| Today's News and Trends | | In late November, some 50,000 representatives from the medical imaging industry will once again gather at McCormick Place in Chicago for RSNA 2018. Vendors will share their latest and greatest solutions, attendees will take part in fascinating sessions and the convention center will burst with enthusiasm, energy and excitement. In late November, some 50,000 representatives from the medical imaging industry will once again gather at McCormick Place in Chicago for RSNA 2018. Vendors will share their latest and greatest solutions, attendees will take part in fascinating sessions and the convention center will burst with enthusiasm, energy and excitement. | | |
| Women who are screened regularly for breast cancer have a much lower risk of dying from the disease within 20 years of diagnosis than women who do not undergo regular screening, according to new findings published in Cancer. Women who are screened regularly for breast cancer have a much lower risk of dying from the disease within 20 years of diagnosis than women who do not undergo regular screening, according to new findings published in Cancer. | | |
| | The quality of peer learning in a radiology department can improve significantly if it uses an electronic peer learning tool (PLT) instead of a traditional score-based peer review (SBPR) system, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The quality of peer learning in a radiology department can improve significantly if it uses an electronic peer learning tool (PLT) instead of a traditional score-based peer review (SBPR) system, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. | | |
| By assessing the degree of variegation in the white matter of children’s brains using diffusion-weighted MRI, neuroradiologists can predict how well the kids will perform in memory tests. By assessing the degree of variegation in the white matter of children’s brains using diffusion-weighted MRI, neuroradiologists can predict how well the kids will perform in memory tests. | | |
| The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees has named Kent Thielen, MD, the new CEO of Mayo Clinic’s Florida operations. The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees has named Kent Thielen, MD, the new CEO of Mayo Clinic’s Florida operations. | | |
| David Shultz, MD, PhD, of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has been awarded the 2018 Hitachi Healthcare Americas /RSNA Research Seed Grant by the RSNA Research & Education (R&E) Foundation. David Shultz, MD, PhD, of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has been awarded the 2018 Hitachi Healthcare Americas /RSNA Research Seed Grant by the RSNA Research & Education (R&E) Foundation. | | |
| | Updated Joint Commission requirements have left healthcare providers across the United States working to standardize imaging protocols and analyze why some CT exams exceed predetermined radiation dose thresholds. Updated Joint Commission requirements have left healthcare providers across the United States working to standardize imaging protocols and analyze why some CT exams exceed predetermined radiation dose thresholds. | | |
| | Hear how enterprise imaging is improving productivity and physician satisfaction, return on assets, workflow, simplifying vendor management and reducing IT complexity. Hear how enterprise imaging is improving productivity and physician satisfaction, return on assets, workflow, simplifying vendor management and reducing IT complexity. | | |
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