Radiology Rounds is a free monthly newsletter dedicated to providing physicians with concise, factual, and up-to-date information about radiology examinations and procedures. The newsletter addresses a wide range of topics including safety issues, appropriate use of imaging for both common and uncommon clinical situations, and interventional radiology treatments.
RADIOLOGY ROUNDSCurrent Issue: May 2012
Importing Outside Images from CD/DVDs to PACS
Each year, doctors at the MGH receive between 50,000 and 100,000 CDs/DVDs containing patient images. These CD/DVDs are a storage and management problem.
Radiology Rounds Archives: By Topic
Radiology Rounds Archives: By Publication Date
2012
- Importing Outside Images from CD/DVDs to PACS - May 2012
- Pediatric Spine MRI - April 2012
- Palliative Interventional Radiology in the Abdomen, Part 3: Oncological Palliation - March 2012
- Palliative Interventional Radiology in the Abdomen, Part 2: Nutritional Support and Comfort Measures - February 2012
- Palliative Interventional Radiology, Part 1: Image-Guided Techniques for Pain Relief - January 2012
2011
- Non-contrast MR Angiography - November / December 2011
- Staging Colorectal Cancer - October 2011
- CT Screening for Lung Cancer for High Risk Patients - September 2011
- Imaging Obese Patients - August 2011
- Elastography - July 2011
- Ultra-Low Radiation Dose Renal CT Examinations - June 2011
- Mass General Imaging Global Health Programs - May 2011
- 3D Mammography - April 2011
- Flat Panel Volume CT - March 2011
- Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy - February 2011
- Diagnosing Insufficiency Fractures in the Pelvis and Proximal Femur - January 2011
2010
- STAT Radiology Orders - November/December 2010
- Gadoxetic Acid (Eovist) and Hepatobiliary MR Imaging - October 2010
- Multi-Energy Computed Tomography - New Opportunities In Imaging the Abdomen - September 2010
- Multiparametric MR Imaging for Prostate Cancer - August 2010
- Hybrid SPECT/CT: Enhancing Nuclear Medicine - July 2010
- CT Perfusion Imaging of the Brain - June 2010
- Whole-Body MRI - May 2010
- Three-dimensional Ultrasound Imaging - April 2010
- CT and Radiation Safety Issues - March 2010
- Vertebral Augmentation - February 2010
- Imaging Suspected Cervical Spine Trauma - January 2010
2009
- Special Issue: Response to mammography recommendations - November 2009
- Decision Analysis - November / December 2009
- Iterative Image Reconstruction Method (ASIR): Lowering CT Radiation Dose and Improving Image Quality - October 2009
- MR Enterography for Crohn's Disease - September 2009
- Imaging for Sinusitis - August 2009
- Augmentation Therapy for Vertebral Compression Fractures - July 2009
- Preparing Children for Imaging Studies - June 2009
- High Field (1.0 T) Extremity MRI - May 2009
- Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction by Defecography - April 2009
- Surveillance Imaging for Inherited Cancer in Pediatric Patients - March 2009
- Incidental Adrenal Nodules - February 2009
- Update on Image Guided Ablation of Liver Tumors - January 2009
- Uterine Artery Embolization - November/December 2008
- CT Perfusion Imaging and Oncology - October 2008
- Imaging for Pre-Transplant Evaluation of Living Donor Liver Transplantation - September 2008
- Percutaneous Image-Guided Thermal Ablation of Renal Tumors - August 2008
- Dual Energy CT for Renal Stones - July 2008
- MRI for Prostate Cancer - June 2008
- CT Colonography - May 2008
- Dual Source CT for Cardiac Imaging - April 2008
- Interventional Treatments for Ischemic Stroke - March 2008
- Minimizing CT Radiation Dose - February 2008
- Cerebral Aneurysms - January 2008
- Multidetector CT for the Diagnosis of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - November/December 2007
- Image-Guided Pain Management, Part 2: Steroid/Anesthetic Injections for Musculoskeletal Pain - October 2007
- Image-Guided Pain Management, Part 1: Celiac Plexus Block for Palliative Pain Relief - September 2007
- Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) - August 2007
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumors - July 2007
- Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis - June 2007
- When to Select PET-CT versus Stand-Alone PET - May 2007
- New Guidelines for Breast MRI - April 2007
- Incidentally Detected Adnexal Masses - March 2007
- Contrast-Media Induced Nephropathy and Diagnostic CT - February 2007
- Evaluation of Renal Masses - January 2007
- Vertebral Osteomyelitis - November/December 2006
- Neuroimaging for Headache - October 2006
- Percutaneous Image-Guided Breast Biopsy - September 2006
- Evaluating Pulmonary Nodules - August 2006
- Adrenal Masses - July 2006
- Osteomyelitis and the Diabetic Foot - June 2006
- Aortic Aneurysms - May 2006
