Former Kaiser radiologist awarded $3.9M in lawsuit Dec 9, 2008
Former Kaiser radiologist awarded $3 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury has ordered Kaiser Permanente to pay a former radiologist $3. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
RSI Expands into New State-of-the-Art Facility Dec 7, 2008
Sub-specialized radiologists also provide advanced imaging interpretations in areas of Cardiac CT and MRI, CTA, virtual colonoscopy, and breast MRI. RSI offers radiology services for facilities located across the US, including radiologist staffing solutions and image storage and archiving ... Looking For A Radiologist. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Patients' Photos Help Boost Radiologists' Accuracy Dec 4, 2008
TUESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Clipping a photo of the patient next to their radiological scans helps humanize each case and boosts the accuracy with which scans are read by radiologists, a new study finds. As technological advances have further distanced the radiologist from interaction with the patient, putting a patient's photo in his or her file may enable a more personal and empathetic approach, according to an Israeli study expected to be presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the... (MEDLINEplus)
Patients' pics help radiologists Dec 3, 2008
Thats life for many radiologists ... Also, the benefits of including photos might disappear when the novelty of the practice wore off, said Thrall, a Massachusetts General Hospital radiologist ... The study involved 15 radiologists at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and 318 patients who agreed to be photographed before undergoing CT scans. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Patient pics help docs read CT scans better Dec 3, 2008
Radiologists report more details when image is included, study finds ... That's life for many radiologists ... Also, the benefits of including photos might disappear when the novelty of the practice wore off, said Thrall, a Massachusetts General Hospital radiologist. (MSNBC -- Health)
NewPolice: NY doctor dead at scene of suicide pact Dec 3, 2008
The 68-year-old retired radiologist was unsuccessful in taking his own life and will probably receive five years probation and undergo psychological counseling when he is sentenced on Feb. 6 ... The retired radiologist told authorities 69-year-old Lucila Sham had terminal cancer, possibly with only weeks to live, and neither wanted to ever live alone or apart from the other. (Florida Times-Union)
Fujifilm Sees Significant Growth of Managed Services Business Dec 1, 2008
Having a single platform to read from also aids radiologist workflow by enabling the use of just one integrated RIS/PACS/Reportingplatform, versus having to learn and use as many different systems as there are different hospitals being serviced. Fujifilm has also added to the Managed Services model through the newly established partnership with Evolved Digital Solutions, Inc. Evolved's RIS customers are actively being converted to Fujifilm's RIS and the Managed Services model, thus assuring that... (PR Newswire)
Siemens: Ask the Ultimate Power in Imaging Dec 1, 2008
Many new enhancements were made to syngo Portal Radiologist, as well as syngo Portal Referring Physician(5). With syngo Suite Essential(6), Siemens offers a comprehensive and cost-effective IT package for Diagnostic Imaging Centers, consisting of preconfigured software, hardware, and services. (PR Newswire)
Fujifilm Acquires Information Systems Vendor Empiric Nov 30, 2008
NET RIS. Since then the two Web-based applications have been successfully combined and the integrated solution, complete with a single sign-on and single graphical user interface for the radiologist and clinician, has been deployed at numerous hospitals and imaging centers and health networks across the U.S.. "By solidifying our relationship with Fujifilm our customers gain access to a robust support and deployment infrastructure, while continuing to benefit from a nimble product development... (PR Newswire)
Siemens Focuses on Role-Based, Context-Sensitive and Knowledge-Driven Solutions Nov 30, 2008
Many new enhancements were made to syngo(R) Portal Radiologist, as well as syngo(R) Portal Referring Physician(2) ... For example, syngo Portal Radiologist gives radiologists focused access to important patient information, such as new and previous imaging studies, previous reports, lab values, and allergies, as well as scanned documents all in one application window ... The radiologist sees this information without having to access various separate systems at multiple locations. (PR Newswire)
Baby death trial could be moved writeLink("vid_id=703&file=williams.flv"); Nov 30, 2008
Black Hawk County Attorney Tom Ferguson said he plans to call an opthalmologist, neuropathologist and pediatric radiologist as expert witnesses. Williams Sr. is accused of killing his 8-month old son, Antwuan Jr.. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Families share stories of loved ones affected by Mumbai carnage Nov 30, 2008
For her and her husband, Ishwar Jagasia, a radiologist in Normal, the attacks in Mumbai were incomprehensible, especially because she and her husband devote themselves to the pursuit of saving lives. I wake up at 2 a.m. to save a 90-year-old woman who had a heart attack. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Dancing atoms now understood Nov 27, 2008
Through the measurement of the atomic precession frequencies, an MRI radiologist can reconstruct a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image that accurately depicts the interior of a patient's body. In performing such measurements, scientists often need to invert the nuclei so they are aligned against the magnetic field. (EurekAlert!)
