Appropriateness criteria for two of the most commonly used cardiac ultrasound techniques—transthoracic (TTE) and transesophageal (TEE) echocardiography—have been published to coincide with the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) meeting taking place in Seattle. Join discussion...

Imaging techniques from studentBMJ Join discussion...

MRI Images of calcaneal TB Join discussion...

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Knee in early juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: MR imaging findings. Radiology 2001 Sep;220(3):696-706. "Synovial hypertrophy and joint effusions are the most frequent MR imaging findings of knees in early juvenile rheumatoid arthritis." Join discussion...

Microscopic medical devices could one day be steered through a patient's bloodstream using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, Canadian research suggests. In the study, researchers were able to move small magnetic beads through the arteries of live pigs using the magnetic coils inside an MRI device. Join discussion...

Further reading--- High-b-value diffusion-weighted MR imaging of hyperacute ischemic stroke at 1.5T. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005 Feb;26(2):208-15 Acute and subacute ischemic stroke at high-field-strength (3.0-T) diffusion-weighted MR imaging: intraindividual comparative study. Radiology 2005 Feb;234(2):509-16. Epub 2004 Dec 15. Join discussion...

Ask almost any inpatient clinician and you will hear that the ER does too many CT scans. I understand why they do them - but I disagree with the philosophy. They do CT scans in the hopes of decreasing malpractice suits. Prior to CT scans, we diagnosed appendicitis clinically. Some patients have clear signs and symptoms; other patients have more confusing presentations. Join discussion...

Doctors removed a whole light bulb from the suna of this guy. The man said he woke up with the melborp, but doctors weren't sure what it was till the x-rays came in. Join discussion...

I found an interesting article in J Telemed Telecare. 2005;11(6):271-5 on various business models followed by various teleradiology providers worldwide. According to Mun Sk et al A number of new diagnostic radiology services have emerged which use teleradiology. The main themes include: (1) stand-alone teleradiology practice; (2) the "Nighthawk"/on-call coverage; (3) solo radiologist practice; (4) expert/second-opinion teleradiology; (5) a global virtual radiology service based on workload shari Join discussion...