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Bone Densitometry
Lost in Space: Bone Mass; August 2, p. 10

Bone Matters
Combining Hormone Therapy With Alendronate; November 8, p. 15
Exercise Can Reduce Bone Loss; July 5, p. 29
Five-Year Results of Actonel Reported; November 8, p. 13
Once-Monthly Oral Boniva Matches Daily Regimen; November 8, p. 14
Osteoporosis — Many More Women Need Treatment; July 5, p. 28
Surgeon General Reports on Osteoporosis Fracture Risk; November 22, p. 42
Treatment in Seattle Osteoporosis Research News; November 8, p. 13

Brachytherapy
Finding Partial-Breast Irradiation’s Role; December 20, p. 18

Breast Cancer
Early Warning; March 1, p. 17
Finding Partial-Breast Irradiation’s Role; December 20, p. 20
Functional Mammotomogram: Nuclear Medicine Research Seeks Earlier Detection; May 24, p. 14
Mammo to Go; June 21, p. 22
MRI CAD: A Closer Look at Breast Cancer; March 15, p. 10

Buyers’ Guide
Radiology Today’s 2004 Buyers’ Guide; August 16, p. 25

Cancer
Cancer Coalition; January 5, p. 21
Lung Cancer: A Pittsburgh Rad Therapist’s Experience With the Latest Stereotactic Radiosurgery; December 6, p. 22
Lung Expansion: Seeking a Role for CAD Systems in Lung Cancer Screening; February 2, p. 18
Merging Doctors’ Knowledge & Patients’ Preferences: Tackling Shared Decision Making in Cancer Care; March 15, p. 18
Quantifying Complementary Medicine; February 16, p. 20
3-D/4-D Ultrasound: Fighting Prostate Cancer in Real Time; January 19, p. 25

Cardiac Imaging
Modeling Pediatric Heart Defects; January 19, p. 10

Computed Tomography
Adding Service: Paying for PET or PET/CT; October 25, p. 12
CT Evolution; August 30, p. 22
Fusion Profusion: PET/CT Leads the Way but Is Not Alone; April 12, p. 8
Multislice, Multipurpose: New Developments in CT; March 1, p. 10
PET/CT: Two-Fisted Attack; September 27, p. 13
SPECT/CT: The Future Is Clear; November 22, p. 30

Conference Currents
ASRT Does a Texas Two-Step; July 19, p. 26
First-Timer’s View of RSNA, A; January 5, p. 8
NJSRT Focuses on Technologists’ Future; April 26, p. 11

CT Slice
Fair Comparison: New CAC Standard Permits Comparisons From Different Scanners; February 16, p. 28
Low-Dose CT Effectively Images Pulmonary Diseases; September 27, p. 30
Study Argues Against Elective Whole-Body CT; September 27, p. 25
Virtual and Conventional Colonoscopy Combine to Find 100% of Polyps in Study; September 27, p. 25

Emerging Technology/Techniques
CAD: Driving CT Colonography to Clinical Settings; July 5, p. 12
Digital Radiography: PACS Helps Fuel DR Growth … but Don’t Bury CR Yet; April 26, p. 12
Expanding Radioimmunotherapy; September 27, p. 10
Future Echos: Current and Coming Applications for Real-Time 3-D Ultrasound; April 12, p. 17
Imaging God?; April 26, p. 17
Monitor Migration; June 7, p. 18
New Ice Age, A: Adapting Cryoablation for Benign Breast Tumors; April 26, p. 20
New Order?; November 8, p. 30
“The OR of the Future”—Now!; January 5, p. 10
Radiology Treats Uterine Fibroids; December 6, p. 12
Ready, Aim (Carefully), Fire: Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery Can Hit Increasingly Challenging Targets; June 21, p. 12
That’s Entertainment … and More; February 2, p. 26
Timing Is Everything: 4-D Radiation Therapy; January 5, p. 18
To Infinity and Beyond: Ultrasound in Space; June 7, p. 10
Virtual Assist, Real Training; May 24, p. 24
Virtually the Same?; March 1, p. 24
Web-Based Transcription: The Future Is Now; June 21, p. 26

Facility Focus
Community Hospital of San Bernardino: Close Ties to a Beautiful, Loyal Community; February 16, p. 16
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System: Experience Produces Consistent Quality; March 1, p. 16

Fusion Imaging
Adding Service: Paying for PET or PET/CT; October 25, p. 12
Fusion Imaging Means Fusing Technologists: From RT to Imaging Specialist; January 19, p. 22
Fusion Profusion: PET/CT Leads the Way but Is Not Alone; April 12, p. 8

Government Briefs
National Health Information Initiative: Aims for Electronic Health Records in 10 Years; September 27, p. 26