Hospital acquisition plans set Nov 26, 2008
Cardin also included in her report that Radiology Consultants of Iowa PLC, have hired Dr. William Fulcher, and it is intended for him to be the on-site radiologist for the Jefferson County Health Center beginning when the move to the new facility is completed. He is a board certified interventional radiologist with training to perform pain injections. (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
NY Doctor In Suicide Pact With Wife Pleads Guilty Nov 26, 2008
The 68-year-old retired radiologist told authorities that Lucila Sham had terminal cancer, possibly with only weeks to live, and neither wanted to ever live alone or apart from the other. Rajaeskar Sham's defense attorney, James O'Rourke, said doctors estimated that his client would have died with his wife had he been found just 15 minutes later than he was. (CBS News -- US)
Technology brings increased efficiency, accuracy in mammography results Nov 26, 2008
A radiologist can then retrieve the image for observation and keep it stored for later review ... After being read by a radiologist, the image is stored in a way similar to that of a film X-ray ... Digital mammography, especially with the assistance of the CAD system, allows the radiologist to have a closer look at the image. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
N-D&L photo/PAM CASSADY Lisa Chance, Director of Radiology at Logan Memorial Hospital, shows off the new 16-Slice BrightSpeed Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner. Nov 26, 2008
The new CT Scanner is a great asset to the hospital and this community, said Dr. Todd Talmadge, an Interventional Radiologist at Logan Memorial. Our acquisition of the BrightSpeed raises the level of care that our physicians can provide for a multitude of injuries and illnesses. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Pediatric radiologists leave Children's to run imaging center Nov 24, 2008
Pediatric radiologists leave to run imaging center - The Business Journal of Milwaukee ... Pediatric radiologists leave to run imaging center ... Three pediatric radiologists have ended their contract with Children s Hospital of Wisconsin Nov. 14 to work full time for , a Milwaukee clinic one of the three established in 2005. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Gordon L. Brownell; invention evolved into the PET scan; at 86 Nov 23, 2008
More than 50 years after Dr. Brownell invented positron emission imaging, the technology he pioneered is used "routinely in the care of patients, primarily in the care of patients with cancer," said Dr. James H. Thrall, radiologist in chief at MGH.. "What is truly remarkable is to realize there are only about five or six medical-imaging methods in use today. So to be an inventor of one of those is a major contribution.". (Boston Globe)
Doctor Shrinks Boy's Grapefruit-Size Hand Nov 22, 2008
Dr. Robert Rosen, an interventional radiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital and one of only a handful of doctors in the field capable of this surgery, agreed to perform the multiple embolization procedures to save the boy's hand. And it wasn't only Rosen who donated his fees. (ABC News)
bed crisis 'could cost lives' Nov 22, 2008
QEH senior radiologist Dr Ruben Sebben says turning away patients and delaying treatments, including for chemotherapy patients, is "the norm" in the overcrowded facility, and it is putting lives at risk. He said the crisis came to a head last week, and The Advertiser has confirmed the QEH was in "over census" mode on Thursday, which Dr Sebben said was shorthand for "there ain't no beds left". (NEWS.com.au)
New Scan Spots Beginning of Bone Problems in Anorexics Nov 21, 2008
"This is a CT scan that makes very thin slices of bone to see bone structure," said Bredella, who is an assistant professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and a musculoskeletal radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. "It uses a low dose of radiation, about the same as from the background radiation over a three-day period.". (MEDLINEplus)
Adrian Kantrowitz; performed first US heart transplant Nov 20, 2008
Dr. Kantrowitz leaves his wife of 60 years, Jean (Rosensaft); two daughters, Niki, a cardiologist in Brooklyn, and Lisa, a radiologist in Newport Beach, Calif. a son, Allen, a neurosurgeon in Williamstown, Mass. (Boston Globe)
Prosecution rests in Poutre abuse case Nov 20, 2008
Barron, as well as a Baystate Medical Center radiologist, testified that only an injury as severe as a high-speed car accident could produce the type of deep-brain trauma that Haleigh suffered. Looking at the hospital images of Haleigh, defense lawyer Alan Black questioned Barron on her interpretation of some of the injuries, including a large burn mark on her chest. (Boston Globe)
Radiologist Salary Survey Shows Fear of Universal Healthcare Nov 20, 2008
Average Radiologist Salary Increased in Annual Survey ... (Vocus) November 20, 2008 -- Already handicapped by closer third-party-payer scrutiny of rising imaging costs, many radiologists fear the additional, potential effect of universal healthcare coverage on their medical practices ... More than half (52 percent) of radiologists responding to a recent conducted by physician recruiting firm LocumTenens. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
New CT technology shows anorexia impairs adolescent bone development Nov 18, 2008
"Adolescence is the most critical period for growth of bone mass, and the onset of anorexia interferes with that process," said Miriam A. Bredella, M.D., musculoskeletal radiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and assistant professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston ... RSNA is an association of more than 41,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and related scientists committed to excellence in patient care through education and research ... The RSNA... (EurekAlert!)
