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TabLe oF ConTenTs March 2008 Volume 6, Number 3 DEPARTMENTS 5 on The Web › HealthImaging.com COVER STORY 14 | Critical Test 7 The enTerprise › Communicating Better Results Management: The Human Touch 8 neWs upDaTe › Supreme Court protects FDA-approved medical devices from lawsuits › Bush addresses healthcare IT in State of the Union › Tyco, Mallinckrodt being sued over gadolinium-based MR u.s. hospitals complete approximately 12 billion radiology, laboratory and cardiology tests every year and facilities are now getting on board with critical test results management systems to meet the legal, ethical and moral obligation to ensure these results are communicated quickly to the appropriate patient care team. By Lisa Fratt 47 reaDer’s resourCe › Advertisers Index › Company Index › Coming Soon 48 sTaT sheeT › Peer coaching best for first-time colonoscopy › Even small co-pays cut mammography screening rates › Arthritis burden to grow SPECIAL SECTION: INSIDE CARDIAC IMAGING 17 | The Changing Face of the Cath Lab By Beth Walsh March 2008 | Volume 2, Number 1 HealthImaging.com 17 | The Changing Face of the Cath Lab 20 | Cardiovascular CT: A Clinical Boon By Lisa Fratt March 2008 | Volume 6, Number 3 Digitized, streamlined information systems in the cardiac catheterization lab drive efficiency, healthcare quality and patient safety. At a time when more and more specialists are using cath lab facilities for a wider range of procedures, electronic data helps facilities get the most out of their equipment investment. 20 | Cardiac CT: A Clinical Boon Cardiovascular CT stands both at a crossroads and directly in the crosshairs. Sixty-four slice and higher slice-count scanners are proving their prowess at creating exquisite images of the heart and coronary arteries, and clinical research and experience continue to demonstrate the clinical and economic value of cardiovascular CT. HealthImaging.com 24 | Cardiology PACS: Solutions to Fit Your Needs 24 | Cardiology PACS: Solutions to Fit Your Evolving Needs Cardiac-related advances in imaging modalities such as CT, MR, PET/CT, SPECT and echocardiography have created a demand for cardiology PACS capabilities that offer individualized solutions to fit evolving image management and patient information management needs. Digital Issue Picking the Perfect PACS Displays PET/CT: Changing Cancer Patient Management DR Delivers Speed, Efficiency, Savings Laser Imagers: Hard Copy You Need, Exactly How You Need It InsIde cardIac ImagI } } } } By Sarah Lamberti 28 | ACC Preview Quisque vulputate, sem et bibendum aliquam, ipsum pede blandit elit, vitae facilisis odio orci a urna. Sed sollicitudin pede nec magna. Proin pellentesque urna non felis euismod rutrum. Sed suscipit, tortor quis adipiscing, dui mauris consectetuer orci, in hendrerit wisi felis a erat. all of the features of a print magazine — online. HealthImaging.com 28 | ACC 08: Building Quality & Value Together A Staff Report The Changing Face of the Cath Lab Cardiology PACS: Solutions to Fit Your Evolving Needs What’s in Store at ACC FEATURES 32 | reaDing room Picking the Perfect PACS Displays Health Imaging & IT (ISSN 1546-0002) is published monthly by TriMed Media Group, Inc. Copyright © 2008 by TriMed Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form is forbidden without permission. Every precaution is taken to ensure accuracy of content; however, the information, opinions and statements expressed in the articles and advertisements herein are those of the writer and/or advertiser, and not necessarily those of the Publisher. Postage paid at Providence, RI, and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions are available free of charge to qualified individuals. Publisher reserves the right to determine qualification for a free subscription. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Health Imaging & IT, PO Box 28125, Providence RI 02908. By Beth Walsh 36 | TeChnoLogY TrenDs PET/CT: A Game-Changer in Cancer Patient Management By Beth Walsh 40 | moDaLiTY upDaTe DR: You Gotta Have IT Delivering Speed, Efficiency, Savings By Beth Walsh 44 | insiDe TeChnoLogY Laser Imagers: Answering the Call for Hard Copy By Sarah Lamberti Healthimaging.com March 2008 | Health Imaging & IT 3 http://HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com http://Healthimaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT - March 2008 Table of Contents On the Web The Enterprise: Communicating Better News Update Critical Test Results Management: The Human Touch The Changing Face of the Cath Lab Cardiovascular CT: A Clinical Boon Cardiology PACS: Solutions to Fit Your Needs ACC 08: Building Quality & Value Together Picking the Perfect PACS Displays PET/CT: A Game-Changer in Cancer Patient Management DR: You Gotta Have IT – Delivering Speed, Efficiency, Savings Laser Imagers: Answering the Call for Hard Copy Reader's Resources Stat Sheet

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