Headlines
Abbott Unveils New Vascular Closure Device; July 5, p. 10A
Agfa Shares Tips for Implementing Speech Recognition; July 5, p. 11A
Antisense Drug Targeting STAT-3 Demonstrates Significant Antitumor Activity; October 25, p. 14A
Avastin Study Shows Improvement in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; September 13, p. 19A
Ciphergen Presents Promising Validation Results for Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers; December 20, p. 19A
Delayed Care May Affect Prostate Cancer Deaths in African Americans; June 21, p. 14A
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Approval for R2 Lung Nodule CAD System; February 16, p. 2
Flavored Cigarettes Popular With Minority Youths; May 10, p. 19A
Grants Available for Targeted Radiopharmaceutical Technology Development; April 12, p. 2
Health Literacy Gap Affects Care, Costs for Much of America; June 21, p. 14A
Healthy Eating and Living Can Reduce Women’s Risk of Getting Cancer, Say Scientists; September 13, p. 18A
Heart Patients Want More Information From Their Doctors; March 29, p. 15A
HHS Honors Organizations for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles; January 19, p. 15A
HHS Launches Third Annual Take A Loved One to the Doctor Day on September 21; September 13, p. 18A
January and February Survey Results; April 12, p. 2
Mammograms Don’t Reach All Communities Equally; January 19, p. 16A
Medrad MR Infusion System Enhanced to Hold Small-Volume Syringes, Multiple Fluids; September 13, p. 18A
National Lung Screening Trial Reaches Goal of 50,000 Participants; March 29, p. 15A
NEMA Launches Web Site to Promote Value of Medical Imaging; June 21, p. 15A
New AHRQ Tool Helps Hospitals With Emergency Management Plans; June 21, p. 15A
New Sales Leader Completes Evolved Management Team; September 13, p. 19A
NIH Opens New Clinical Research Hospital; October 25, p. 14A
NIH Stops Estrogen Study; March 15, p. 2
Payoff for Quitting Smoking May Take Years; January 19, p. 16A
Revised Definition Means Many More Have Prediabetes; May 10, p. 19A
SCCM Releases Book on Simulators in ICU Medical Education; July 5, p. 10A
Securing Medicaid and SCHIP Coverage Is More Difficult for Low-Income Families; December 20, p. 18A
Siemens Open MRI Road Shows Scheduled; September 13, p. 18A
Siemens Receives FDA Approvable Letter for Digital Mammography Solution; September 13, p. 18A
Smoking, Cervical Cancer Link is Eye-Opener for Women; January 19, p. 16A
Stress Reveals Survival Patterns in Women With Breast Cancer; June 21, p. 14A
Top 10 Health Stories of 2003; January 19, p. 3
Treatment of APL With Arsenic Trioxide May Remove Need for Chemotherapy; December 20, p. 19A
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Goes Digital With Integrated RIS/PACS; June 21, p. 15A

Imaging Diseases/Conditions
Lung Expansion: Seeking a Role for CAD Systems in Lung Cancer Screening; February 2, p. 18
3-D/4-D Ultrasound: Fighting Prostate Cancer in Real Time; January 19, p. 25

Incredible Images
Congratulations, It’s a Boy!; January 5, p. 27
Run, Run as Fast as You Can… You Can’t Stop Me With an MRI Scan; April 12, p. 30

Inside Interventional
Angioplasty Chills Out Peripheral Artery Disease; November 22, p. 16
MR Guidance Improves Treatment of Deforming Birthmarks; November 22, p. 18
RFA Can Be Done Safely Next to Bowel; November 22, p. 18
Safer Treatment for GI Hemorrhage: Embolotherapy Procedure Offers Less Invasive Alternative; March 15, p. 5
Ultrasound Fibroid Treatment Gains FDA Approval; November 22, p. 16

Interventional Radiography
Finding Partial-Breast Irradiation’s Role; December 20, p. 20

Legal Exposure
Innovative Follow-up System Protects Patients, Reduces Errors; August 2, p. 28

Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Forest or Trees? Improving MRI Specificity; August 30, p. 12
Magnetic Contamination: The Ghost of MRI Past; October 11, p. 22
MRI CAD: A Closer Look at Breast Cancer; March 15, p. 10
MRI’s New Visions: RSNA Showcases the Latest Research in MRI Applications; February 16, p. 8
Open Question?; March 15, p. 22

Mammography
Mammo to Go; June 21, p. 22

Mammography Matters
Doing Well by Doing Good: Outreach, Marketing Bring in Mammography Patients; October 11, p. 26
Even Compression Produces Better Images: Tilted Paddles Improve Anterior Breast Views; August 30, p. 7

Managing to Succeed
Building Teamwork at Work; August 30, p. 11
Cost Analysis: Film vs. PACS; May 10, p. 38
Nine Ways to Keep Your Best Employees; July 19, p. 28

Miscellaneous
Beyond Print: Eliminating Dangerous Abbreviations in All Forms of Documentation; January 19, p. 18
Coming Full Circle: 360-Degree Reviews Can Provide a Broader View of Employee Performance; February 16, p. 12
Image Overload; February 2, p. 23
Political Challenges, Optimistic Response: A Look at Oncology’s Socioeconomic Issues; March 1, p. 21
Slow & Steady: EMR Certainly Hasn’t Sprinted From the Starting Line; May 10, p. 26
2005 Salary Survey; December 20, p. 25
When Computers Die: Data Lives On; August 2, p. 20

Molecular Imaging
Just What Is Molecular Imaging, Anyway?; October 25, p. 20
Targeting Custom Care: Highlights of the 2004 Society of Nuclear Medicine Meeting; August 16, p. 22

MRI Monitor
Chemical Shift MRI for Evaluating Adrenal Adenomas; June 7, p. 9
Imaging Arthritis: Portable MRI Better Than X-ray; June 7, p. 9
MRI Incubators Improve Imaging for Newborns; June 7, p. 8
MRI’s Role in Predicting Cerebral Palsy in Infants; June 7, p. 8