* World News Quick Take Nov 16, 2008
The radiologist from Thane, in the greater Mumbai area, had been asked to file a report in the case of a man who claimed that his underage daughter had been forced into marriage by a neighbor. The medic conducted an age test on the girl, found her to be over 18 and that she wanted to stay in the marriage, leading to the dismissal of her fathers case. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Doctor says on oath that shell improve her handwriting Nov 15, 2008
A division bench directed a lady doctor, a radiologist attached to government hospital in Thane, to give an undertaking to this effect after seeing her handwritten report. She had prepared ossification report of Narmada Solanki, whose father had filed habeas corpus petition in the HC after she went missing this July. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Radiologists are in great demand in Pennsylvania Nov 15, 2008
Radiologists are in great demand in state ... Radiologist Robert Pyatt and his partners will lose a colleague to retirement in 2011 ... A series of factors, including low insurance reimbursement rates, high risk of getting sued, an aging roster of practitioners and a high demand for services, have converged to make radiologists a highly sought commodity in Pennsylvania. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Coming out, part one Nov 15, 2008
Rob and his fianc; Dr. Brian Nagai, a radiologist, had planned to be married in May 2009. But they were worried that California s Proposition 8, defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman, would pass. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Leg Pain Could Indicate Disease Nov 14, 2008
Factors that can cause plaque buildup include smoking, high amounts of certain fats in the blood, high blood pressure and high amounts of sugar in the blood due to diabetes, said Thomas Livingston, M.D., radiologist on the medical staff at Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth. Symptoms of PVD include pain, numbness, aching or heaviness in the leg muscles when walking or climbing stairs. (Newsmax)
Fear, misconceptions about screenings keep many African-Americans from getting mammograms Nov 13, 2008
One woman recounted feeling uncomfortable when she was left alone while her images were being developed and read by a radiologist. "You see, when they left me, there wasn't nobody with me to talk to me," she said. (EurekAlert!)
MP vows to keep tabs onchildrens hospital row Nov 12, 2008
An NHS report by Birmingham PCTs, which are commissioners of the hospital trust, found there were issues over management, long waiting lists made worse by bed shortages, incidents not being reported and emergency patients being sent to hospitals as far away as Leeds due to no theatre radiologist on site. Coun Deirdre Alden, chairman of Birmingham s Health Scrutiny Committee, said members would be monitoring progress made by the children s hospital in coming months. (Birmingham Post)
BETTER LIFE: More news on keeping your heart healthy Nov 11, 2008
My husband's internist referred him to a cancer specialist because a radiologist thought his looked "enlarged," which can be a sign of cancer. My internist referred me for more tests because my echo suggested that I had , a rare lung disorder. (USA Today -- Money)
Increases in imaging tests widespread: study Nov 10, 2008
Increases in imaging tests widespread: U.S. study A radiologist prepares to study images from a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner at the Ambroise Pare hospital in Marseille, southern France, April 8, 2008. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier. (Scientific American)
• St. Luke's adds digital mammography Nov 10, 2008
A radiologist can magnify the images, increase or decrease the contrast and invert the black and white values while reading the images, a hospital press release said. These features allow the radiologist to evaluate microcalcifications - small concentrations of calcium in the breast, which are an early sign of possible cancerous growth - and focus on areas of concern. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Teleradiology generates income boom for New Mexico Software Nov 10, 2008
It also contracted 25 radiologists nationwide to read images for clients ... Finances improved in 2007, thanks to concerted efforts to reduce operating costs, plus Govatski s decision to focus more on high-revenue-generating teleradiology services, which allow radiologists to archive X-rays for immediate, real-time retrieval ... Justin Pham, a California-based radiologist that NM Software contracted to read images, said the service is particularly helpful for small, isolated clinics. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
New equipment for MRI can enhance diagnostic testing for breast cancer Nov 10, 2008
PHOTO BY JARED DORTTHE SUNPICTURES show views of the breast coil results, a way to pinpoint where abnormalities can be detected. Other Articles in this Category. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Innovative Deep Vein Thrombosis Treatment Yields Priceless Payoff Nov 7, 2008
