Carestream Health has acquired Genesis Digital Imaging, a software developer and distributor of diagnostic imaging systems.

Nov. 27, 4:30-6:00 p.m. | E353B | This interactive session helps participants avoid errors in emergency department imaging of the spine, aorta, chest and abdomen. Participants in this session learn the optimal protocols for CT imaging of patients with suspected thoracic trauma.

Nov. 26, 8:30-10:00 a.m. | E258 | This session will help participants recognize and identify pitfalls that lead to false positive or false negative musculoskeletal ultrasound results. It also touches on protocols for various anatomic regions and how to position patients for the more complicated ultrasound exams.

Nov. 25, 2:00-3:30 p.m. | E450A | Get up to speed on the latest in CT and MRI technology with this session. Specific attention will be paid to CT dose reduction through reducing tube voltage and iterative reconstruction techniques.

Radiation therapy (RT) improved survival rates among older women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Boston. Researchers recommended that treatment guidelines be updated to include these findings.

Radiologists love technology, though sometimes important advances can happen without a major new invention, but rather by looking from a different perspective at existing technology.

Physicians who manage emergency department (ED) visits ordered CT exams at a rate nearly three times that of nonphysicians, according to a study published in the November issue of American Journal of Roentgenology. However, the researchers who quantified CT ordering patterns could not identify a gatekeeper to CT.