News Scan
ACR Supports Reporting Facilities That Market Fetal Ultrasound Keepsake Videos; July 5, p. 16
Agency Recommends Against Heart Disease Screening in Low-Risk Adults; March 29, p. 6
AHRA Releases Compensation Survey; June 21, p. 11
AHRA Selects President-Elect and Board; September 13, p. 6
AHRQ Project Helps Hospitals Measure and Improve Safety; December 20, p. 12
Airline Pilots Want New Info About Radiation Risks; August 16, p. 8
ARRT Radiography and Sonography Programs Accredited; April 12, p. 26
ASA, JCAHO Collaborate on Primary Stroke Center Certification Program; January 5, p. 28
ASRT and SNMTS Develop PET/CT Curriculum; May 10, p. 10
ASRT Launches Online Learning Center; October 25, p. 9
ASRT Releases New Radiation Therapy Report; June 7, p. 6
ASRT Survey: RT Vacancies Decline; December 20, p. 11
ASRT: Tech Hourly Wages Average $24.16; September 13, p. 7
Astronauts Submit Ultrasound Article From Space Station; December 20, p. 11
ATAC Study: Anastrozole Outperforms Tamoxifen at Five Years; December 20, p. 18
California Damage Cap Cutting Jury Awards; August 16, p. 8
California Retirement System to Drop 38 “High-Priced” Hospitals; June 21, p. 10
Cardiac Abnormalities After Chest Radiotherapy; September 13, p. 6
CMS Announces Medicare Improper Payments Rate for 2003; January 5, p. 29
CMS Expands Carotid PTA Coverage; November 8, p. 11
Diagnostic Radiologist Pay Up 34% Since 2000; November 22, p. 14
Doctors Need to Provide Mammo Reminders; August 30, p. 10
Does Red Wine Slow Lung Cancer?; December 6, p. 6
Family Practice Board Rips Retail Imaging; April 12, p. 26
FDA Approves Siemens’ 64-Slice CT, Open CT; May 10, p. 11
FDA: Monitor Antidepressant Patients for Suicide Signs; April 26, p. 6
FDA Warns States About Reimporting Drugs; March 29, p. 6
Florida Voters Pass Contingency Fee Limits; December 6, p. 7
Genetic Differences May Lead to “Individualized” Chemo Treatments; July 5, p. 17
Have a Medicare Billing Question? Don’t Call Your Carrier; September 27, p. 9
HHS Rolls Out Malpractice Settlement Pilot Program; October 25, p. 9
Hospital Billing Lawsuits Won’t Be Consolidated; November 22, p. 13
Hospitals Gained Pricing Clout Last Year; July 19, p. 7
iCAD System Approved With Hologic Digital Mammo; October 11, p. 17
iHistory Connects Radiology Data Between Hospital Systems; June 21, p. 10
It Wears Out Parents, but Builds Kids’ Bones; September 13, p. 6
It’s Doctors vs. Lawyers in Florida Ballot Initiatives; September 27, p. 9
Managed Care Prevalence Curtails MRI Use; August 2, p. 8
March of Dimes: Acne Drug Causing Major Birth Defects; March 29, p. 6
Medical Errors May Kill Up to 195,000 Annually; August 30, p. 10
Medicare to Broaden PET Payment for Alzheimer’s; July 19, p. 7
Medicsight’s Colon CAR Software Approved; December 6, p. 6
Microchip May Predict Radiation Therapy Toxicity; May 24, p. 8
Most Common Causes of Malpractice Lawsuits; March 15, p. 6
Most Healthcare Spending Growth Slows; March 15, p. 6
MRI May ID Type 1 Diabetes Before Symptoms; October 11, p. 30
MRI More Sensitive Than Mammography in Study; August 30, p. 10
MRI Volume Growth Slows; June 7, p. 7
MRIs and Pacemakers: A Safe Combination?; May 24, p. 8
NCI Launches Integrative Cancer Biology Program; December 6, p. 7
New Cancer Drug Blocks Blood to Tumors; March 29, p. 6
NIH Announces Neuroimaging Study for Alzheimer’s; November 22, p. 12
Noninvasive Breast Tumor Evaluation Tool Approved; April 26, p. 6
North American Pharmaceutical Sales Hit $230 Billion in 2003; April 12, p. 26
Nuclear Medicine Image Profile Ready for Testing; July 5, p. 16
Number of Nuclear Medicine Exam Candidates Increasing; June 7, p. 6
Obesity, Inactivity Close in on Top Preventable Cause of Death; April 12, p. 26
Older Breast Cancer Patients May Not Need Rad Therapy; October 11, p. 17
Otto Wins ASRT Foundation Drawing for SUV; November 22, p. 14
Paving the Way for Individualized Medicine; November 22, p. 12
Philly Newspaper Reports on Teleradiology; November 8, p. 10
Predicting Breast Cancer Treatment Effectiveness; September 27, p. 8
Quantitative Sonography and DXA Show “Considerable Disagreement” in Diagnosing Osteoporosis; September 27, p. 9
Registry Certifies 2,000th Breast Sonography Specialist; October 11, p. 17
Report Calls for Trained Techs to Read Screening Mammograms; July 19, p. 7
RSNA Survey: Malpractice Most Common Problem; November 8, p. 12
SARS Could Come Back, CDC Head Says; January 5, p. 28
SCAR Opens Online Resource to Public; April 12, p. 26
Schans Wins ASRT Author Award; July 5, p. 16
Smoking Helps Keep Arteries Open Following Angioplasty; July 5, p. 16
SNM Receives Education Award; December 20, p. 12
SNM Selects Image of the Year; August 2, p. 8
Study Images How Human Brain Matures; June 21, p. 10
Study Links Dental X-rays in Pregnancy to Low Birth Weight; May 24, p. 8
Study Supports Adjuvant Chemo in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; May 24, p. 8
Technologists Lobby on Capitol Hill for CARE Bill; April 12, p. 26
Technologists’ Muscle and Back Problems; March 15, p. 6
Tenet to Pay $30.75 Million in Referral and Billing Settlement; April 26, p. 6
Test Measures Circulating Breast Cancer Cells; October 25, p. 9
2005 Rad/Onc Coding Guide Available; November 8, p. 10
Ultrasound Organization Opposes “Fetal Portraits”; May 10, p. 11
Varian’s First U.S. IGRT Unit Installed in Atlanta; August 2, p. 8
Vet School Goes Digital; September 27, p. 8
Virtual Colonoscopy Has a Busy Month; May 10, p. 10
X-rays and Cancer Risk; March 15, p. 7
X-rays for Mona Lisa; June 7, p. 6

