Jennifer Lung[email protected]MRIPresenters' paradise? RSNA goes laptop-free in 2001Hoping to stem the technical problems that delay presentations at the RSNA meeting each year, conference organizers have announced a new game plan: All presentations at the 2001 meeting will be run from desktop computers installed in meeting rooms.November 24, 2001Nuclear MedicineUK's imaging demands exceed capacity of personnelUnderstaffing and inadequate training are some of the problems faced at 14 nuclear medicine departments in the district general hospitals of the South Thames region of London, according to a study in the latest issue of the British Journal of Radiology.September 11, 2001CTFor the person who has everything, whole-body CT makes inroadsHealthy adults are flocking to boutique clinics for full-body CT scans, hoping to detect medical problems before symptoms appear. In the medical imaging community, detractors say the so-called "yuppie scans" are a waste of money, create a false sense of security, and lead to unnecessary tests and procedures.September 10, 2001CTMR, CT exert little influence on low back pain treatmentCT and MR imaging increase diagnostic confidence for patients with lower back pain, but affect diagnosis and therapy only minimally, according to the Scottish Back Trial Group.August 19, 2001CTCT doses can and should be lowered, AJR report saysRadiation exposure can be lowered from 280 mAs to 120 mAs without affecting diagnostic image quality in unenhanced chest CT scans, according to findings presented in the latest issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.August 6, 2001Molecular ImagingPET reveals relapse potential for women with eating disordersPsychiatrists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine used PET to measure serotonin binding in the brains of healthy and bulimic women.July 19, 2001Industry NewsRadiography meets flower power in RT's artRadiography has traditionally been used to examine the internal structure of muscles, organs, and bones, but a few medical imaging specialists have gone a step further, turning their images into art. Steven Meyers is one of those people.July 16, 2001CTResearchers question use of imaging for low back painNearly two-thirds of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lives -- it's the second most common reason people visit their physicians. Some say, however, that doctors and radiologists aren't the best sources to call for low back pain diagnoses.July 10, 2001MRIMRI flies high for detection of neurological jet lag markersThis is your brain on jet lag. According to a study at the University of Bristol in the U.K., frequent exposure to jet lag can cause a reduction of the right temporal lobe volume, higher cortisol levels, and impaired cognitive performance.June 20, 2001Page 1 of 1Top StoriesUltrasoundTraining program leads to lung ultrasound success for paramedicsParamedics who underwent a short training program saw their lung ultrasound skills improve.CTCT shows that cystic lung lesions on LCS boost malignancy riskDigital X-RayLLMs may boost error detection in x-ray reportsWomens ImagingAbbreviated MRI suffices in imaging dense breastsSponsor ContentJoin us June 3 for a Free Webinar