Phoenix Interventional Radiologist Aaron Wittenberg, MD, uses an investor's technology to yield the ultimate return: saving someone else's life PHOENIX, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When Scottsdale businessman Warren Kaplan decided a decade ago to invest in Possis Medical, he had no idea that an innovative medical product Possis would develop would - in the hands of a gifted interventional radiologist - save his daughter's life ... "I tracked down their interventional radiologists, the... (PR Newswire)
Five steps to getting a second opinion online Nov 7, 2008
Partners charges $495 for a second opinion that doesn't require the services of a radiologist or pathologist. It costs an extra $200 to have a radiologist read an image, such as an X-ray or MRI, and an extra $250 for a pathologist to examine a specimen. (CNN)
Beverly Hospital chief may step down Nov 5, 2008
"This whole thing has been damaging to the morale of the staff and our reputation in the community, both of which are vital to us," said William J. Otto, a radiologist who has practiced at Beverly Hospital since 1969. "This has to get settled.". (Boston Globe)
Virtual relief? Nov 3, 2008
"We have a huge untapped, unscreened source of patients," said Dr. Judy Yee, a radiologist at the University of California, San Francisco ... With hands that navigate the computer like a piano keyboard, Zalis, a radiologist, reviewed images from a recent virtual colonoscopy ... Zalis dismissed the first concern; radiologists usually can distinguish what's worrisome on other organs, he said, meaning few patients require further review. (Boston Globe)
Malaysia on show Nov 2, 2008
Faisal Tehrani, who has been writing stories and poems for over 10 years now, recounted an amusing exchange with his parents: My fathers a radiologist, my mothers a biochemist, so when I wanted to be a writer, they said, Can you write medical books. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Gurgaon clinic flouts PNDT Act, sealed Nov 2, 2008
Though hospitals can change radiologist in their ultrasound centres, Sriram Memorial Hospital failed to inform about the change to health department, he said. The officials also said that they fail to find referral slips of the patients at the centre. (Times of India)
Madison Hospital has fully digital radiology department Nov 1, 2008
Another advantage to digital, McNary said, is that services are still available after 5 p.m. For those cases, she said, a contract is in place where Madison and other area hospitals with the capability can send images to a radiologist in Australia for a preliminary STAT read ... While making the move was a big change for radiologists and doctors, McNary said, the digital upgrade was possible because the staff was open to it. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Imagining diagnostic imaging Nov 1, 2008
"Also, if there is a suspicious area, the radiologist who reads the mammograms could very easily recommend having an ultrasound done," Wick said. "At the same time, there are a number of women who, based on their family history and their own personal past medical problems, may be required to have an MRI of the breast.". (Juneau Empire)
Doctor-hospital communication critical, candidates say Oct 31, 2008
Radiologist Alan Mitchell, 44, has made improving the physician/administration relationship one of the key points of his campaign. He believes more direct, informal interactions between area doctors and the board of trustees will improve what has sometimes been a testy relationship. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Breast cancer survival keeps on increasing Oct 30, 2008
I finished the procedure with a smile on my pale face and the radiologist ready to cry for me. I have since had four surgeries for my dislocated shoulder and one coming up. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Know the facts about breast cancer, prevention Oct 30, 2008
Although the technologist can't tell you the results of a mammogram - the images must be read by a radiologist - they are the front-line experts who ensure your studies are complete and that your results are tracked and returned to you in a timely manner - usually within a week or two. Naval Health Clinic New England mammographers are all nationally certified female technologists with years of experience and expertise in the field. (The Dolphin, CT)
Hospitals invest in interventional radiology Oct 30, 2008
Only recently have patients and other physicians started to understand what the specialty entails, said Dr. Eric Hohenwalter, an interventional radiologist at Froedtert ... Interventional radiologists can do a much less invasive procedure called uterine fibroid embolization to treat the tumors, Hohenwalter said ... Dr. Anne Bartel, an interventional radiologist with Columbia St. Mary s in Milwaukee and Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls, said the specialty had been used primarily for... (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Don't postpone tests that could save your life Oct 30, 2008
That first "baseline" mammogram is like a map to guide the radiologist in comparing future mammograms ... Today, Memorial Hospital and Manor is an ACR accredited mammography facility, which also uses a digital computer-aided detection (CAD) system to assist radiologists in identifying abnormalities in mammograms. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