News Scan “Company News”
Abbott Northwestern Selects Siemens for Ultrasound; March 15, p. 7
Agfa Adds Voxar 3D to Its IMPAX System; April 12, p. 27
Agfa Lands First North American RIS Deal; March 29, p. 7
Boston Healthcare Group Selects StorageTek; March 29, p. 7
Campbell County and Northeastern Nevada Regional Select NovaRad PACS; April 26, p. 7
Catholic Health System Chooses Siemens; September 13, p. 7
ComMedica PACS Links Skiers to Radiologists; May 10, p. 11
ComMedica PACS Selected for UK’s National IT Program; August 2, p. 9
CPU Medical Management Systems Integrates Laserfiche Document Management Software; December 6, p.7
FDA Approves Agfa Mammography Workstation; September 13, p. 7
FDA Approves 3TP MRI CAD; April 12, p. 27
Ferry County Memorial to Use NovaPACS; December 6, p.7
Fischer to Offer Kodak PACS and Archiving System; August 2, p. 9
FKP Architects Launches Equipment Procurement Subsidiary; May 10, p. 11
Gamma Medica and Exxim Computing Sign License Deal; March 29, p. 7
GE Healthcare Acquires Surgical Navigation Technology; March 15, p. 7
GE Medical Systems Is Now GE Healthcare; March 15, p. 7
Holy Redeemer Health System Signs With Siemens; December 20, p. 1
Horizon, RITA Medical Systems Merge; September 13, p. 7
iCRco, Inc. Acquires Radiographic Digital Imaging; May 24, p. 9
Kansas Spine Hospital Partners With Philips; March 15, p. 7
Kimball Health Services and St. Francis Memorial Hospital Select NovaPACS; December 20, p. 1
Mayo Clinic Installs Gamma Medica System; April 26, p. 7
MD Buyline Names McKesson Top PACS Vendor; April 26, p. 7
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals Raises $7 Million; August 2, p. 9
National Purchasing Group Expands Kodak Agreement; March 29, p. 7
Philips and RaySearch Developing New IMRT Systems; April 12, p. 27
Philips and University of Chicago Hospitals Sign Research Deal; August 2, p. 9
Philips Renews Equipment Deal With Unfors; December 6, p.7
Philips Wins Design Award for Cordless Fetal Transducer; May 10, p. 11
Premier, Inc. Signs With Agfa for CR Products; March 15, p. 7
Purchasing Group Adds FujiFilm’s Synapse PACS; April 26, p. 7
Quantum Medical Gets CE Certification; May 24, p. 9
Quick Study Radiology Execs Launch Billing and Management Company; April 12, p. 27
Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. Going Public; May 24, p. 9
Sabolik Named Radiologix CFO; April 12, p. 27
Siemens Hosts CPOE Safety Summit; May 24, p. 9
Siemens Provides IT for National Patient Data Warehouse; April 12, p. 27
Siemens Receives Patent for MR Cardiac Gating System; December 6, p.7
SourceOne and CompuMed Ink Distribution Deal; December 20, p. 11
SourceOne Expands Del Medical Distribution Deal; May 24, p. 9
SourceOne to Distribute Merge eFilm’s RIS and PACS; September 13, p. 7
South Carolina Ortho Clinic Selects VirtuRad; August 2, p. 9
Stentor Names Hibbits VP; July 5, p. 17
Stentor Names New CEO; March 15, p. 7
Stony Brook University Hospital Selects IntegradWeb PACS; July 5, p. 17
Texas Health Resources Expands Misys Deal; July 5, p. 17
Texas Oncology Implements VitalWorks RIS; May 10, p. 11
Toshiba Renews Sponsorship of Health Care Industry Advisory Council; July 5, p. 17
Varian Acquires Oncology Software; April 26, p. 7
Virtual Radiologic Planning Hawaii Facility; July 5, p. 17
Vital Images Acquires HInnovation; March 29, p. 7
Vital Images Plans to Adopt iCAD to Integrate CT Colon CAD Technology; December 6, p.7
Vital Images, Sectra Sign Integration Deal; August 2, p. 9

Nuc Med Notes
Brain’s Response to Food Can Mirror Drug Addiction; May 24, p. 30
European Researchers Test New Thyroid Cancer Treatment; October 25, p. 10
Evaluating Metabolic Causes of Eating Disorders; August 2, p. 6
FDDNP-PET Detects Alzheimer’s in Living Patients; August 2, p. 7
New Technique Images Gene Expression in Mice; August 2, p. 7
PET Provides Index of Carotid Plaque Inflammation; August 2, p. 6
PET Scans Reveal Panic Disorder Patients Deficient in Emotion-Regulating Receptor; May 24, p. 31
PET Uncovers HIV Dementia Mechanism; October 25, p. 10
PET/CT Helps Diagnose Rectal Cancer Recurrence; October 25, p. 10
PET/CT Improves Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer Better than PET Alone; May 10, p. 40
Shortened Dynamic PET Protocol Provides Accurate Diagnosis, Greater Comfort; February 16, p. 5

Nuclear Medicine
Functional Mammotomogram: Nuclear Medicine Research Seeks Earlier Detection; May 24, p. 14
Making PACS Work With Nuclear Medicine: Translating Color and Movement to Code; June 7, p. 22
Nuclear Medicine Road Show, The; January 5, p. 13
PACS & Nuclear Medicine: Are We There Yet?; February 2, p. 12
Philly Goes Nuclear; May 10, p. 34
Targeting Custom Care: Highlights of the 2004 Society of Nuclear Medicine Meeting; August 16, p. 22

