Dr. Sam Friedman

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Nuclear Medicine

Rad-Aid and the search for meaning in retirement

What do airships, 747s, William Shatner, radiology, and giving back have in common? Semiretired radiologist Dr. Sam Friedman explains how these things are all connected -- and how he found meaning as he transitions away from the daily grind as a radiologist -- in this new column.

October 1, 2017

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Do patients really value interaction with radiologists?

How do you define value? This has become an important question as radiology and radiologists struggle to define their place in a changing healthcare paradigm. Dr. Sam Friedman, also known as Doctor Dalai, tackles this question as he addresses the issue of whether radiologists should interact more with patients.

June 23, 2015

Talking to your patients: A manifesto on image sharing

The era of patient interaction is coming, but are radiologists prepared? Dr. Sam Friedman, also known as the Dalai Lama of PACS, isn't so sure. Read some of his insights on why and how radiologists need to start sharing images.

June 16, 2013

Dalai in RSNA 'Wonderland'

CHICAGO - For years, the PACSman Awards were an annual tradition in AuntMinnie.com's coverage of the RSNA conference. With the PACSman hanging up his typewriter in 2010, the baton has now passed to the Dalai Lama of PACS, radiologist and blogger Dr. Sam Friedman, who shares his unique RSNA experience.

November 28, 2012

An RSNA 'Christmas Carol'

CHICAGO - For years, the PACSman Awards were an annual tradition in AuntMinnie.com's coverage of the RSNA conference. With the PACSman hanging up his typewriter last year, the baton has now passed to the Dalai Lama of PACS, radiologist and blogger Dr. Sam Friedman, who shares his unique RSNA experience.

November 30, 2011

The Dalai's Laws of PACS

A regular poster in AuntMinnie.com Forums, Dr. Sam Friedman (aka "Dalai Lama") has distilled 14 years of PACS experience into his tongue-in-cheek Dalai's Laws of PACS. Following these laws, based on his group's early adoption of PACS, may just help ease some of the pain of your experience.

July 12, 2007

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Handling priors and the 'portable patient': A case for inter-PACS communication

A regular poster in AuntMinnie.com's Discussion Groups, Dr. Sam Friedman (a.k.a. "Dalai Lama") shares his thoughts on handling prior patient studies, and makes his case for taking a Napster-like approach to PACS communication.

November 15, 2005

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Top 10 Gold Social

Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles

While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.

Neiman Hpi

Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use

Mammogram Patient

40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening

Corporate Transparency

Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act

Kidneys

Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments

Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles

While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.

December 20, 2024

Top 10 Gold Social

Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use

By Kate Madden Yee

The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index outperforms the Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting advanced imaging use.

December 20, 2024

40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

About two in every five women in their 40s do not undergo biennial breast cancer screening per USPSTF recommendations.

December 20, 2024

Mammogram Patient

Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act

By Healthcare Administrative Partners

A new column from Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on medical practices.

December 20, 2024

Corporate Transparency

Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments

Kidney-absorbed doses of lutetium-177 (Lu-177)-based treatments for prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors appear to be below toxicity thresholds.

December 19, 2024

Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use

By Kate Madden Yee

Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging.

December 19, 2024

Money Hundred Bills

AI algorithm 'harmonizes' brain MRI data from different scanners

By Kate Madden Yee

A novel machine-learning algorithm used with MRI can harmonize brain volumetric data of patients undergoing Alzheimer's disease assessment gathered from different scanners.

December 18, 2024

Recommendations address AI bias, data transparency

By Amerigo Allegretto

New recommendations seek to make medical AI safe and effective for everyone by tackling the issues of bias and transparency.

December 18, 2024

Artificial Intelligence Ai Suit

AdvaMed applauds House Task Force on AI report

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

AdvaMed commended the end-of-year report submitted to the U.S. Congress on December 17 by the House Task Force on AI.

December 18, 2024

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African American men respond more favorably to Ra-223 therapy

African American men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer may respond more favorably than white men to treatment with radium-223.

December 17, 2024

Prostate Imaging

What radiology trainees should know heading into 2025

Radiologists discuss specialty and job market: 10 takeaways.

December 17, 2024

Radiology Practice Models 2024

Solis acquires San Antonio, TX imaging centers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Solis Mammography has acquired Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in San Antonio, TX.

December 16, 2024

Breast Screening Mammo

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