Empathy Test | Perspectives on Transparency | Mammography Slowdown
“I have no idea what any of this ‘transparency’ will actually accomplish. My hope is that it will help to enlighten the fact that private pay…
SonoSite and Partners | CMS’ Real Transparency
“Publicly disclosing competitively negotiated, proprietary rates will push prices and premiums higher — not lower — for consumers, patients and taxpayers,” Matt Eyles of AHIP in…
Hologic’s US Bid | Image Segmentation, Simplified | Breast MRI’s Early Benefits
“Head horns? Come on.” Neurosurgeon, Dr. David J. Langer, in response to a widely criticized Australian study suggesting that young adults are developing horn-like bone spurs…
DICOM Hack | Shimadzu 2020 | CEbCT’s Conspicuous Advantage
“The most important part of a stethoscope is between the ears. Same for handheld US.” A commenter on the Auntminnie.com message boards, suggesting that just like…
Trained to Overtreat | X-Ray Evolution | Future PACS
“The best way to avoid a diagnostic error is to avoid an unnecessary test.” Johns Hopkins radiology professor, Pamela Johnson, on the importance of appropriate testing…
Freemium Screening | 600k X-Rays | A Call to End Shielding
“You can’t fly back from an extended mission to get a CAT scan,” University of Washington emergency physician, Dr. M. Kennedy Hall, sharing the background behind…