PACS
Diagnosing “Hidden” PACS Costs; October 11, p. 8
Getting Your House in Order for PACS: 12 Tips for Preparing Your Facility; August 30, p. 18
Going Filmless … Eventually: Handling Film Libraries When Converting to PACS; November 8, p. 18
Integrating RIS & PACS: Where It Is, Where It’s Going; March 29, p. 17
Making PACS Work With Nuclear Medicine: Translating Color and Movement to Code; June 7, p. 22
Navigating Mini-PACS Options: Set Sail With Confidence; July 19, p. 8
PACS & Nuclear Medicine: Are We There Yet?; February 2, p. 12
PACS Storage Isn’t Rocket Science; December 6, p.8
Small Facility, Big Change: PACS/RIS in a 25-Bed Rural Hospital; May 10, p. 14
Unified Architecture Means True PACS/RIS Integration; June 21, p. 18

PACS Platform
Fee-per-Study Approach Can Cut Start-up Costs; September 13, p. 8
Filmless Doesn’t Mean Paperless: Providing High-Quality Printouts to Referrers; May 10, p. 12
Going Digital: The Marketing Impact of PACS; July 5, p. 6
Going Digital: The Operational Impact of PACS; June 7, p. 28
New Voice-Controlled Integrated Reporting Tool; May 24, p. 28
PACS Administrator: An Excellent Opportunity for “Geeky Techs”; March 1, p. 6
Protecting Your PACS Purchase; April 26, p. 8
Set Up Your Docs to Succeed With PACS: 10 Ways to Speed Physician Buy-In; March 29, p. 9
What You Should Expect From Your Vendor; August 2, p. 24

Patient Care
Bringing the Patient Into Patient Safety; April 12, p. 22
Care Link: Radiologic Nurses Provide “Continuity of Care”; February 16, p. 18
Creating a Culture of Safety: More Rules Isn’t the Solution; October 25, p. 23
Tech to Tech: Imaging Tots to Teens; March 29, p. 22
Write Your Own Prescription … in a Journal; February 16, p. 24

Pediatrics
Evaluating Pediatric Trauma: Imaging vs. Lab Tests; August 2, p. 14
Modeling Pediatric Heart Defects; January 19, p. 10
Objective Reporting: Child Abuse Is Serious … Handle It Properly; July 5, p. 8
Pediatric Head Trauma: Looking at the Options; August 16, p. 18
Tech to Tech: Imaging Tots to Teens; March 29, p. 22

