Dear AuntMinnie Member,
The wait is over -- we've released the list of winners in the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's annual event recognizing excellence in radiology.
This year's winners underscore the importance of breast imaging in radiology. Four of the 14 winners have connections to breast imaging, from Dr. Wendie Berg, PhD, who won for both Most Influential Radiology Researcher and Scientific Paper of the Year, to Ultrasonix Medical, which received the Best New Radiology Device award for its SonixEmbrace automated breast ultrasound system.
Check out the rest of the Minnies winners by clicking here. Congratulations to all of the winners and candidates, and thanks to our members who submitted nominations, as well as to our expert panel for picking the winners!
New 2D tomo mode
Meanwhile, another new breast imaging technology is making headlines this week. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has recommended that mammography vendor Hologic receive approval for a new mode for its digital breast tomosynthesis system that creates synthetic 2D images from 3D acquisitions.
The new mode is important because without it, users of the company's Selenia Dimensions 3D system have to acquire separate 2D images in addition to the 3D studies, exposing patients to additional radiation dose. With the synthetic 2D mode, called C-View, the 2D exam can be extracted from 3D data.
The FDA will now review the C-View application with the panel's nod in mind, and the odds are that it will be approved. Learn more by clicking here, or visit the Women's Imaging Digital Community at women.auntminnie.com.
Oosterwijk on RIS/PACS
Finally, we're pleased to welcome back PACS training and education expert Herman Oosterwijk from OTech, who has contributed a new column on what to do -- and what not to do -- when looking for ways to manage patient documents alongside your PACS and RIS.
It can be tempting to find ways to store documents in either your PACS or RIS, or with dedicated document management software, but you shouldn't do it, Mr. Oosterwijk believes. Such methods aren't patient-focused and can lead to data silos where documents reside in one or the other network.
Find out what Mr. Oosterwijk believes you should do instead by clicking here, or visit our PACS Digital Community at pacs.auntminnie.com.
