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Recognition of Exceptional Manuscript Review for 2011
JACR could not exist without the volunteer efforts of referees to advise the editor-in-chief on the journal's content and how submitted manuscripts could be improved. This year, on the basis of the nu...
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Is Quality Good Enough?
I recently received a letter from an ACR member that began: “Dear Dr. Patti, I read your comments in JACR every month and appreciate what you have to say. I strongly agree with any and all sentiments ...
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John A. Patti
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The Garden Party
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well. You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself. —Rick Nelson
I am fortunate to receive e-mails from readers commenting on my monthl...
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Bruce J. Hillman
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89
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Evidence in Diagnostic Imaging: Going Beyond Accuracy
Because of the increasing concern about its excessive and inappropriate use, guidelines have been developed for the appropriate use of diagnostic imaging []. Guidelines for diagnostic imaging are also...
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Martin H. Reed
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90-92
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Radiology Advocacy Group
Radiologists need to arm themselves not only with their voices but with their laptops as well, as ACR continues to fight the onslaught of cuts, attacks, and transgressions against the profession. Over...
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Howard B. Fleishon,
Melody Ballesteros,
Ted Burnes
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93-94
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Erratum
In the December Washington Watch column (‘McAllen Revisited’ JACR 2011;8:826), Dr. Pentecost's address was mistakenly listed as Kaiser Permanente rather than Magellan Health. The contact information f...
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Aspirin and Angioplasty
Every August for 30 years, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has convened a meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Attracting some of the world's best minds in finance and economics, the policy sympo...
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Michael J. Pentecost
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95
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Trauma to the Knee
There are more than 1 million visits to the ER annually in the United States for acute knee trauma. Many of these are twisting injuries in young patients who can walk and bear weight, and emergent rad...
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Michael J. Tuite,
Richard H. Daffner,
Barbara N. Weissman,
Laura Bancroft,
D. Lee Bennett,
Judy S. Blebea,
Michael A. Bruno,
Ian Blair Fries,
Curtis W. Hayes,
Mark J. Kransdorf,
Jonathan S. Luchs,
William B. Morrison,
Catherine C. Roberts,
Stephen C. Scharf,
David W. Stoller,
Mihra S. Taljanovic,
Robert J. Ward,
James N. Wise,
Adam C. Zoga
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96-103
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Impact of Generational Differences on the Future of Radiology: Proceedings of the 11th Annual ACR Forum
The 2011 ACR Forum focused on the impact of generational differences on the future of radiology, seeking to inform ACR leadership and members on how best to address the influence of the new integrated...
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Arun Krishnaraj,
Jeffrey C. Weinreb,
Paul H. Ellenbogen,
John A. Patti,
Bruce J. Hillman
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104-107
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New Pathways to Medicare Coverage for Innovative PET Radiopharmaceuticals: Report of a Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) Workshop
21 December 2011
PET and PET/CT have revolutionized the diagnosis, staging, and monitoring of treatment effect or recurrence for a wide range of cancers and shown promise for improving health outcomes for patients wit...
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Bruce J. Hillman,
Richard A. Frank,
Gail M. Rodriguez,
Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) Workshop Participants
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108-114
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Quantitatively and Qualitatively Augmenting Medical Student Knowledge of Oncology and Radiation Oncology: An Update on the Impact of the Oncology Education Initiative
Purpose: The Oncology Education Initiative was established in 2007 in an effort to advance oncology and radiation oncology education at the undergraduate level. As a continuation of the initiative, th...
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Ariel E. Hirsch,
Roxane Handal,
Janeen Daniels,
Rebecca Levin-Epstein,
Nicholas J. DeNunzio,
Johanne Dillon,
Kitt Shaffer,
Pauline Mulleady Bishop
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115-120
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Practice Analysis: A Basis for Content Validity for American Board of Radiology Examinations in Diagnostic Radiology
The ABR performs practice analysis every 3 years, according to its strategic plan, in an effort to strengthen the content validity of its qualifying and certifying examinations as well as its maintena...
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June C. Yang,
Ella A. Kazerooni,
Jennifer L. Bosma,
Anthony M. Gerdeman,
Gary J. Becker,
Kay H. Vydareny
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121-128
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Adoption and Meaningful Use of Computerized Physician Order Entry With an Integrated Clinical Decision Support System for Radiology: Ten-Year Analysis in an Urban Teaching Hospital
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess whether an integrated imaging computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with embedded decision support for imaging can be accepted clinically. Metho...
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Ivan K. Ip,
Louise I. Schneider,
Richard Hanson,
Dana Marchello,
Patricia Hultman,
Michael Viera,
Brian Chiango,
Katherine P. Andriole,
Andrew Menard,
Susan Schade,
Steven E. Seltzer,
Ramin Khorasani
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129-136
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Percutaneous Needle vs Surgical Breast Biopsy: Previous Allegations of Overuse of Surgery Are in Error
Purpose: A recent paper in the American Journal of Surgery reported that surgery is used for 30% of breast biopsies, an excessive number. The investigators' stated biopsy volume included Current Proce...
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David C. Levin,
Laurence Parker,
Gordon F. Schwartz,
Vijay M. Rao
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137-140
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Dramatically Increased Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Utilization From 2000 to 2009, Especially by Podiatrists in Private Offices
Purpose: Over the past two decades, musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound has emerged as an effective means of diagnosing MSK pathologies. However, some insurance providers have expressed concern about inc...
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Richard E. Sharpe,
Levon N. Nazarian,
Laurence Parker,
Vijay M. Rao,
David C. Levin
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141-146
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| Reading Room With a View |
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Moral Hazard: Why Consequences Matter
In March 2008, the US Federal Reserve assumed responsibility for nearly $30 billion in toxic assets in the Bear Stearns portfolio, thereby enabling JPMorgan Chase to purchase the brokerage at minimal ...
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Douglas Green,
Michael F. McNeeley
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147
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| The Voice of Experience |
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JACR Journal Club: The University of Iowa Experience
Residency programs are designed to take medical students and turn them into capable, practicing physicians. For most diagnostic radiology residents, that usually means becoming private practice or aca...
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Justin Boatsman,
D. Lee Bennett,
Jeffrey Meier,
David Zander
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148-149
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| Quality Matters |
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The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire in Radiology: A Cornerstone of a Successful Quality Program
What are the quality initiatives in your radiology practice this year? Many quality programs in radiology are merely reactive, responding to complaints from hospital administrators and enterprise phys...
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Olayemi M. Ikusika,
Laura Joseph,
Paul Nagy
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150-151
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| The Medical Physics Consult |
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Optimizing CT Dose and Image Quality for Radiotherapy Patients
With the successes of CT dose reduction programs such as Image Gently® [] and Image Wisely™ [], many organizations have signed on to these programs, and CT protocols across the country have been adjus...
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James M. Hevezi,
Mahadevappa Mahesh
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152
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| They Were Giants |
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John F. Roach
In the 1960s, John F. Roach, professor and chairman of radiology at the Albany Medical College, future president of the American Board of Radiology (ABR), and a member of the American Board of Medical...
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Otha Linton
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