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Table of ConTenTs november 2008 Volume 6, Number 11 Departments 08 On the web › HealthImaging.com Features 70 | technOlOgy review 3T MRI Flexing its Muscle 3T MRI has found a sweet spot in musculoskeletal, neurological and breast imaging. Clinicians are reaping the benefits of high-resolution, high-quality images acquired at a higher field strength— and more referrals. By Sarah Lamberti 13 the enterprise › Experience RSNA 14 news update › CMS ramps up fraud, waste prevention; launches national RAC program › Cost of ICD-10-CM conversion dependent of facility size › FDA issues new draft guidance for imaging drugs, devices › Single CAD reading could replace double mammo readings 74 | peOple & technOlOgy Breast Imaging Workflow: Optimum Efficiency & Beyond Mammography providers face intense pressure. The transition to digital imaging systems continues to gain traction, solving some issues and generating new challenges. The one constant: centers need to squeeze every ounce of productivity out of their investments. By Lisa Fratt 78 | technOlOgy trends 94 reader’s resOurce › Company Index › Advertisers Index › Coming Soon Enterprise Long-term Storage: Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best Long-term storage can be a CIO’s worst nightmare. As datasets grow, storage gobbles more and more of the IT budget. Then, there are labor issues and costs to contend with as storage management requires human resources. By Lisa Fratt 82 | managing technOlOgy LCD Monitors Sharpen Soft-copy Mammography Film-screen mammography and the classic light-box alternator diagnostic paradigm are rapidly giving way to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) acquisition with DR and CR technology and soft-copy interpretation, either on cathode ray tube or flat-panel liquid crystal displays (LCDs). By Jonathan Batchelor Images, Information & Innovation ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE  TECHNOLOGY PREVIEWS Your 360˚ View of RSNA Digital Issue All of the features of a print magazine — online. HealthImaging.com › 3T MRI: Flexing Its Muscle › Breast Imaging Workﬂow Maximizing Efﬁciency › Enterprise Long-term Storage Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best › LCD Monitors 86 | imaging tOOls Sharpen Soft-copy Mammography › Deﬁning Lung CAD’s Role › Digital Endoscopy: Challenges Defining Lung CAD’s Role Computer-assisted detection (CAD) software to analyze lung imaging studies is steadily gaining ground, improving in sensitivity and specificity as a increasingly reliable second pair of trained eyes to aid radiologists in the detection of pulmonary nodules. By Sarah Lamberti for Enterprise Imaging › On the Frontline: CT in the ED On the COver: Photo: © ERproductions Ltd/Blend Images/Getty Images 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. 90 | technOlOgy OutlOOk Digital Endoscopy: Challenges for Enterprise Imaging At first glance, it would seem that the pieces are in place for bringing digital endoscopy onto the enterprise PACS; however, according to a pair of healthcare informatics pioneers who have set themselves this task, there are still issues remaining to be resolved. By Jonathan Batchelor 96 | mOdality update On the Frontline: CT in the ED CT is making its way to the healthcare frontline as an invaluable diagnostic tool within the emergency department—and challenging MR, particularly in stroke imaging. By Sarah Lamberti HealthImaging.com November 2008 | Health Imaging & IT 7 http://www.HealthImaging.com http://www.HealthImaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT - November 2008 Table of Contents On the Web The Enterprise News Update RIS/PACS Speech PACS Peripherals Advanced Visualization CT DR & CR CAD Molecular Imaging MRI Ultrasound Healthcare IT Furniture reading Services Cardiac Imaging Data Storage & Archiving Displays Oncology Imaging 3T MRI Flexing its Muscle Breast Imaging Workflow: Optimum Efficiency & Beyond Enterprise Long-term Storage: Plan for the Worst, Hope for the Best LCD Monitors Sharpen Soft-copy Mammography Defining Lung CAD’s Role Digital Endoscopy: Challenges for Enterprise Imaging Reader's Resource On the Frontline: CT in the ED

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