Pulse

Briefs

Are kids over-exposed? Mind reading to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, mammography debate reignites

 

Necessity or Expectation?

Some studies say routine obstetric ultrasound does not improve outcomes. But many obstetricians defend its value.

 

A Good Choice

An electronic system that helps physicians make decisions about which high-tech diagnostic imaging tests to order has reduced unnecessary scans—and attracted national attention.

 

End Notes

Sandra

Cancer-stricken but radiant, a woman demonstrates her courage and character.

By Andrew Day

 

Letters

 

MMA Viewpoint

Why I Serve

 

Table of Contents | December 2009

Cover Story

Intervening Specialists

With increasingly sophisticated tools threaded through catheters, interventional radiologists are bringing new treatments to some of the body’s hardest-to-reach sites.

By Kate Ledger

 

Face to Face

A Life of Service

Helmut Diefenthal, M.D., set out to be of service. Along the way, he brought radiology to a nation.

By Carmen Peota

 

Clinical and Health Affairs

Significance of Radiation Dose in Medical Imaging

By Ronnell A. Hansen, M.D.
 

Breast MRI: Opportunities and Challenges

By Deborah Day, M.D.

 

Commentary

Emerging Controversies in Breast Imaging: Is There a Place for Thermography?

By Gregory Plotnikoff, M.D., M.T.S., and Carolyn Torkelson, M.D., M.S.
 

Reflections on Reform

Will Nicholson, M.D., Nathan Bahr, M.D., M.A., and Patricia S. Simmons, M.D. share their thoughts on federal health care reform.

 

Medicine, Law & Policy

Changes to the Federal Stark Law that Affect Diagnostic Imaging Arrangements

By Karolyn Stirewalt, J.D.

 

Editor's Note

Image Conscious

 

MMA News Now

GAMC Enrollees to be Switched to MinnesotaCare
MMA is Tweeting
Delegates Support AMA’s Reform Strategy
House Passes Repeal of SGR
Meet Your State Lawmakers

 

Tracking Reform


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