Dear Advanced Visualization Insider,
Apple's iPad continues to grab headlines in the advanced visualization world, with news last month that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finally cleared the first mobile image viewing application for diagnostic use on the iPad and iPhone.
The clearance of MIM Software's Mobile MIM application removes the regulatory roadblock often cited as a hurdle for expanded use of the iPad in radiology. And researchers continue to evaluate the clinical utility of the popular tablet.
In a study presented at the European Congress of Radiology earlier this month, Irish researchers found 93% diagnostic agreement between radiologists performing preliminary interpretation of emergency department brain CT exams on an iPad and those providing the final read on a conventional monochrome 2-megapixel LCD.
Discrepancies were primarily attributed to the lack of access to clinical information and previous images on the iPad. Get all the details in this month's Insider Exclusive, which you can access before our other members by clicking here.
In other Advanced Visualization Digital Community news, German researchers recently found that computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can be used with breast MRI to predict the occurrence of distant metastasis in primary breast cancer. Features editor Wayne Forrest has the story, which you can find here.
Also, quality assurance may be the missing link for expanded clinical use of CAD. Find out why in an article by Tami Freeman from AuntMinnie partner Medicalphysicsweb.
Finally, a research team from the University of Toronto recently concluded that interactive ultrasound CAD can be a useful adjunct for interpreting breast ultrasound studies. And CAD software can help expert radiologists detect difficult polyps on virtual colonoscopy exams.
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