Products & Services
Agfa Introduces Comprehensive RIS Solution; November 22, p. 48
Agfa Launches New Tabletop Dry Imager for Decentralized Printing; February 16, p. 29
Agfa Launches New X-ray Film; October 11, p. 29
Agfa Launches Ortho Surgery Planning Software; July 5, p. 25
Agfa to Resell Initiate Solution; September 13, p. 29
AMICAS Showcases Series; December 20, p. 44
AMS Launches High-Volume CD Burner; April 26, p. 30
Analogic Launches Digital Detector Plate; December 6, p. 28
ASTRO Publishes New Brochure on Rad Onc Treatment Team; May 10, p. 45
Barco Introduces Coronis 5MP Mammo; June 21, p. 30
Biosound Esoate Offers Compact Ultrasound System; September 27, p. 28
BMD Analysis Software Extends CT Diagnostic Range; March 15, p. 30
BrainLAB Licenses Axeda DRM; September 13, p. 28
Branching Capability Added to Swearingen Software’s RMS; September 27, p. 29
Canon Expands DR Line; December 20, p. 39
CD-ROM for MRI-Shielded Room Planners Provides Service Overview, Testing Details; March 1, p. 30
Chamber Library, Data Logging Software Added to Rad Therapy Electrometer; March 29, p. 31
CoActiv Introduces EXAM-PACS; February 2, p. 29
CoActiv Shows PACS Upgrades; December 20, p. 44
CPU Introduces MED/FM 6.0; August 2, p. 31
Dictaphone Upgrades Voice-Recognition Digital Dictation; June 21, p. 31
Digirad Introduces New Mobile Gamma Camera; August 16, p. 45
Dunlee Introduces Glassware Solutions; December 20, p. 39
Dynamic Imaging Debuts Advanced 3-D Tools, Image SmartLoading, and SecureServer; February 16, p. 30
Eastern Isotopes Offers ReadyPET Education and Management Package; May 10, p. 45
Eizo Adds to RadiForce Series; October 11, p. 28
Emageon to Showcase Products; November 22, p. 52
Ergotron Introduces HD Dual Combo Arm; September 27, p. 28
FDA Approves iCAD Cancer Detection Software; July 19, p. 30
FDA Approves New Elliptical-Shaped Mammosite Catheters; May 10, p. 44
First U.S. Approval Granted to Guidant for New Therapy Designed to Reduce Stroke Risk; October 11, p. 28
First Ziehm Vision Flat Delivered in Germany; December 20, p. 38
Fuji Dry Laser Imagers Receive FDA Clearance for Full-Field Digital Mammo; April 12, p. 31
Fuji Offers Storage Consulting; November 22, p. 51
GE Introduces Digital Mobile Imaging System; August 30, p. 16
GE Launches Advanced Surgical Navigation Tools; September 27, p. 29
GE Rolls Out New Technology; November 22, p. 48
GE Unveils Miniaturized Cardio Ultrasound Technology; December 6, p. 28
GE’s New Lightspeed VCT Approved; April 26, p. 30
Guidant Launches New Coronary Dilatation Catheter; August 30, p. 16
IBM Announces Image Storage Solution; February 16, p. 29
iCAD Receives FDA Approval for CAD Breast Cancer System; February 2, p. 29
Images-on-Call Unveils Film Digitizer Station, Portable Hard Drive; May 24, p. 27
Intelerad Offers New Diagnostic Web Viewer; February 16, p. 30
iU22 Ultrasound System Features Real-Time 4-D Imaging; March 29, p. 31
Kodak Debuts Incremental Secure E-mail Capabilities, System Integration Tool Kit; April 12, p. 31
Kodak DirectView VIParchive Software, Integrated EMC Centera CAS System Available in Second Quarter; March 15, p. 31
Kodak Unveils New Technology; December 20, p. 42
Kodak X-ray Imaging Film Designed to Cut Radiation Dose; September 27, p. 28
Konica Minolta Introduces XPress Portable Assistant; August 2, p. 31
Mammo Software Upgrade Available for Kodak System; May 10, p. 44
MAMMOMAT NovationDR Receives Premarket Approval; October 11, p. 28
Matrox Introduces Medical Display Controller Board; August 16, p. 45
MaxxVision Introduces Alternative to Standard Digital Mammo Workstations; January 5, p. 30
MDS Nordion Offers New Cancer Radioisotopes; May 10, p. 44
Medison Introduces New Paradigm in Diagnostic Ultrasound Image Processing; November 22, p. 52
Medrad Presents Stellant; December 20, p. 44
MedQuist Shows Product Enhancements; December 20, p. 44
Merge eFilm Debuts Technology; December 6, p.29
Merge eFilm Releases FUSION PACS 1.2.7; July 19, p. 30
Merge eFilm Releases IHE Workflow Enhancement; May 10, p. 46
Misys Optimum Provides Integrated Information Management Across Continuum of Care; March 29, p. 31
Misys Showcases Optimum RIS-PACS Solution; December 20, p. 44
MR Instruments Unveils 3T Head Coil; December 20, p. 44
New Camera Offers Ultrahigh Sensitivity For Streak Tube Readout, X-ray Imaging; March 1, p. 30
New DR System Option Minimizes Movement of Patients in Trauma Centers; June 21, p. 31
New Image Intensifier and Ultrasound Probe Covers Sustain Sterile Environment; March 1, p. 31
New LCD Medical Display System Available; May 24, p. 27
New Product Creates Online Patient Accounts Center; May 10, p. 46
New VCT System From GE; August 16, p. 45
Next-Generation Digital Cardiac and Combo Lab Systems Provide Flexibility; March 15, p. 30
NightHawk Showcases New Workflow Technology; December 20, p.
NovaRad to Distribute TraumaCad Preoperative Planning Software; March 29, p. 31
OB/GYN Analysis and Calc Package Available on Handheld Ultrasound System; June 21, p. 31
Online Treatment Planning Services Introduced; July 19, p. 30
Orex Debuts Enhanced Or-PACS; November 22, p. 51
Philips Launches Radiation Oncology Products; September 13, p. 29
Philips Showcases Cardiac Imaging Technologies; November 22, p. 49
Philips Showcases Cardio Solutions; August 2, p. 31
Planar Announces Mobile Imaging Solution for OR; December 20, p. 38
Planar Launches CRT Trade-In Program; May 24, p. 27
Planar Slashes List Price of Dome Flat-Panel Imaging Displays; March 1, p. 31
Product Synchronication Allows for 2-D and 3-D Anatomic Manipulation and Diagnoses; May 10, p. 45
Quantum Introduces Digital Radiographic System; December 6, p.29
RamSoft Displays Latest PACS Software; December 20, p. 41
RealTimeImage Introduces iPACS Technology Enhancements; February 16, p. 31
Resonance Technology Debuts New MRI-Compatible Virtual Reality System; January 5, p. 31
Richardson Electronics Offers Planar Mammo Display System; September 27, p. 29
R2 Technology Introduces DigitalNow Software; October 25, p. 31
S&S X-ray Introduces Reusable Mammo Cushion; January 5, p. 30
Self-Expanding Nitinol Biliary Stent System Launched; May 10, p. 45
Siemens Announces New Technology; December 20, p. 39
Siemens Introduces All-Digital Ultrasound System; June 21, p. 30
Siemens Introduces New Mobile C-arm System; April 26, p. 30
Siemens Introduces Physics Support Services; August 30, p. 16
Siemens Movable C-arm Receives Marketing Clearance; September 27, p. 28
Siemens Presents New Echocardiography Solution; September 13, p. 28
Siemens Rolls Out SPECT-CT Product Line; August 2, p. 30
Siemens Service Organization Offers Remote Options for Technology Operation; October 25, p. 31
Siemens Unveils INVISION Clinical Enhancements; April 12, p. 31
Sony Launches New Color Printer With USB 2.0 Interface; March 15, p. 31
SourceOne and DeJarnette Sign Distribution Agreement; November 22, p. 51
SourceOne Unifies Consumables and Equipment Sales Force; May 10, p. 45
Stentor Receives FDA Clearance to Add Digital Mammography to iSite PACS; November 22, p. 52
StorCOMM Installing Version 5.3 of AccessNET PACS; October 25, p. 30
StorCOMM Shows AccessNET 5.4 Enhancements; December 20, p. 38
TDK Launches Medical DVD/CD Recording Station; October 25, p. 30
TDK Medical Introduces Media Solutions at SCAR; July 5, p. 25
Three New Shielded Door Options Available for MRI Rooms; March 15, p. 30
Toshiba Launches “The Extraordinary Guarantee” Service Program; March 1, p. 31
Unfors Launches Skin Dosimeter; December 20, p. 44
Varian Adds 3-D Imaging to On-Board Imager; December 6, p. 28
Varian Develops X-ray Tube; August 2, p. 30
Varian Introduces Trilogy System for Image-Guided Rad Therapy and Stereotactic Applications; January 5, p. 30
Varian Receives Clearance for New Single-Channel HDR Brachytherapy Device; June 21, p. 31
Vendors Integrate AquariusNET; December 20, p. 41
Version 2 of DICOM Software Development Toolkit Available; March 1, p. 30
VIDAR Debuts New Advantage Film Digitizer Product Platform; February 2, p. 29
Vital Images Introduces Remote Viewing Software; August 2, p. 31
Voxar Introduces Endoscopic Viewer and Support for PET; February 16, p. 29

