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For Release: January 28, 2008

ARRS Partners with BioMed Central to Add More Than 4,000 More Images to GoldMiner™
 

For Release: January 18, 2008

Thomas H. Berquist, MD, Named as New Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Roentgenology
 

For Release: December 28, 2007

Allergic Reactions to Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents are Rare, Study Finds
 

For Release: December 27, 2007

Cone-Beam CT Faster, Potentially More Accurate Than Conventional Mammography
 

For Release: November 29, 2007

Follow-Up Imaging of Benign-Appearing Incidental Adrenal Masses is Unnecessary in Non-cancer patients
 

For Release: November 20, 2007

Skin Injuries to Patients Can Be Avoided When Radiation Dose is Monitored
 

For Release: November 19, 2007

Use of Intraoperative MRI Adds Time But Care-Changing Information To Neurosurgery, Study Shows
 

For Release: November 15, 2007

CT Colonography Detects Wide-Range of Extracolonic Abnormalities in Elderly Patients
 

For Release: November 5, 2007

CAD Plus MDCT Useful in Finding Lung Nodules
 

For Release: October 29, 2007

Ultrasound-Guided Injections Help Ease Chronic Achilles Tendon Pain
 

For Release: October 22, 2007

MRI Predicts Liver Fibrosis, Study Says
 

For Release: October 17, 2007

ARRS to Launch New Continuing Education Program for Radiologic Technologists
 

For Release: September 24, 2007

New Treatment Effective for Patients with Shoulder Pain
 
Incidental Findings, Some Life-Threatening, Found When Radiologists Take a “Broader” Look at Renal MRA
 

For Release: September 20, 2007

Catheter Angiography May Be an Unnecessary Follow-up to CT Angiography for Some Blunt Trauma Patients
 
Decision Making by Residents On-Call has “Miniscule” Negative Impact on Patient Care
 

For Release: August 28, 2007

Different Method of Evaluating the Urinary Tract System Reduces Radiation Dose
 

For Release: August 14, 2007

Informational Handout Key to Giving Parents a Better understanding of CT Radiation Risks
 
Radiologists Encouraged to Look Beyond Cancer for Clinically Unseen Diseases
 

For Release: August 13, 2007

A “Broader” Look at Cardiac CTA Images Often Finds Diseases/Disorders Beyond the Heart
 

For Release: August 3, 2007

Radiofrequency Ablation Highly Effective in Treating Kidney Tumors
 

For Release: August 2, 2007

Study Cautions Use of Cardiac CTA in Children
 
ARRS Awards Medals and Certificates for Outstanding Electronic Exhibits
 

For Release: August 1, 2007

ARRS Launches WomensImagingOnline (WIO)
 

For Release: July 31, 2007

CAD Increases Accuracy of Diagnosing Liver Fibrosis
 

For Release: July 24, 2007

ARRS Announces Call for Applications for Editor in Chief American Journal of Roentgenology
 

For Release: July 6, 2007

Study Evaluates Brain Lesions of Older Patients
 

For Release: June 29, 2007

Dr. Patrick Colletti Appointed Associate Editor of AJR
 
Dr. Mark E. Lockhart Appointed Associate Editor of AJR
 

For Release: June 28, 2007

Ablation Procedure Proves Safe, Effective, and Fast
 
Azhar Ahmed of Potomac Falls High School Receives ARRS Scholarship
 
Grace Chen of Briar Woods High School Receives ARRS Scholarship
 

For Release: June 8, 2007

ARRS Announces New Officers for 2007-2008
 
ARRS Names Anton N. Hasso, MD, FACR 2007-2008 President
 
University of Michigan’s Anil Attili, MD Awarded 2007 ARRS Scholarship
 
University of Washington’s Peter R. Eby, MD Awarded 2007 ARRS/Philips Medical Systems Scholarship
 
Dr. Leonard E. Swischuk Awarded 2007 Gold Medal Award
 
Dr. James H. Thrall Awarded 2007 Gold Medal Award
 
Dr. Henry N. Wagner, Jr. Awarded 2007 Gold Medal Award
 
ARRS Names 2007 Residents in Radiology Award Winners
 

For Release: June 7, 2007

Study Proves Alcohol Injections for Common Cause of Foot Pain Highly Successful
 
Newer Contrast Agents Safe for Children
 

For Release: May 24, 2007

Dynamic Sonography Accurate in Diagnosing Muscle Tears
 

For Release: May 10, 2007

Study Uses MRI to Determine Features of Osteoarthrosis
 
CT and MRI Accurate for Pre-Transplant Evaluation of Patients with Cirrhosis
 
MRS Shows Promise as Noninvasive Means to Determine Fetal Lung Maturity
 

For Release: May 9, 2007

Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors Prove Safe and Effective
 