ABC will not air Obama ad... Oct 28, 2008
ABC will not air half-hour Obama ad--The Live Feed. ABC will not air half-hour Obama ad. (The Drudge Report)
Dr. Jerome H. Shapiro, 84; radiologist, active in many organizations Oct 28, 2008
He retired as chairman of radiology at Boston University School of Medicine and radiologist-in-chief at Boston City Hospital. Dr. Shapiro authored more than 100 scientific papers and commentaries. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Quickly Vetted, Treatment Is Offered to Patients Oct 27, 2008
But with MammoSite, they can earn several thousand dollars when they insert the balloon catheter that the radiologist uses to administer the radioactive seeds. That money, critics say, encourages some surgeons to recommend the treatment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Medical company recalls catheter Oct 27, 2008
Health authorities were alerted to the problem earlier this month when a radiologist at the Townsville Hospital spotted a guide wire in a five-year-old child's chest in an X-ray. Since then the wire has been found in a further eight children who had chemotherapy drugs and antibiotics administered through the peripheral inserted central catheter (PICC) lines. (Sydney Morning Herald)
"Breast Cancer: The Journey" Discussion | WUS... Oct 26, 2008
The diagnostic mammogram is read immediately by the radiologist (while the woman is still in the mammography suite) and may order additional pictures and/or sonogram ... Have your mammogram films reviewed by a breast surgeon and maybe another radiologist. (W-USA News, DC)
'Think Pink' event raises breast cancer awareness Oct 25, 2008
Prior to this moment of shock, Clark stood in a state of denial with her radiologist. "You've got the wrong person. I don't have cancer," she said aloud. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Obituaries for Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008 Oct 22, 2008
Dr. English was a radiologist at the Swedish American Hospital from 1971 until 1987. He came to La Crosse in 1987 and was a radiologist with Franciscan Skemp Medical Center until his retirement. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Three important things you should know about brain tumors Oct 22, 2008
Since brain tumors are complex, treatment requires a team of specialists -- usually led by a neurosurgeon, and will include a neurologist, radiologist, neuro-anesthetist, oncologist and radiotherapist. The primary and most important first step in the treatment of a brain tumor is neurosurgery. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
When it comes to breast disease, it's best to be proactive Oct 22, 2008
"Five years ago, calcium deposits showed up on a mammogram; a biopsy gave a negative result. Two years ago, a small mass of calcium deposits showed up in another area. The radiologist urged further examination, and my M.D. referred me to a surgeon who strongly encouraged another biopsy, though she stated that there was an 80 percent chance that the calcifications were benign. Through benign neglect, I decided to let matters stand and assume that I would fall into the 80 percent category." ...... (International Herald Tribune)
Looking to Europe for health-care answers Oct 22, 2008
Dr. Ouellet, 62, a diagnostic radiologist who opened Canada's first private CT scan clinic in Laval, Que. more than two decades ago, now runs five clinics in that same city. (Globe and Mail)
For Breast Health, Take the Initiative Oct 22, 2008
The radiologist urged further examination, and my M.D. referred me to a surgeon who strongly encouraged another biopsy, though she stated that there was an 80 percent chance that the calcifications were benign ... Though the radiologist and surgeon told her they did not think this was worrisome, a biopsy was recommended and done in three locations ... Ms. Herman and I both benefited from the fact that we saw the same radiologists year after year, doctors who knew our breast history and had... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Hospital candidates talk about reducing bad debt Oct 21, 2008
Radiologist Alan Mitchell has followed that principle ever since he joined the hospital staff in 1999. At the same time, however, hes seen and heard about patients abusing the system to avoid paying their bills. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Plano: Survivors take a turn on the catwalk Oct 19, 2008
Physicians on the Baylor Plano medical staff, including Alicia Starr, M.D., breast radiologist; Lynn Canavan, M.D., breast surgeon; and Joshua Lemmon, M.D., plastic surgeon, presented and answered questions. The three doctors stressed the importance of the yearly mammogram and lectured about the different techniques used to detect, treat and overcome breast cancer. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
With cancer came life-changing people Oct 19, 2008
Dr. Vallow, radiologist: "Why are you seeing me? You will definitely not need radiation.". Dr. Terkonda, plastic surgeon: "Yes, with your diagnosis and treatment, we can make you whole and almost normal.". (Florida Times-Union)