Professional Forum
Communicating With Mexican Patients: Use a Respectful, Conservative Approach; April 12, p. 5
Getting It Right, Writing It Down: The Technologist’s Role in Charting; September 13, p. 14
HIPAA, Hoops, and Technologists: A Good Idea Meets the Real World; February 2, p. 30
One First Impression, a Different Lasting Impression; October 25, p. 26
Preserving the “Allied Health Individual”: There’s More to Imaging Than Following Protocols; February 16, p. 27
Reading Rooms & Boardrooms: Radiology Is a Leader in Growing Trend of MD/MBAs; September 13, p. 18
Surfers & Seekers: What to Put on Your Hospital Web Site; September 13, p. 22
Surviving When You’re Short-Staffed: Tips From Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; March 29, p. 10
Upon Graduation, the Learning Continues… Mostly About People; November 8, p. 17

Professional Issues
Aging Boomers: Education Programs Need to Train Students for the Rising Tide; July 19, p. 14
Another Sample of Technologist Salaries; March 29, p. 16
Art of Woo, The; June 7, p. 14
Business Sense and Social Justice: Diversity and the Healthcare Marketplace; April 26, p. 24
Clinical Prediction Rules: Guiding Imaging Use; March 15, p. 14
Coming Soon: Radiologist Assistants; August 16, p. 14
Deflated by Denials; November 8, p. 39
Expanding Horizons: Applying New Business Practices to Healthcare; July 5, p. 22
“Half a Radiologist”: Radiology Practitioner Assistant Certification Offers Clinical Career Expansion for Technologists; November 8, p. 26
HIPAA Gavel Drops: A Message to Healthcare; November 22, p. 38
In the Wake of the Privacy Rule: Here Comes the HIPAA Security Rule; October 11, p. 12
Infrastructure for Growth — A Strong Network Backbone; December 20, p. 14
Lack of Women Radiologists, The; October 11, p. 18
Marketing’s Ever-Growing Role at Hospitals: It’s Not Like It Used to Be; July 19, p. 18
Objective Reporting: Child Abuse Is Serious … Handle It Properly; July 5, p. 8
Our 2004 Technologist Salary Survey; March 29, p. 12
Radiology Budgeting 101; July 5, p. 18
Referring Doctors Are Your Customers: Nurture Those Relationships; May 24, p. 17
Responding to Sexual Harassment; October 25, p. 17
Seeing the Future … ASRT Tries Its Hand at Predicting Market Demand and Technologists’ Coming Roles; April 12, p. 13
So, You Want to Offer PET?; January 19, p. 13
Speech Recognition: Getting Radiologists on Board; November 22, p. 24
Stark II Reality: Radiology and the Recent Regs; August 2, p. 17
Sticking It to Needlesticks; March 15, p. 26
Stronger Magnets & Evolving Guidelines; December 6, p. 18
Tackling Transcription Bottlenecks; September 27, p. 18
2004 Staffing Company Resource Guide; March 29, p. 26

Profiles
Profile in Nuclear “Energy”, A; January 5, p. 24
Profile in Nuclear “Energy”, A; January 5, p. 24
Radiology Today Exclusive Interview: Incoming ASRT President Dawn Fucillo and President-Elect Cathy Parsons Discuss Issues Facing Technologists; May 24, p. 10
Resident Experts: Johns Hopkins Maintains a Top Standard for Training Radiologists; February 2, p. 9
“The Other End of the Beam”: From Technologist and Teacher to Cancer Patient; September 27, p. 22

Radiation Oncology
Finding Partial-Breast Irradiation’s Role; December 20, p. 20
Managing Respiratory Motion; November 8, p. 33
Promising Isotopes: Looking at Lutetium-177 and Other Targeted Radiotherapy Isotopes; November 22, p. 20
Rewarding … and Good Pay, Too: An Insider’s Look at Rad Therapy; May 10, p. 30

