RSNA reports growth in meeting registration

RSNA has reported that advance registration for professionals and guests for the 2011 edition of its annual meeting is up 7% compared to last year’s conference.
Scheduled for November 27 to December 2 in Chicago, the RSNA meeting brings an estimated $120 million for the city’s economy. For this year’s meeting, the [...]

Radiologists still primary users of noncardiac US

Although nonradiologist physicians have contributed to the widespread use of point-of-care ultrasound, radiologists remain the primary users, according to a new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University looked at Medicare Part B databases from 2004 to 2009 to [...]

Doppler US May Help Identify Infant Allergies to Cow’s Milk

Doppler ultrasound may be a viable screening tool to help diagnose infants with allergies to cow’s milk, suggests an article published online in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Approximately 2.5% to 7.5% of infants develop this allergy, but it can be difficult to diagnose due to a variety of symptoms. Infants suspected [...]

CARE Bill Introduced in U.S. House

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) has introduced the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill (HR 2104) in the U.S. House of Representatives.The proposed legislation would set federal minimum education and certification standards in the Medicare program for technical personnel providing, planning, and delivering all medical imaging examinations and [...]

Long Distance Ultrasound Exams Controlled by Joystick

Ultrasound is an extremely useful medical technique, provided the operator has the expertise. In small clinics, however – and still more on spacecraft – trained radiologists are rare. So ESA, the European Space Agency, is testing a new robotic ultrasound system for remote operation by distant specialists.
An assistant simply holds the device against the patient and the [...]

Ultrasound Device May Help Treat PE

A tiny ultrasound device can break up pulmonary embolisms (PEs), according to research presented at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) in Miami Beach, Florida.
Researchers from East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, Louisiana, treated 27 patients with significant PEs; all patients survived and each benefited from a significant reduction in right heart chamber size, [...]

iPad May Be Best Suited for Nondiagnostic Role

Apple’s iPad shows significant potential for a number of radiology applications, but primary interpretation of medical images probably isn’t one of them, at least for the current generation of the tablet computer, according to researchers fro the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
While its display technology is probably sufficient to handle the job, the iPad’s utility [...]

AIUM to Offer Fetal Echo Accreditation

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) is making available ultrasound practice accreditation in fetal echocardiography.
The announcement of ultrasound practice accreditation in fetal echocardiography builds on the recent publication of the AIUM Practice Guideline for the Performance of Fetal Echocardiography and on modifications made to the AIUM Training Guidelines for Physicians Who Evaluate and [...]

Final RSNA Numbers Confirm Attendance Uptick

Final attendance numbers released this week for the 2010 RSNA meeting confirm that the conference saw an uptick in attendance compared to the previous year.
Official registration figures indicate that the 2010 meeting saw a total attendance of 58,044 individuals, up 2% compared to a final audited total of 56,824 people at RSNA 2009, the Oak [...]