[caption id="attachment_3156" align="alignleft" width="139"] Luann Culbreth, M Ed, MBA, RT(R)(MR)(QM), CRA, FSMRT, FAHRA[/caption] Editor’s Note: The Association for Medical Imaging Management opens it's annual meeting on Sunday in Orlando, FL. You can find Carestream in booth 609. Luann Culbreth, M Ed, MBA, RT(R)(MR)(QM), CRA, FSMRT, FAHRA, president
Read MoreJuly’s x-ray stumped our Everything Rad readers. A few got very close, but no one got all six items of the grocery bag correct: But there are still plenty of images! Here’s the image for the August challenge: You can place your guess in the comments. The “Guess the
Read More[caption id="attachment_3121" align="alignleft" width="120"] Nancy Adams BS, RT(R)[/caption] With ever-popular television shows such as Forensic Files, CSI, Cold Case and others, forensics has become a hot topic – not only with the public at large, but also in the radiology industry. Forensic Radiology is a specialized
Read More[caption id="attachment_1433" align="alignleft" width="150"] David H. Foos, Clinical Applications Research, Carestream[/caption] In recent conversations with clinical colleagues, the comment was made that “our sickest patients get the worst imaging." On further investigation I found that in portable chest imaging, anti-scatter grids are infrequently used, despite their
Read More[caption id="attachment_3062" align="alignleft" width="106"] Andy Mendoza, Medical Sales, Carestream[/caption] Living in Helotes, Texas – a suburb of San Antonio – I, like many residents, have sense of pride about the hospitals in our area. U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of “best hospitals” for 52 U.S. metropolitan areas,
Read More[caption id="attachment_745" align="alignleft" width="161"] Anne Richards, Clinical Development Manager, Women’s Healthcare, Carestream[/caption] One of the most common questions I receive for my “Ask Anne” feature here on Everything Rad is, “How will I need to adapt my positioning techniques when I move from analog imaging to
Read More[caption id="attachment_3018" align="alignleft" width="100"] Sean P. Reilly, Publisher, Imaging Technology News and Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology[/caption] Editor's Note: This is a guest-post by Sean P. Reilly of Imaging Technology News and Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology. It has been interesting to monitor news outlets and social media since
Read MoreCongratulations to Erik Vermeire, the winner of June's X-Ray Image Challenge! Erik was the first to correctly identify the subject of the image as dried figs. Tara Arrowsmith was a close second-place finish. Can you identify all six items in this shopping bag? You can place your guess in the
Read More[caption id="attachment_1433" align="alignleft" width="107"] David H. Foos, Clinical Applications Research, Carestream[/caption] Editor’s note: UKRC opens today in Manchester, UK. The annual Congress of The British Institute of Radiology, The Society and College of Radiographers, and The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, covers all aspects of diagnostic
Read More[caption id="attachment_2953" align="alignleft" width="142"] Glen Nicholson, Medical Sales, Carestream Canada[/caption] At the beginning of the year I posed an interesting question to Cheryl Malcolmson, RT (R), Manager, Diagnostic Imaging, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Canada: “Can I interest you in a test drive?” No, I wasn’t selling her a
Read MoreEditor’s Note: At the end of May, Spain’s radiology community converged in Granada at the Sociedad Espanola de Radiologia Medica (SERAM). Dr. Francisco Javier Rodríguez Recio, Head of Radiodiagnostics at the Hospital of Segovia and Communication Director for the SERAM Board of Directors, graciously shares his
Read More[caption id="attachment_2657" align="alignleft" width="97"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, Digital Capture Solutions, Carestream[/caption] It’s an exciting and challenging time to be in the medical profession. Change is happening fast. New treatments. Competing reform priorities. Evolving technologies. Yet, a patient’s hopes, fears, and need for expert care remain constant—as
Read MoreThe first person to correctly identify May's x-ray was Janet Larsen of WCA Hospital. Congrats, Janet! Last month's image was an orange. Here’s the image for June's challenge: You can place your guess in the comments. The “Guess the X-Ray” challenge runs until July 2. The first person
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Italy's largest gathering of radiology professionals, the SIRM 2012 Congress , begins today, June 1 in Torino, and runs through June 5. Carestream's Italian Marketing Manager, Lucilla Mariani, offers a preview of the event. [caption id="attachment_2761" align="alignleft" width="186"] Lucilla Mariani, Marketing Manager, Carestream Italy[/caption] Q: What emerging technologies do
Read More[caption id="attachment_2657" align="alignleft" width="104"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, Digital Capture Solutions, Carestream[/caption] Back in 2009, USA Today reported that “Each of the nation’s 5,700 hospitals must cut $2.6 million a year on average in costs in the next 10 years to meet the demands of President
Read More[caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignleft" width="124"] Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, Elizabeth Wende Breast Care[/caption] Editor’s note: Doctors at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester NY recently presented a study in Vancouver on breast cancer risk factors in women under 40. Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, the study presenter
Read More[caption id="attachment_2659" align="alignleft" width="122"] Helen Titus, Marketing Director, Digital Capture Solutions, Carestream[/caption] Creating exposure ranges for pediatric patients is an important goal—with action taking place on several fronts. Researchers from six children's hospitals in the U.S.are collaborating to build the first pediatric CT dose index registry.
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