Latest Articles in Imaging
-
The Almighty Power of IT
The revelations of Edward Snowden made it once again clear: “Big Brother” is watching us everywhere. It is not up to me to comment on the ethical impact of the U.S. National Security Agency, in particular as I was wondering why no western government was complaining against this infringement of our privacy. But it brings the incredible impact of IT...
READ MORE -
No Systematic Link Between Medtech Innovation and Increase in Healthcare Expenditure
New research from the European Health Technology Institute (EHTI) confirms that there is no uniform relationship between medtech innovation and an increase in healthcare expenditure. The impact of medical technology on healthcare costs is a result of multiple, dynamic factors, such as whether a technology expands the number of treatable conditions,...
READ MORE -
Social Media and Medicine
Interviewee Dr. Bertalan Meskó Founder and Managing Director Webicina.com Interviewed by Claire Pillar Managing Editor Search for “social media and medicine” in Google, and the Social MEDia course from Webicina is the top result. Webicina founder Dr. Bertalan Meskó is an acknowledged expert...
READ MORE -
Legal Aspects of Radiology
Author Aparna Annam DO, FAAP Chair, RSNA Resident and Fellow Committee Pediatric Interventional Radiology Fellow Department of Interventional Radiology Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston TX, USA [email protected] “Residents can’t get sued!” were the inexperienced words from a former...
READ MORE -
Medicolegal Issues in Radiology
Author Dr. Peter Mackenzie Head of Membership Governance Medical Protection Society Edinburgh, UK [email protected] Clinical negligence claim costs continue to increase in many parts of the world. The growth in preventative screening measures involving radiologists and the increasing...
READ MORE -
Radiology Cares™ Campaign Combats ‘Invisibility’ Factor
By encouraging meaningful physician engagement in the patient experience, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)’s new Radiology Cares ™ campaign offers an effective solution to a common problem radiologists often face: invisibility. “Even though we actively participate in patient care, we’re relatively...
READ MORE -
Leading and Communicating in the Healthcare Industry
Author Rebekah Page Rogers East Carolina University, Greenville NC,USA [email protected] The healthcare industry is constantly advancing. In the past decade, the healthcare business has grown into a societal superpower that provides critical medical services for citizens and serves as an economic engine...
READ MORE -
The Role of Interventional Radiology in Lung Tumours
Authors Prof. Philippe L. Pereira (photo) Director, Clinic of Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapies and Nuclear Medicine Dr . Ernst Hohenstein Senior Physician, Clinic of Radiology, Minimally Invasive Therapies and Nuclear Medicine Prof. Jens Rassweiler Director,...
READ MORE -
Healthcare-Associated Bacterial Infection
Authors Jared A. Greenberg , MD (photo) Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine University of Chicago,Chicago, US [email protected] John P. Kress, MD Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department of Medicine, University...
READ MORE -
Radiology in Brazil
Brazil is the 7th largest economy in the world, and the largest country in South America in both area and population. Brazil has a public healthcare system, funded by the government, called SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde – Unified Health System), which supplies healthcare to most of the population, and a private system, funded by private...
READ MORE
INFO
IMAGING
ICU
EXEC
IT
CARDIOLOGY
JOURNALS
EVENTS
FACULTY
PARTNERS
BLOG
VIDEOS
CONTACT US
