Dr. Wende Young, a pioneer in breast imaging, discusses the roles of technology and patient-centricity in breast imaging. Editor’s note: the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic (EWBC) in Rochester, NY, is highly regarded as being on the cutting edge of technology in its quest to identify breast
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Visit Carestream to see our innovative solutions for your medical imaging needs. Going to RSNA 2019? Be sure to visit Carestream Health in the North Hall. Here is a preview of the medical imaging solutions we are showing in our booth - #7513. Visit Carestream at RSNA
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New corrugated packaging for DRYVIEW Laser Imaging Films reduces solid waste and promotes recycling. According to the World Bank’s 2018 What a Waste 2.0 report (1), annual waste generation in the world’s cities is expected to surge from 2.01 billion tons in 2016 to 3.40 billion
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AHRA 2019 keynote speaker identifies tips for overcoming challenges and reaching goals in medical imaging. Imagine that you decide to pick up a sport and have just four years to make it to the Olympics. That is what AHRA 2019 Keynote Speaker, Vince Poscente, asked of
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Steps for organizations and individuals to combat burnout in radiology. By M. G. Myriam Hunink, MD, PhD. Chronic stress and burnout in radiologists and other healthcare professionals is a serious issue. It can lead not only to diminished health and quality of life among the professionals
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A look at ROI on moving from film to digital medical imaging. Upgrading your office’s medical imaging equipment from film to digital can be a smart strategy for building your practice and expanding your range of billable services. Plus, digital medical imaging delivers a wealth of
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A mid-year review of Everything Rad's top blogs. What are the most popular blogs on medical imaging? Everything Rad reviews which blogs written this year in the first half of 2019 were opened the most by our 15,000 monthly visitors. The most popular blogs are
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Centralised reporting hub is foundation of enterprise imaging strategy. By Dr. Peter Rowlands, Consultant Radiologist at Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. Managing medical data is a complex undertaking for any imaging facility, including ours. The Cheshire & Merseyside Trust is a particularly unusual area
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Collaborate with more than 1,400 Carestream product experts and health IT peers in the VIBE user community. Healthcare IT is complex and always changing, and resources are often in short supply. What if you could have additional expert resources on your team? You do – in
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A radiography educator explains how to utilise VBP in daily practice By Dr. Ruth Strudwick, Associate Professor and Subject Lead for Radiography and Interprofessional Learning at The University of Suffolk. Values-Based Practice (VBP) is the consideration of a patient’s values in decision-making. By patient’s values, we
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What IT Managers Worry About When Migrating Medical Imaging Data. Healthcare data migration is a challenging and critical undertaking. Medical imaging data is full of rich and varied data sources and types, as well as metadata and actual pixels. The data sets may be large; the
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Study identifies ideas, views and perceptions of technology; and opportunities to increase its adoption. By Sil Aarts, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Research, the Netherlands. New forms of technology are introduced constantly in medical imaging, often leading to enhanced diagnostic and therapeutic options. However, new
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A strategic approach to X-ray purchases. Radiologic technology is advancing at an extraordinary and ever-accelerating pace. Ongoing advances help empower radiology departments to continually increase their efficiency as well as their standard of care. However, this rapid evolution can mean that expensive imaging equipment becomes obsolete too
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Educator calls for updated and more extensive curriculum for radiographers. Salvador Pedraza Gutiérrez, Director of the Diagnostic Imaging Institute. Spain has one of the shortest curricula in the world for radiographers: two years. This is half the time considered necessary worldwide. But advanced imaging and the continuously rising
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Blockchain might have application for the secure storage and transmission of diagnostic images. An increasing number of industries are adopting the use of blockchain technology. These include financial services, media and telecom, transportation, and more. In 2018, ComputerWorld called blockchain “the most disruptive technology in decades.”
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ECR sessions offer studies and suggestions for keeping the patient in focus. There were 80 sessions on artificial intelligence at ECR 2019. However, the topic that surfaced often in conversations and the sessions I attended on day one was the very low-tech but all-important human factor.
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Diagnostic imaging can be a critical step in treating patients as early as possible. Sometimes, patients suffering from a rare disease experience a delayed diagnosis. The delay can enable their condition to further advance, possibly jeopardizing their quality of life and, in some cases, life expectancy.
