All articles by chris cox
chris cox
Best evidence: the changing practices of wound care
Wound care is continually evolving. Although, in the past, it’s been very much based on clinical experience and anecdotal evidence, the use of evidence-based medicine is beginning to be recognised, as Terry Treadwell, medical director of the Institute for Advanced Wound Care, tells Andrew Tunnicliffe.
I think therefore I am
In November, a team of neuroscientists made meaningful contact with a patient previously believed to be in a vegetative state. Unable to communicate for over a decade, he was able to tell them that he wasn’t in pain using the power of thought alone. Abi Millar talks to ‘the mind reader’, Professor Adrian Owen, to find out how patients’ brain activity is translating into action.
No escape from the NSF debate
No matter what issues the imaging community has to face in regard to contrast media, the one topic that remains top of the list of priorities is understanding the link between gadolinium-based agents and NSF. Medical Imaging Technology takes stock of the situation and looks at what regulatory bodies are doing.
Developments in breast cancer screening
After more than four decades at the forefront of breast screening, is mammography still the best method we have to detect the early signs of cancer? Jack Wittels explores the latest developments in screening technologies with Dr Jean-Charles Piguet, founder of the Clinique des Grangettes in Geneva, and asks how the current evolution of breast-imaging technology is shaping screening programmes of the future.
Display purposes only: choosing a monitor for imaging
Knowing which monitor to select for diagnostic imaging has long been an issue for imaging departments. As technology advances, these decisions risk becoming outdated within a short time frame. When committing, decision-makers are acutely aware that, at a time of strained financial resources, it is a choice they and their teams could have to live with for some time. Andrew Tunnicliffe talks to Geert Carrein about the issues involved and how to overcome them.
Radiologists without borders
Transcending national boundaries, teleradiology offers clear advantages to increasingly time-pressed radiology departments, but concerns have been raised about commodification and the growing distance between patient and radiologist. While questions remain, argues Medical Imaging Technology, the answers are at least becoming a little clearer.
Money isn’t everything: the decline in medical imaging use
The recent downward trend in medical imaging use cannot be attributed to healthcare cuts alone, argues Richard Duszak, chief executive of the Harvey L Neiman Health Policy Institute. He tells Nic Paton why we must avoid jumping to conclusions.
The future of patient data storage?
Offering increased transparency and instant, 24/7 access to patient data, cloud computing has obvious benefits for picture-archiving and communications systems. But could it also pose a security threat? Nic Paton talks to Maarten van Leeuwen of Nij Smellinghe Hospital in the Netherlands and Patrick Koch of Carestream Health in the US about the arguments for and against cloud-based PACS.