- Neuroimaging for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease - April 2006
- Imaging for Male Infertility - March 2006
- Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infections in Women - February 2006
- Imaging for Diagnosis of Appendicitis - January 2006
- Cystic Pancreatic Lesions - November / December 2005
- When Should Breast MRI be Used - October 2005
- Imaging Evaluation of Knee Pain - September 2005
- Bone Density and Osteoporosis - August 2005
- Imaging and Obese Patients - July 2005
- Nuclear Cardiology Stress Tests for Coronary Artery Disease - June 2005
- Diagnosis of Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis - May 2005
- Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding - April 2005
- Management of Thyroid Nodules - March 2005
- MRI Safety - February 2005
- Screening for Hepatocellular Cancer in Cirrhotic Patients - January 2005
- Renal and Lower Extremity Contrast - Enhanced MR Angiography - November / December 2004
- CT and MR Imaging for Evaluation of Acute Stroke - October 2004
- Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Tumors in the Liver and Kidney - September 2004
- Coronary CTA - August 2004
- Evaluating Pulmonary Nodules - July 2004
- Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) - June 2004
- PET-CT for Tumor Imaging - May 2004
- Screening for Developmental Hip Dysplasia - April 2004
- Vertebroplasty - March 2004
- Risks From Ionizing Radiation in Pregnancy - February 2004
- When is Imaging Helpful for Patients with Back Pain? - January 2004
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization -December 2003
- Urinary Tract Imaging - November 2003
- Minimizing Adverse Reactions to Contrast Agents - October 2003
- Headache - When is Neuroimaging Needed? - September 2003
- Screening Mammography - Who Needs It? What are the Benefits? - August 2003
- Diagnosis of Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism - July 2003
By Topic
Cardiovascular
- Three-dimensional Ultrasound Imaging - April 2010
- Dual Source CT for Cardiac Imaging - April 2008
- Aortic Aneurysms - May 2006
- Diagnosis of Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis - May 2005
- Nuclear Cardiology Stress Tests for Coronary Artery Disease - June 2005
- Coronary CTA - August 2004
- Renal and Lower Extremity Contrast - Enhanced MR Angiography - November / December 2004
- Elastography - July 2011
- Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy - February 2011
- Gadoxetic Acid (Eovist) and Hepatobiliary MR Imaging - October 2010
- Multi-Energy Computed Tomography - New Opportunities In Imaging the Abdomen - September 2010
- MR Enterography for Crohn's Disease - September 2009
- Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction by Defecography - April 2009
- CT Perfusion Imaging and Oncology - October 2008
- Imaging for Pre-Transplant Evaluation of Living Donor Liver Transplantation - September 2008
- CT Colonography - May 2008
- Multidetector CT for the Diagnosis of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - November/December 2007
- Image-Guided Pain Management, Part 1: Celiac Plexus Block for Palliative Pain Relief - September 2007
- Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) - August 2007
- Evaluation of Renal Masses - January 2007
- Imaging for Diagnosis of Appendicitis - January 2006
- Screening for Hepatocellular Cancer in Cirrhotic Patients - January 2005
- Cystic Pancreatic Lesions - November/December 2005
- Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) - June 2004
- CT Colonography - An Alternative to Colonoscopy? - June 2003
- Elastography - July 2011
- Ultra-Low Radiation Dose Renal CT Examinations - June 2011
- Multiparametric MR Imaging for Prostate Cancer - August 2010
- Incidental Adrenal Nodules - February 2009
- Percutaneous Image-Guided Thermal Ablation of Renal Tumors - August 2008
- Dual Energy CT for Renal Stones - July 2008
- MRI for Prostate Cancer - June 2008
- Evaluation of Renal Masses - January 2007
- Incidentally Detected Adnexal Masses - March 2007
- Adrenal Masses - July 2006
- Imaging for Male Infertility - March 2006
- Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding - April 2005
- Urinary Tract Imaging - November 2003
- Palliative Interventional Radiology in the Abdomen, Part 3: Oncological Palliation - March 2012
- Palliative Interventional Radiology in the Abdomen, Part 2: Nutritional Support and Comfort Measures - February 2012
- Palliative Interventional Radiology, Part 1: Image-Guided Techniques for Pain Relief - January 2012
- Update on Image Guided Ablation of Liver Tumors - January 2009
- Uterine Artery Embolization - November/December 2008
- Percutaneous Image-Guided Thermal Ablation of Renal Tumors - August 2008