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Compensating for the effects of X-ray scatter improves contrast. Mobile chest X-rays are often performed on acutely ill patients who are too critical or unstable to be transported to an X-ray imaging room. For these patients, bedside mobile X-rays can be the only option for
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Reporting improvements you can use today; and AI’s role in the future. Interactive, multi-media reporting is readily available within radiology workstations today – yet the majority of diagnostic imaging reports in the UK remain text based. In fact, the format of medical imaging reports created by
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A local resident shares his itinerary for a perfect day of eating and sightseeing in Vienna for ECR attendees. If you are attending ECR 2019, you might be wondering where to eat in Vienna. As a local who assists Carestream Health at ECR, I am
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Carbon nanotube technology increases portability and image quality; and is more energy efficient. We are constantly bearing witness to important advances in the development and applications of medical technologies. However, it is not so common for there to be changes of a disruptive nature that lend
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The technology is not new, but the applications might be surprising. The outlook for diagnostic imaging in 2019 seems very familiar to what Everything Rad reported in 2018. Artificial intelligence (AI) and wearable devices are on the list once again, along with the addition of more apps for mobile
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Faster and more accurate diagnoses possible as the IoT continues to evolve. Is your healthcare organization adopting Internet of Things (IoT) technology in 2019? Or perhaps you already are using it. According to a report by Aruba Networks, 87 percent of healthcare organizations will have
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Visit us to experience the gold standard in medical imaging and healthcare IT. ECR 2019 is a vital, dynamic and service-oriented congress, embedded in a unique and inspiring ambience. In this spirit, we are proud to exhibit our advanced medical imaging solutions: imaging rooms, mobile X-ray,
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Tips for radiology administrators and deep learning make headlines. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: why radiologists are the most qualified to evaluate breast health; tips for new radiology managers; how administrators can tell if someone is lying; possible cuts in radiology reimbursement; and deep
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La Dra. Wende Young, pionera en imágenes mamarias, analiza los roles de la tecnología y el enfoque en el paciente en la imagen mamaria. Nota del editor: Clínica de senos Elizabeth Wende (EWBC) en Rochester, Nueva York, es muy reconocida por estar a la vanguardia de
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Os palestrantes da AHRA 2019 compartilham percepções sobre liderança, funcionários e estresse. Quais são os principais desafios no gerenciamento de imagens médicas? De acordo com apresentadores conhecedores da AHRA 2019, eles são: Liderança – e muitas vezes falta de isso;Gestão de pessoal de imagens médicas;Lidar com o estresse. Desafio 1 :
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In the news this week: radiology’s role in sports reports; and radiographer stress. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: radiologists play central role in pre-signing athletes; RSNA 2019 to expand AI Showcase; provider stress can affect patient safety; imaging market (and challenges) could rise in
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Visite Carestream para ver nuestras soluciones innovadoras para sus necesidades de imágenes médicas ¿Asistirá a RSNA 2019? Asegúrese de visitar Carestream Health en el North Hall. Aquí encontrará una vista previa de las soluciones de imágenes médicas que mostramos e nuestro stand #7513. Visite Carestream en RSNA
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Can you guess the image in the X-ray? This month's “Guess the X-ray Image Challenge!” is here! We welcome radiologists, technologists, RAs, MDs, PAs – or anyone who thinks they’re up to the challenge – to guess the subject in this X-ray. Please leave your answer in the comment
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Imaging revenue and ‘collimation creep’ are in the news this week. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: strategies to capture revenue; healthcare organizations still hit hardest by data breaches; AI obtains additional info from radiology reports; X-ray cropping can lead to ‘collimation creep’; and Canadians
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El Keynote Speaker de la AHRA 2019 identifica oportunidades para superar desafíos y alcanzar objetivos en imágenes médicas. Imagina que decides elegir un deporte y tienes solo cuatro años para llegar a los Juegos Olímpicos. Eso es lo que el Keynote Speaker de la AHRA 2019, Vince Poscente,
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AHRA 2019 and AI in chest X-rays are in Diagnostic Reading this week. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: AI that helps identify long-term mortality risk; key findings from ED imaging utilization research; brain imaging’s role in understanding suicide; AHRA 2019 keynote speaker inspired radiology
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El nuevo empaque corrugado para las películas de imágenes láser DRYVIEW reduce los desechos sólidos y promueve el reciclaje. Según el informe “What a Waste 2.0” 2018 del Banco Mundial (1), se espera que la generación anual de desechos en las ciudades del mundo aumente de
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Pasos para organizaciones e individuos para combatir el agotamiento en radiología. Por M. G. Myriam Hunink, MD, PhD. El estrés crónico y el agotamiento en los radiólogos y otros profesionales de la salud es un problema grave. Puede llevar no solo a una salud y calidad
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Headlines this week: radiologists’ salary continues to grow; the role of blockchain in teleradiology. This week’s articles in Diagnostic Reading include: the average salary of radiologists continues to grow; how blockchain can impact radiology; improving ergonomics for radiologic technologists; what young doctors/trainees think of interventional radiology;
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Having two diagnostic technologies in a single system can generate cost-savings in several ways. Today, success in healthcare demands delivering better care, for more patients, at a lower cost. That’s a tough challenge. Small wonder that hospitals and imaging centers are looking outside the box for
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