For Release: May 8, 2007

PET-CT Detects Muscular Lymphoma Better Than CT
 
Extremely Low-Dose MDCT Useful for Reducing Hospital Stay For Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain
 
Nighthawks: Convenience or Necessity?
 
MR Imaging Helps Predict Recurrence in Prostate Cancer Patients
 
Study Shows CT Angiography Can Replace Digital Subtraction Angiography
 
New Procedure Allows Diagnosis of Lower Back Pain Cause
 
Computer-Aided Detection with Computed Radiography Effective in Detecting Breast Cancer
 

For Release: May 7, 2007

High Intracoronary Attenuation Improves Accuracy of 64-slice CT-CA
 
Educational Expenses for Residents Equals Significant Amount of Salary
 
Study Evaluates Transcription Accuracy in Men and Women
 
MDCT Eliminates Need for Catheter Angiography for Aortic Injury Diagnosis, Saving Time and Lives
 
CT Better Than Plain Radiographs in Diagnosing Lumbar Spine Fractures
 
Diagnostic Ultrasound Could Provide Automated Method Of Fingerprint Identification that is Difficult to Fake
 
MDCT using Dual Energy Setting May Make CT Colonography More ‘Patient-Friendly’
 
CT Colonography Alternative for Older Patients Who “Can’t” Undergo Traditional Colonoscopy
 
Vascular and Biliary Complications After Liver Transplant Can Be Reliably Diagnosed When Using CE-US
 
Cryoablation is a Safe Procedure for Breast Cancer Patients, Early Results Indicate
 
CT Imaging Can Play Important Role in Car Crash Testing
 
CT Colonoscopy has 90% Agreement Rate with Optical Colonoscopy For Finding Clinically Significant Polyps
 
Use of MRI and MRS with New Surgical Technique Proves Helpful, Says Study
 
New Technology Useful for Soft-Tissue Imaging In Interventional Radiology Procedures
 
CTA Useful in Detecting Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms
 
Ultra-High-Field MRI Allows for Earlier Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 

For Release: March 6, 2007

Correct Patient Positioning Can Decrease CT Radiation Dose
 

For Release: March 2, 2007

Lower Dose MDCT Can Detect Urinary Stones Disease Even in Obese Patients
 
CAD Marks Cancers Missed in Double Reading of Screening Mammograms
 

For Release: March 1, 2007

CAD Useful in Finding Cancers Missed by Radiologists, But it Leads to Higher Patient Recall Rate
 

For Release: January 24, 2007

MDCT Accurately Locates Bowel Perforation Avoiding Need for Exploratory Surgery
 

For Release: January 22, 2007

ARRS Receives ACCME Accreditation
 

For Release: January 12, 2007

ARRS Launches GoldMiner™ Image Search Engine
 

For Release: January 5, 2007

MRI of the Ankle Changes Patient Treatment And Improves Referring Physician Confidence in Diagnosis
 

For Release: December 6, 2006

Two-Slice-Touch Rule Reliable When Diagnosing Meniscal Tears
 

For Release: September 29, 2006

Using Contrast Enhanced Sonography Improves Diagnosis of Liver & Spleen Injuries
 

For Release: September 28, 2006

Early Results Indicate Radiofreqency Ablation Useful in Treating Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
 
High Resolution CT Accurately Diagnoses Shin Splints
 

For Release: September 22, 2006

Disease of Older Adults Now Seen in Young, Obese Adults
 

For Release: September 18, 2006

Use of Helical MDCT Better at Detecting Abnormal Airways
 

For Release: August 1, 2006

Reducing Contrast Material Injection in Elderly Patients Can Lower Cost of Exam and Risk of Complications
 
MRI More Accurately Determines Cancer Spread Into Breast Ducts
 
Specimen Radiography Confirms Success of MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy
 

For Release: July 1, 2006

Study Evaluates Effectiveness of Sonographically Guided Therapy in Professional Soccer Players
 
