Skin Cancer imaging gets media attention this morning at RSNA 2009

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Greetings from Day 3 of RSNA 2009! We ran into our friend and CSH Board Member, Eliot L. Siegel, M.D., early this morning as he was headed to prepare for what sounded like a very interesting press conference focusing on new skin cancer imaging techniques. Dr. Siegel remarked that a mix of mainstream and trade media were expected to attend—with a lot of interest in this topic from the mainstream media in particular.

This is not surprising, given the prevalence of skin cancer (it’s the most common of all cancers—accounting for nearly half of all cancers in the U.S.). Yet surprisingly, it often gets lost amid other discussions surrounding new imaging techniques and technologies for the myriad of other cancers that exist. Look for possible media coverage starting later today on this important topic, with the press conference officially billed as, “Special Ultrasound Accurately Identifies Skin Cancer—Eliot L. Siegel, M.D., Bahar Dasgeb, M.D.”

In other media-related coverage, here is a quick video interview with Cristen Bolan, editor of Imaging Technology News, providing her perspective on what’s hot at RSNA 2009 with Carestream Health’s own Robert Salmon (please pardon the background noise—it was loud at the CSH booth yesterday!).

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