Research Review
Annual Low-Dose Chest CT May Be Enough to Diagnose Small, Early-Stage Lung Cancer; March 1, p. 28
Bone Mineral Density Key Predictor of Fracture; June 21, p. 7
Canadian Investigators Looking at Shorter Treatment Period for Prostate Radiotherapy; February 16, p. 6
Cancer Survivors Less Likely to Receive Care for Other Conditions; October 25, p. 29
Capsule Endoscopy Identifies Tumors in Small Bowel; December 6, p. 27
Conformal Radiation Therapy Lessens Cognitive Development Concerns in Treating Brain Cancers; September 13, p. 26
Contrast CT Identifies Internal Gunshot Injuries; June 21, p. 7
Diffusion Tensor MRI Images MS Better; September 13, p. 27
Doppler Echo Screening Recommended for Adults With Sickle Cell Disease; April 12, p. 28
Drug-Eluting Stents as Effective in Older Patients as Younger Ones; December 20, p. 45
Elaborate Reminder Programs Don’t Increase Repeat Mammograms; January 19, p. 9
Evaluating Vascular Brachytherapy After Stents Fail; February 16, p. 6
FDG-PET and CT for Ovarian Cancer Staging Aids in Finding Metastases Outside of Pelvis; April 12, p. 28
fMRI Helps Examine Decision-making Pathways; November 22, p. 44
Imaging Angkle Fractures With CT; December 6, p. 26
Improving Urinary Tract Cancer Imaging: Michigan Researchers Find CT More Sensitive Than IVP; March 15, p. 8
Italian Study Supports MRI in Dense Breasts; October 25, p. 28
Japanese Study Shows EBCT and MDCT Produce Similar CAC Results; August 16, p. 12
Med School Proposes New Pelvic Fracture Classification System; August 16, p. 13
More Breast Cancer Screening, Better Detection Needed; November 22, p. 46
MR Imaging During Brain Surgery Improves Tumor Removal; October 25, p. 28
MRI Images Prenatal Cleft Lip and Palate Better Than Sonography; August 16, p. 12
MRI Technique Differentiates Brain Abscesses From Tumors; December 20, p. 24
New Vaccine Being Studied for Prevention of Breast and Other Solid Tumors; January 19, p. 17
Pain Relief From Bone Metastases: Single-Dose Treatment Matches Multiple Treatments; January 5, p. 6
PET, CT, or PET/CT for Assessment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Therapy?; April 12, p. 28
Quarterly Ibandronate IV Dosing Effective in Study; August 16, p. 13
Radiation After Prostate Cancer Surgery Cuts Recurrence, Death Rate; August 2, p. 26
Radiation Therapy Boost to Tumor Bed Cuts Breast Cancer Recurrence; December 6, p.26
Radioimmunotherapy Boosts Chemo in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; August 2, p. 26
Shortened Radiotherapy Schedule Beneficial in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer; February 16, p. 6
“Super Glue” Treats Arterial Hemorrhage; August 16, p. 13
Survival Benefit of Adjuvant Chemo for Colon Cancer Limited; September 13, p. 27
Swallowing Multiple Magnets Requires Intervention; November 22, p. 44
Tumor Growth Slows in Mice Treated With Two New Drugs; January 19, p. 9
Ultrasound-Guided Management of Venous Leg Ulcers; August 2, p. 27
Ultrasound Therapy Improves tPA Response in Stroke Patients; December 20, p. 24
Virtual Colonoscopy Can Detect Flat Lesions; December 6, p. 26
Women More Susceptible to Lung Cancer Than Men, Regardless of Age or Years Spent Smoking; March 1, p. 28
X-ray Alone May Not Show Severity of Certain Hip Fractures; September 13, p. 26

Safety Issues
Bringing the Patient Into Patient Safety; April 12, p. 22
Like One Hundred X-rays? Study Suggests Many Referring Physicians Don’t Grasp or Explain to Patients the Radiation Exposure Involved With CT; July 19, p. 22
Protecting Privacy Without Threatening Patients; May 24, p. 20

Sonography
Assessing Thyroid Nodules With Sonography; December 6, p. 30
Future Echos: Current and Coming Applications for Real-Time 3-D Ultrasound; April 12, p. 17
Imaging the Eye With Very-High-Frequency Ultrasound; September 13, p. 10
Quick Check: Ultrasound Examination Documentation; December 6, p. 30
SDMS and OSHA Join Forces on Ergonomic Issues; December 6, p. 30
3-D/4-D Ultrasound: Fighting Prostate Cancer in Real Time; January 19, p. 25
To Infinity and Beyond: Ultrasound in Space; June 7, p. 10

Sonography Scope
Assessing Thyroid Nodules With Sonography; December 6, p. 30
Doppler Exam Identifies Embryonic Congestive Heart Failure at Six Weeks — Helps Assess Miscarriage Risk; March 29, p. 30
Of Mice and Men: Vets Make Broad Use of Ultrasound; June 7, p. 26
Quick Check: Ultrasound Examination Documentation; December 6, p. 30
SDMS and OSHA Join Forces on Ergonomic Issues; December 6, p. 30
Ultrasound in the Palm of Your Hand; January 19, p. 6

Target on Therapy
Bone Marrow and Umbilical Stem Cells May Produce Liver Cells; June 21, p. 9
Chemo With Rad Therapy After Surgery Cuts Recurrence of Head and Neck Cancer; June 21, p. 8
Cosmetic Benefit: Makeup Programs for Cancer Patients; May 10, p. 42
Repairing the Oral Effects of Radiation Therapy; January 19, p. 30
Zeroing in With HDR Brachytherapy: Proxima, Varian Team Up; August 16, p. 10

Technology Trends
Ablating Cancer With Nanotechnology; February 2, p. 5
Biometric Access Starting to Become a Healthcare Reality: Better Protection Than Passwords; March 1, p. 8
Closing the Loop: Automation Confirms Radiology Reports Are Received; June 21, p. 16
Columbus Board Simplifies Pediatric Imaging; July 5, p. 26
Evaluating Alternative Screening Technologies; August 30, p. 29
Functional Improvement: Scintimammography Scaled Down; October 11, p. 6
Looking at CAD’s Value; August 30, p. 28
New Systems Approved for Lung Cancer Detection; September 13, p. 17
New Use for an Old Technology: Applying Tomosynthesis to Mammography; April 26, p. 28
New Weapons for Breast Cancer Fight; August 30, p. 28
Thermal Ablation Technique Update; August 30, p. 28
Turn Up the Heat: Microwave Ablation in Lung Cancer; December 20, p. 36

Teleradiology
Long-Distance Diagnosis: A Closer Look at Teleradiology; May 10, p. 20
“The OR of the Future”—Now!; January 5, p. 10