Advanced viz at 2011 RSNA
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| Beth Walsh, Editor, CMIO |
Bradley J. Erickson, MD, PhD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., explained that dedicated 3D labs not only benefit radiology departments but physicians are also increasingly expecting 3D images to be produced for certain studies, notably CT angiography.
“3D is a great communications tool with other physicians and with patients,” said Erickson. “Particularly in this era of consumer medicine, patients expect to see and participate in decision making; looking at axial images just doesn’t do it for most patients. They want to see things that look to them like a heart or a liver or whatever they have to have work on.”
Image interpretation will need to include quantitative analysis in the future, according to a separate session led by Daniel C. Sullivan, MD, professor of radiology at Duke University in Durham, N.C. Sullivan outlined the clinical need for quantitative imaging and identified key technical barriers. Molecular medicine, evidence-based medicine and personalized medicine all require some form of quantitative or objective data to inform therapeutic decision making, he said. There’s no doubt that CMIOs will play a key role in establishing and maintaining the IT systems that will manage that data.
New technology developments include TeraRecon’s web-based service for iNtuition Cloud and tools to support volumetric workflow. The company developed an internet-based service for iNtuition Cloud to facilitate interoperability and integration with informatics workflow.
These advances highlight the great detail which with radiologists and other clinicians can see inside the human body, of course, but they also focus on helping clinicians work together to contribute their expertise and keep the patient involved in his or her own diagnosis and treatment.
Do you find the offerings and insights presented at RSNA encouraging, perhaps even inspiring, for CMIOs? We are interested in your thoughts.
Beth Walsh
Editor, CMIO
bwalsh@trimedmedia.com
Beth Walsh,
Editor
Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.