If you're like me, you browse through the table of contents of journals you like when you remember that a new issue might be out. When I was at the University of Georgia, the library would copy the table of contents of my selected journals and put them in my mailbox. It was a great reminder for me, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2007
Can radiology damage your eyes?
I recently read an article at www.diagnosticimaging.com that explores the risk of eye injury to radiologists. I've certainly experienced temporary dry eyes when concentrating on an image and not blinking enough. But other risks include eye strain, corneal erosions, headaches and glaucoma. The … [Read more...]
Journal Club 6.26.07
I've been posting the journal club articles in CiteULike for a few months now, and I think it's the best freeware available for collaborative reference collections. I wrote a brief review on some of the others that are comparable. I did like Nature's Connotea, but there has to be a referenceable web … [Read more...]
Ultrasound controls part II
In Ultrasound controls part I, I described the time-gain compensation controls and how they can optimize your image. Once those are set, it's time to look at the other three controls on the machine; B-mode gain, depth and focal zones. Each of them has a different and important effect on your … [Read more...]
Journal Club 6.20.07
This week's articles cover a variety of topics. Neil et. al. describe a case series of foals with septic pedal osteitis. In adults, this is a disease that is commonly associated with penetrating wounds or laminitis. Many foals in the study had lytic lesions of the solar margin of P3, and some had … [Read more...]