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Table of ConTenTs June 2008 Volume 6, Number 6 Departments 02 on The web › HealthImaging.com cover story 05 The enTerprise › PET/CT = Better Cancer Patient Management 08 | Pushing Productivity: How Imaging is Building Efficiency and Cutting Costs Streamlining imaging department and facility workflow and image reading, utilizing metrics to get granular on details such as scheduling, staffing and equipment utilization, and distributing workloads among radiologists are some of the ways the imaging business is becoming more efficient. By Beth Walsh 06 news updaTe › FDA examines warning letter appeal process for medical device makers › CMS seeks public comment on national coverage for CT colonography › Study: Imaging is helping identify kidney cancer earlier › ACRIN trial recommends ultrasound plus mammogram for better breast cancer detection special section: molecular imaging 14 | Great Expectations: 22 | Good Image Management: 31 reader’s resourCe › Advertisers Index › Company Index › Stories Coming Soon PET/CT Delivers By Lisa Fratt Infiltrating Molecular Imaging By Beth Walsh 18 | SPECT/CT Proving its Potential By Jonathan Batchelor 24 | SNM Preview By Justine Cadet 32 sTaT sheeT › 40K HIT pros needed › CT dose modulation works › Calif. physicians driving imaging through self-referral 21 | MR/PET Holds Promise By Beth Walsh June 2008 | Volume 6, Number 6 HealthImaging.com › Imaging Studies Poised for Growth › The Dawning of Breast Tomosynthesis › IT Streamlining Workﬂow in Rad Onc Digital Issue All of the features of a print magazine — online. HealthImaging.com Preview: SNM 2008 SPECIAL SECTION: Molecular Imaging › PET/CT: Making a Difference in Patient Care SPECT/CT Proving its Potential What’s Next? MR/PET Managing Molecular Images Features 12 | TeChnology ouTlook › › › Imaging Procedures Poised for Growth In our crazy economy, what procedures are growing? Hand-held ultrasound system exams, virtual colonscopy procedures and digital mammography studies for starters. By Beth Walsh 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. 26 | modaliTy review Mammography’s Next Step: The Dawning of Breast Tomosynthesis Three vendors are developing digital tomo systems that promise better visualization of breast lesions thanks to multiple projections of a compressed breast from different angles. See what the experts think about this up-and-coming technology—and when it’s expected to hit the market. By Lisa Fratt 30 | managing TeChnology Radiation Oncology: Opening the Doors to IT By Sarah Lamberti HealthImaging.com June 2008 | Health Imaging & IT http://HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT - June 2008 Contents On The Web The Enterprise News Update Cover Story: Pushing Productivity: How Imaging is Building Efficiency and Cutting Costs Technology Outlook: Imaging Procedures Poised for Growth Great Expectations: PET/CT Delivers SPECT/CT Proving it's Potential MR/PET Holds Promise Good Image Management: Infiltrating Molecular Imaging SNM Preview Modality Review: Mammography’s Next Step: The Dawning of Breast Tomosynthesis Managing Technology: Radiation Oncology: Opening the Doors to IT Reader's Resource Stat Sheet

Health Imaging & IT - June 2008

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