Rationale and Objectives This article addresses the medical and legal implications of disruptive physician behavior. In addition, this article will address the appropriate use of due process in pe...

Rationale and Objectives In an era of decreased reimbursements and rising expenses, academic health care systems are seeking alternative sources of funding. We hypothesized that the costs associat...

The teacher has first of all to reveal, to take away the veil covering many students’ intellectual life, and help them to see that their own experiences, their own insights and convictions, thei...

Rationale and Objectives Teaching is an important skill. Academic physicians teach on a daily basis, and nearly all physicians occasionally teach colleagues and patients. There are generally few o...

Rationale and Objectives To determine the recommended iodine dose of contrast material (CM) for hepatic arterial–dominant phase (HAP) and hepatic parenchymal phase (HPP) imaging to assess hypervas...

In its first edition, RadCases Nuclear Medicine proves to be a high-yield compact tool for a radiology resident or practicing radiologist. Much like other books in the series, RadCases Nuclear Medi...

Rationale and Objectives The aims of the study were: 1) to assess the baseline health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) using the standard gamble; 2) t...

Rationale and Objectives Based on their association with malignant proliferation, using noninvasive phosphorus MR spectroscopic imaging ( 31 P MRSI), we measured the tumor content of the phosphol...

Earlier this year, at its annual April celebration, I had the rewarding privilege of being one of the guest speakers when the Texas Radiological Society celebrated its centennial anniversary gather...

Federal regulation of diagnostic imaging in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years. The primary statutes aimed at curbing escalating costs and reorienting the national priorit...