, researchers in South Africa used advanced 3D image rendering in conjunction with micro-CT scanning to dig up fascinating findings on what they believe is the earliest documented occurrence of cancer in humans.
Researchers scanned a hominin metatarsal specimen found in 1948 at a paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg with micro-CT, and reconstructed the images in 2D orthoslice and 3D surface-rendered views. They found signs that a tumor on the bone was malignant -- which would make the discovery at least 1 million years older than the previous confirmed case of a malignant tumor.
Read more by clicking here, or visit the community at av.auntminnie.com.
The Minnies await you
Have you nominated anyone for a Minnies award yet? We're at the midway point in the nominations phase, so there's still time for you to participate. Just go to minnies.auntminnie.com to let us know which researcher, educator, device, or software you believe is worthy of recognition in radiology's premier awards event.
