Six Top Radiologists Share the Lessons they Learned Each year, top Chairmen from medical imaging departments across the world get together at a dedicated management congress where an innovative tradition is evolving. Dubbed simply the "Management Forum", a select number of medical imaging managers gather before the audience to share their unique...
READ MORERadiologist Stephen L. Rose , M.D., knows that pairing experienced breast radiologists with state-of-the-art equipment can make a life-saving difference in the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. As president and founder of Rose Imaging Specialists, the largest community-based breast imaging practice in Houston, Texas, he has helped revolutionise...
READ MOREAuthor: Dr. Gideon Praveen Kumar Industry Analyst,Medical Technologies Frost and Sullivan In 2009, the global market for ultrasound imaging equipment was estimated to be worth 4.9 billion dollars; 6 percent less than in 2008, impeded by factors such as healthcare spending cuts and postponed equipment purchasing in...
READ MOREAuthors: Dr. Bruce J. Kimura Medical Director Cardiovascular Ultrasound,Department of Cardiology Dr. Stan A. Amundson Director Internal Medicine Residency Dr. David Shaw Director Graduate Medical Education,Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, California [email protected] Accurate First Impressions Crucial Obtaining...
READ MOREAuthors: Prof. Marika Bajc Prof. Björn Jonson Department of Clinical Physiology, University Hospital Lund Lund, Sweden [email protected] The clinical spectrum of pulmonary embolism (PE) ranges from asymptomatic to sudden death. PE may be clinically silent (Moser et al. 1994) or may present as unexplained breathlessness, chest pain (central...
READ MOREAuthor: Prof. José Vilar Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset. Valencia, Spain [email protected] As technological advances and knowledge progress, imaging techniques continue to grow at a fast pace. Utilisation of different radiology services varies significantly. A study performed in the United States demonstrated that...
READ MOREAuthors: Dr. Tobias Schilling Dr. Samir Sarikouch Prof. Dr. Christian Hagl Prof. Dr. Axel Haverich Prof. Björn Jonson Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School Hannover, Germany [email protected] As an integral part of the strategic organisation of a hospital, clinical research in academic...
READ MOREAuthor: Prof. Vassil Hadjidekov Chairman Dept. of Diagnostic Imaging University Hospital "Alexandrovska" Sofia, Bulgaria President, Bulgarian Association of Radiologists [email protected] Our Radiology Department Houses Bulgaria's Only University Teaching Structure. The department of diagnostic imaging at the University Hospital "Alexandrovska"...
READ MOREInterviewee Assoc. Prof. Jenia Vassileva Head of Radiation Protection, Medical Exposure Section National Centre of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Sofia, Bulgaria [email protected] Reporting Dervla Gleeson Managing Editor, IMAGING Management Dr. Jenil Vassileva is a medical physicist working as head of the radiation...
READ MOREIn November 2009, the Clinic of Imaging Methods at the University Hospital in Pilsen (Czech Republic) brought a Shimadzu MobileDaRt Evolution radiography unit into operation. It was the first installation in the country. This premium digital x-ray device is known for its operability, mobility and image quality. For Pilsen university, it was equipped...
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