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Ultrasound report quality depends on building teamwork
By Dr. Neelam Dugar
Radiology reports are medical opinions similar to a consultation note by a specialist doctor. With ultrasound, it is important for sonographers and radiologists to recognize each other's strengths and work together as a team to provide high-quality reports, according to Dr. Neelam Dugar in her latest informatics column.
July 8, 2012
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Sectra takes first Russian table order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS firm Sectra has sold its Visualization Table for the first time in Russia. The company's partner in Russia, McBrothers, initiated the order.
July 5, 2012
EuroPACS: Gesture devices for PACS workstations show promise
By Cynthia E. Keen
A keyboard and mouse are ubiquitous components of diagnostic imaging workstations. But after two decades, it's time to convert to so-called natural user interfaces, according to a presentation made at the International EuroPACS meeting, held last week in Pisa, Italy.
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CARS: Teleradiology brings new dynamic to training
By Frances Rylands-Monk
In Greece, a three-year teleradiology-based training project that started in January 2011 is already getting positive reviews from clinical colleagues, delegates heard during the teleradiology and e-learning session at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) congress in Pisa, Italy.
July 3, 2012
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CARS: Radiology gets 'intelligent' dedicated search tool
By Frances Rylands-Monk
RadMiner, a tool that the developers hope will revolutionize radiological Web searches, looks set to improve computer-based research after a successful pilot project in Germany, attendees learned during the teleradiology and e-learning session at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) congress in Pisa, Italy.
July 2, 2012
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USARad.com subsidiaries win Middle East deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider USARad.com's XMRI.com and WorldRad.com subsidiaries have inked a partnership with Egyptian teleradiology firm Telemed Providers.
July 2, 2012
Irish group fined for security breach over patients records
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Information Commissioner's Office has fined the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust 225,000 pounds for leaving unprotected staff data and medical records of patients in vacated hospital buildings.
June 28, 2012
CARS: iPads equal to workstations for 2D lung nodule detection
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Research from Italy shows 2D visualization of CT and MRI images on the iPad 2 can allow detection of pulmonary nodules as small as 2 mm. Attendees at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) congress learned that across different CT exams no such lesion was missed on the iPad 2 compared with conventional workstations.
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Cerner extends use of health information exchange
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Healthcare information systems firm Cerner announced a joint venture to deploy its electronic clinical exchange platform in physician offices, hospitals, and community care facilities of the Wirral University Teaching Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust.
June 27, 2012
ETIAM's sales increase in early 2012
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French software firm ETIAM announced that it had a 50% increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2012, compared with the same time period in 2011.
June 26, 2012
Autoanalysis of clinical documents accelerates patient recruitment
By Finn Snyder
An ongoing research project aimed at routine implementation in late 2013 made it to the top ranks of the agenda at the DICOM KIS RIS PACS meeting, held near Mainz, Germany, last weekend. The project is financed by European Regions Funding and the Berlin Future Fund.
June 26, 2012
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CT audit highlights shortcomings of radiology reports
By Philip Ward
Information about the precise imaging examination and use of contrast are still being omitted from radiology reports, and some referring clinicians fail to include a clinical question for the radiologist to answer, an audit of CT reports has found.
June 26, 2012
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