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Table of ConTenTs December 2008 Volume 6, Number 12 Departments 05 the enterprise › Beating the Odds cover story 08 | Technology at Work: What You Need to Compete As 2008 winds down, we examine the year’s top technologies and visit with users across the country to see what they’re using and what they’ve gained in the process. The critical technologies of this year and next run the gamut from DR, breast MRI and ultrasound to data storage, disaster recovery, RIS, speech, cardiology PACS and advanced visualization. By Lisa Fratt 06 news update › CMS relaxes in-office services regulations › Lawmakers urge CMS to cover CT colonography › AMA, partners propose new ICD-10 timeline to HHS › Patient-monitoring technologies could cut U.S. healthcare costs by $200B by 2033 29 imaging tools: › When to Use CAD in Breast Imaging By Sarah Lamberti 32 reader’s resource › Advertisers Index › Company Index › Coming Soon Features 16 | technology review Why 1.5T MRI is Leading the Pack 1.5T MRI systems are the field strength of choice these days in the United States—due in part to wellestablished protocols, imaging sequences and flexibility in applications and patient accommodation. By Sarah Lamberti WHAT YOU NEED TO COMPETE Digital Issue All of the features of a print magazine — online. HealthImaging.com 18 | managing technology Why 1.5T MRI is Leading the Pack Workﬂow Strategies & Advanced Visualization Reading Room Design Strategies Cardiac SPECT Sharpens Its Focus OrthoPACS: The Information Backbone of Orthopedic Clinics When to Use CAD in Breast Imaging Workflow Strategies Aid Advanced Visualization Deployment Radiation oncology, cardiology, and orthopedics are employing advanced visualization applications to deliver effective treatment, track the progression of disease and plan surgical interventions. By Jonathan Batchelor On the COver: Clinical images (left to right) courtesy of Vital Images; Aurora Imaging Technology; and Zonare Medical Systems 22 | people & technology Illuminating Reading Room Design for Better Reading Strategies Radiology practices often need to make alterations when they outgrow their current space, add more staff or especially when they add PACS. By Justine Cadet 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. 24 | modality update Cardiac SPECT Sharpens its Focus If echocardiography is the workhorse of cardiovascular imaging for CAD, cardiac SPECT is its partner in the yoke. By Jonathan Batchelor 26 | technology outlook OrthoPACS: The Information Backbone of the Orthopedic Clinic Due to growing imaging utilization and the push toward heightened integration between IT systems and imaging modalities, orthopedic clinics are increasingly adopting PACS in their practices. By Justine Cadet HealthImaging.com December 2008 | Health Imaging & IT 3 http://www.HealthImaging.com http://www.HealthImaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT - December 2008 Table of Contents The Enterprise News Update Technology at Work: What You Need to Compete Why 1.5T MRI is Leading the Pack Workflow Strategies Aid Advanced Visualization Deployment Illuminating Reading Room Design for Better Reading Strategies Cardiac SPECT Sharpens its Focus OrthoPACS: The Information Backbone of the Orthopedic Clinic Imaging Tools Reader's Resource

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