- Interventional Treatments for Ischemic Stroke - March 2008
- Cerebral Aneurysms - January 2008
- Image-Guided Pain Management, Part 2: Steroid/Anesthetic Injections for Musculoskeletal Pain - October 2007
- Image-Guided Pain Management, Part 1: Celiac Plexus Block for Palliative Pain Relief - September 2007
- Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) - August 2007
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumors - July 2007
- Vertebroplasty - March 2004
- Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Tumors in the Liver and Kidney - September 2004
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization - December 2003
- Flat Panel Volume CT - March 2011
- Diagnosing Insufficiency Fractures in the Pelvis and Proximal Femur - January 2011
- Vertebral Augmentation - February 2010
- Augmentation Therapy for Vertebral Compression Fractures - July 2009
- High Field (1.0 T) Extremity MRI - May 2009
- Image-Guided Pain Management, Part 2: Steroid/Anesthetic Injections for Musculoskeletal Pain - October 2007
- Vertebral Osteomyelitis - November/December 2006
- Osteomyelitis and the Diabetic Foot - June 2006
- Bone Density and Osteoporosis - August 2005
- Imaging Evaluation of Knee Pain - September 2005
- When is Imaging Helpful for Patients with Back Pain? - January 2004
- CT Perfusion Imaging of the Brain - June 2010
- Three-dimensional Ultrasound Imaging - April 2010
- Vertebral Augmentation - February 2010
- Imaging Suspected Cervical Spine Trauma - January 2010
- Imaging for Sinusitis - August 2009
- Augmentation Therapy for Vertebral Compression Fractures - July 2009
- Interventional Treatments for Ischemic Stroke - March 2008
- Cerebral Aneurysms - January 2008
- Neuroimaging for Headache - October 2006
- Neuroimaging for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease - April 2006
- CT and MR Imaging for Evaluation of Acute Stroke - October 2004
- Headache - When is Neuroimaging Needed? - September 2003
- Pediatric Spine MRI - April 2012
- MR Enterography for Crohn's Disease - September 2009
- Preparing Children for Imaging Studies - June 2009
- Surveillance Imaging for Inherited Cancer in Pediatric Patients - March 2009
- Screening for Developmental Hip Dysplasia - April 2004
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung Tumors - July 2007
- Evaluating Pulmonary Nodules - August 2006
- Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium - Intracellulare Infections in Women - February 2006
- Evaluating Pulmonary Nodules - July 2004
- Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism - July 2003
- Ultra-Low Radiation Dose Renal CT Examinations - June 2011
- STAT Radiology Orders - November/December 2010
- CT and Radiation Safety Issues - March 2010
- Iterative Image Reconstruction Method (ASIR): Lowering CT Radiation Dose and Improving Image Quality - October 2009
- Minimizing CT Radiation Dose - February 2008
- Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis - June 2007
- Contrast-Media Induced Nephropathy and Diagnostic CT - February 2007
- MRI Safety - February 2005
- Imaging and Obese Patients - July 2005
- Risks From Ionizing Radiation in Pregnancy - February 2004
- Minimizing Adverse Reactions to Contrast Agents - October 2003
- 3D Mammography - April 2011
- Special Issue: Response to mammography recommendations - November 2009
- Uterine Artery Embolization - November/December 2008
- New Guidelines for Breast MRI - April 2007
- Incidentally Detected Adnexal Masses - March 2007
- Percutaneous Image-Guided Breast Biopsy - September 2006
- Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium - Intracellulare Infections in Women - February 2006
- When Should Breast MRI be Used - October 2005
- Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding - April 2005
- Bone Density and Osteoporosis - August 2005
- Risks From Ionizing Radiation in Pregnancy - February 2004
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization -December 2003
- Screening Mammography - Who Needs It? What are the Benefits? - August 2003
- Importing Outside Images from CD/DVDs to PACS - May 2012
- Palliative Interventional Radiology, Part 1: Image-Guided Techniques for Pain Relief - January 2012
- Flat Panel Volume CT - March 2011
- Mass General Imaging Global Health Programs - May 2011
- Hybrid SPECT/CT: Enhancing Nuclear Medicine - July 2010
- Whole-Body MRI - May 2010
- Three-dimensional Ultrasound Imaging - April 2010
- Imaging Suspected Cervical Spine Trauma - January 2010
- CT Perfusion Imaging and Oncology - October 2008
- Imaging for Pre-Transplant Evaluation of Living Donor Liver Transplantation - September 2008
- When to Select PET-CT versus Stand-Alone PET - May 2007
- Management of Thyroid Nodules - March 2005
- PET-CT for Tumor Imaging - May 2004
