Search Tag: Radiologists
Five Radiologists Speak Out for Annual Mammograms
2021 16 Jul
SAVING LIVES, MINIMIZING INVASIVE TREATMENTS “It’s an undisputed fact, and I don’t think anyone would disagree, that annual screening mammograms saves the most lives,” says Dr. Harriet Borofsky of Mills-Peninsula, one of five radiologists featured in this short video: Why Mammography ? Unfortunately, according to Dr. Matthew Covington of... Read more
Passionate About Breast Health
2021 16 Jul
Four radiologists share their passion for good breast health—the key to detecting cancer at its earliest, most treatable stage. Hologic has made remarkable strides in the fight against breast cancer. When we introduced the first 3D mammography™ system on the market in 2011, we transformed radiologists’ ability to detect breast cancer earlier... Read more
EFRS and EuSoMII Announce Partnership and Sign a Memorandum of Understanding
2021 12 Jul
The European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII) and the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to scale up collaboration and share their expertise and knowledge in the field of medical imaging informatics. Both organisations have a common interest in the field of imaging informatics... Read more
How To Address Resource Shortage In Radiology?
2021 11 Jan
Shortage of skilled manpower is a widespread fact and has indeed not spared radiology. If you are looking into details why radiological manpower is missing, you will find different reasons for it. · Radiology seems not to be that attractive anymore for young doctors · Further, radiology itself gets more and more complex and the ongoing specialization... Read more
Why Enterprise Imaging Matters to the Radiologist
2020 18 Nov
Enterprise imaging is a healthcare innovation that is driven by the latest trends in technology, including artificial intelligence and data analytics. In essence, enterprise imaging refers to a system-wide approach for storing, managing, distributing, viewing and analysing all clinical imaging and multimedia content in the electronic health record... Read more
Netcare Pholoso Hospital’s Radiology in Polokwane, South Africa, Counts on medavis RIS
2020 16 Nov
At Netcare Pholoso Hospital in Polokwane, the radiology department has based its delivery model on the medavis RIS, making a strong statement about the hospital’s strategy of combining cutting edge medical technology with skilled and experienced specialists to provide exceptional care for patients and their families. Overall-access to images... Read more
The Serious Public Health Consequences of Health Disparity
2020 12 Nov
As hospitals and clinics rebuild and reorganise from the public health and financial challenges of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there has never been a better time to address health disparity in medicine. The American College of Radiology is collaborating with patients and other health care organisations, to develop solutions to eliminate... Read more
Enterprise Imaging and Shared Workflow
2020 12 Nov
The role of a radiologist is becoming more central to healthcare. Radiology departments are overloaded with work. Demand for fast imaging results and 24/7 availability are also consistently increasing. Agfa HealthCare has developed a shared reading workflow within its Enterprise Imaging platform, which allows radiologists to share tasks and expertise... Read more
Radiologists' Work And Processes Have Become More Efficient
2020 05 Nov
Without a Radiology Information System (RIS), it is difficult to work effectively in radiology today. This is also the case at Uster Hospital, which chose medavis RIS after an intensive tendering process. “The decisive factor for us was in the end the price to performance ratio. We wanted to get the best package at reasonable cost,” says Dr. Andreas... Read more
Transitioning to Peer Learning
2020 30 Oct
The process of peer review has been quite challenging in radiology. The traditional method of peer review involves a score-based assessment of interpretations of imaging studies. This method has been widely used in radiology and accepted by most credentialing bodies. However, whether it produces learning opportunities for radiologists remains questionable. ... Read more