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Fantastic article, just wonderful, in the New York Times today.
Lawrence Altman grew up the son of a radiologist in Massachusetts, and the family literally lived over the office. His anecdotes of his father’s work, and his descriptions of early radiology practice from the 1930s are not to be missed.
He followed his father into medicine, but […]
Written by David on June 19th, 2007 with no comments.
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The site isn’t especially built out yet, but Medicexchange looks as if it may become a very valuable resource for purchasers of radiology equipment.
They’re developing communities, including breast imaging, cardiac, and musculoskeletal interest groups, and the forums seem to be attracting some useful discussion. One to watch.
Medicexchange
Fed up with one size fits all? Need […]
Written by David on June 14th, 2007 with no comments.
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Although not directly related to teleradiology, I thought this technology was interesting … I’m curious what makes this technology less of an infection-threat than existing portable x-ray machines. I suppose if it’s permanently installed in the OR it would be as sterile as anything else; but moving it in and out pre-closure would seem equally […]
Written by David on June 10th, 2007 with no comments.
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The Clark Fork Chronicle - Foundation reaches its goal, new hospital technology on the way
The Mineral County Hospital is now hooked in with hospitals in Ronan, Anaconda, and Polson in a revolutionary new way for hospital to share data. The system is called the Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and St. Luke’s […]
Written by David on June 10th, 2007 with no comments.
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Not sure how this one passed me by, but about a month ago the Vancouver Sun published a story with the headline: Radiology turns to blueberry juice for a sharper MRI.
I honestly thought this might have been a late April Fool’s prank, but if it’s on the Internet, I guess it must be true!
According […]
Written by David on June 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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I’m surprised this article didn’t discuss another potential application of this technology; by combining the portable unit with the reach of teleradiology, it would be possible to have quite sophisticated diagnostic consults almost anywhere in the world.
Patients worldwide reap benefits of shrinking technology - CNN.com
As ultrasound machines become more compact and their image […]
Written by David on June 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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I found this news report surprising … only half the hospitals in Britain have access to a PACS system? I haven’t lived in Britain for twenty years or more, so I don’t really know what the NHS system is like any more. But I thought this kind of technology is pretty basic in most Western […]
Written by David on May 30th, 2007 with no comments.
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Genetic Engineering News reports a major new contract for TeraRecon.
With more than 1,300 hospitals under contract, NightHawk is making a huge vote of confidence in TeraRecon’s teleradiology products. As the demand for 3D post processing grows, this contract positions TeraRecon — and their Aquarius servers — as a major force in the 3D visualization market.
“NightHawk […]
Written by David on May 29th, 2007 with no comments.
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We’ve been getting more and more reports of improvements in Dragon Naturally Speaking software. For users willing to invest a few days in “training” the software, the accuracy rate is very impressive.
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Speeds Up Document Turnaround Times with SRC Dragon Professional Speech Recognition Solution
Barry Cotton, Head of Imaging […]
Written by David on May 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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For small teleradiology practices, there’s often a gap in the market for consultants who can implement the network security solutions necessary for HIPAA compliance, etc. According to The Crescent, there may be opportunities here for ex-military specialists from commands like SPAWAR.
Just as it is for a small branch medical clinic in the military, if a […]
Written by David on May 22nd, 2007 with no comments.
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