Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - (Page 24) Special Section BreaSt imaging By Beth Walsh Breast MRI Reading From the latest software to meticulous scheduling processes, breast imaging facilities are optimizing their efficiency when it comes to performing and interpreting breast imaging studies. [ north ottawa community Health system in grand Haven, Mich., is performing three to six breast Mri studies a week using a 1.5t Mr from siemens Medical solutions. ] Kevin Lampert, MD, and Lora Barke, MD, radiologists at the Sally Jobe Breast Center in Denver, Colo., read about 20 breast MRIs a day. “There’s no way we could get through that without a system like CADstream,” Lampert says. The CAD software from Confirma offers color mapping and image display that “just makes it so incredibly helpful in getting through large volumes of images quickly.” It’s imperative to use a CAD system in this day and age, he says. “The technologists don’t even have to do the post-processing they used to; they can just send images to CADstream so they can get the next patient on the table without wasting time doing manipulations.” The physicians also like that CADstream helps them manage their high volume. A library accommodates all the patients we see so we don’t have to pull studies from our PACS.” 24 Health Imaging & IT | august 2008 Another, low-tech aspect of good productivity at Sally Jobe are all the tasks fulfilled by various staff members. “We’ve been doing breast imaging biopsies for more than 25 years, so we have a system in place that’s incredibly efficient, from scheduling staff to techs and nursing,” says Barke. Office staff know the patient data required so they make the calls necessary to acquire that information and have it available to the radiologists. Biopsy aides assist in performing 15 to 20 biopsies a day. Their help allows the radiologists to keep moving from room to room. And, “once we’ve read an MRI exam, two full-time, dedicated nurses can act on them on our behalf,” says Lampert. “If the patient needs to come back for an ultrasound- or MR-guided biopsy, the nurses can take that responsibility out of our hands.” Healthimaging.com http://Healthimaging.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 Table of Contents On the Web The Enterprise News Update Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities Interpreting the Spectrum: Breast Imaging & IT Options Abound Optimizing Breast MRI Reading Technology Outlook Managing Technology Reader's Resource People & Technology Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 (Page Cover1) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 (Page Cover2) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Table of Contents (Page 1) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - On the Web (Page 2) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - On the Web (Page 3) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - On the Web (Page 4) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - The Enterprise (Page 5) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - News Update (Page 6) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - News Update (Page 7) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 8) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 9) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 10) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 11) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 12) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 13) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 14) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 15) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 16) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 17) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 18) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Cover Story: 2008 Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities (Page 19) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Interpreting the Spectrum: Breast Imaging & IT Options Abound (Page 20) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Interpreting the Spectrum: Breast Imaging & IT Options Abound (Page 21) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Interpreting the Spectrum: Breast Imaging & IT Options Abound (Page 22) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Interpreting the Spectrum: Breast Imaging & IT Options Abound (Page 23) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Optimizing Breast MRI Reading (Page 24) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Optimizing Breast MRI Reading (Page 25) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Technology Outlook (Page 26) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Technology Outlook (Page 27) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Managing Technology (Page 28) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Managing Technology (Page 29) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Managing Technology (Page 30) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - Reader's Resource (Page 31) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - People & Technology (Page 32) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - People & Technology (Page Cover3) Health Imaging & IT - August 2008 - People & Technology (Page Cover4)
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.