Digital Mammography Results in Technologists’ Time Savings but Physician Time Loss
 
Computer-Aided Detection Improves Early Breast Cancer Detection
 

For Release: June 14, 2006

Meagan Graydon of Stone Bridge High School Receives ARRS Scholarship
 
Ryan Clairmont of Stone Bridge High School Receives ARRS Scholarship
 

For Release: June 1, 2006

ARRS Announces New Officers for 2006-2007
 
Dr. N. Reed Dunnick Awarded 2006 ARRS Gold Medal
 
ARRS Names Residents in Radiology Award Winners
 
Dr. John K. Crowe Named 2006-2007 Vice-President of ARRS
 
ARRS Announces Publication of Approach to Diagnosis: A Case-Based Imaging Review Workbook
 
Dr. Britton Chance Awarded 2006 ARRS Gold Medal
 
Dr. Frieda Feldman Awarded 2006 ARRS Gold Medal
 
Study Compares Difference Between MDCT and Digital Radiography in Orthopedic Patients
 
Johns Hopkins University’s Katarzyna Macura Awarded 2006 ARRS/Philips Medical Systems Scholarship
 
Study Recommends New Tool to Assess Blunt Abdominal Trauma
 
University of California – San Francisco’s Benjamin M. Yeh Awarded 2006 ARRS Scholarship
 

For Release: May 4, 2006

Short Term Follow-Up Proves to be Helpful
 
Patients Have High Expectations About Screening Mammography
 
Near 100% Mammography Recall Compliance Costs Less than a Quarter Per Patient
 
By Combining Different CT Views, Radiologists Can Better Evaluate the GI Tract
 

For Release: May 3, 2006

New Treatment Allows Patients to Return to Pre-Injury Activity
 
New Radiation Protection Technique Results in Reduced Physician Exposure
 
Early Myocardial Enhancement Defects on Multidetector CT Predicts Future Myocardial Viability in Heart Attack Patients
 

For Release: May 2, 2006

CT Colonography Even Safer Than Previously Reported, Says Study
 
PET-CT Highly Accurate for Detecting Ovarian Cancer Recurrence
 
Radiologist’s Body CT Readings Quicker, More Efficient with Coronal Reformatted Images
 
New Technique Reduces Radiation Exposure by 60% in Abdominal CT of Children
 

For Release: May 1, 2006

Combined Contrast Enhanced MRI Shows Promise for Detection of Fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
 
More Careful ‘Aiming’ of CT Cuts Down on Radiation Without Compromising Image Quality
 
New MRI Clues Help Identify Stroke Victims at Risk of Skull Hemorrhaging
 
CT Angiography ‘Highly Accurate’ for Detection of High-Grade Artery Stenosis
 
CT and Ultrasound Equally Valuable in Diagnosing Pelvic Pain in Women
 
Image-Guided Biopsy Can Help Patients Avoid Unnecessary Kidney Removal
 
Combined Contrast Enhanced MRI Shows Promise for Detection of Fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
 
More Careful ‘Aiming’ of CT Cuts Down on Radiation Without Compromising Image Quality
 
Higher Strength MRI Can Help Patients Avoid Arthroscopy for Shoulder Injuries
 
CT and Ultrasound Equally Valuable in Diagnosing Pelvic Pain in Women
 
New MRI Guided Technique Makes Fibroid Treatment 60% Faster
 
Concurrent PET/CT for Radiation Therapy Planning Shows Promise over Separate PET and CT
 
Freezing Kidney Tumors is a Safe Alternative to Surgery
 
Image-Guided Biopsy May Help Patients Avoid Kidney Removal for Suspicious Masses
 
MRI Accurate and Safe for Diagnosing Ureteral Reflux
 
MDCT Shows Potential for Detecting Bladder Cancer Without Surgery or Contrast
 
Low Radiation Dose Still Means Successful Interventional Procedures, a New Study Shows
 
FDG-PET Accurate for Evaluating Lung Tumor Destruction from Radiofrequency Ablation
 

For Release: March 16, 2006

Image-Guided Biopsy Can Help Patients Avoid Unnecessary Kidney Removal
 

For Release: February 9, 2006

Radiologic ‘Signs’ More Than Double Sensitivity of MRIs
 

For Release: January 30, 2006

Improved Diagnostic Technology for Crohn's Disease
 

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