Elsevier's New 'Imaging Consult' Features In-De...

PHILADELPHIA, November 25 /PRNewswire/ --     Elsevier, the leading publisher of
scientific, technical and medical
information products and services, today released Imaging Consult
(http://www.imaging.consult.com), an online imaging resource that helps
physicians make quicker, more accurate diagnostic decisions and improve
interventional skills. By providing easy access to high-quality images and
referential content, Imaging Consult helps radiologists and other physicians
confirm diagnoses and solve difficult cases in less time.



    Healthcare organizations can improve imaging workflow and maximize their
technology investment with Imaging Consult. Radiology departments can reduce
case interpretation time and as a result communicate findings to colleagues
faster. Hospitals can leverage the PACS and reporting system investments
through integration with Imaging Consult diagnostic and reference
information. Institutions that subscribe to MD Consult will also see enhanced
search results with the Imaging Consult integration.



    "Elsevier's Imaging Consult provides physicians with a single online
resource where they can easily access a wide range of images, drawings, and
thorough, trustworthy discussion, for everything from common procedures to
complex interventional techniques," said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, Chief
Medical Informatics officer at Elsevier. "The result is speedier, more
accurate diagnoses, which translate into improved throughput and higher
quality care for patients."



    Physicians using Imaging Consult can quickly find answers to difficult
questions related to thousands of diagnostic and procedural topics in imaging
specialty areas such as Brain and Spine, Breast, Cardiac, Chest,
Gastrointestinal, Head and Neck, Interventional, Musculoskeletal, Obstetric
and Gynecologic and Pediatrics. Each topic conveniently includes information
in both rapid reference and in-depth formats. Images can also be downloaded
for educational and other non-commercial uses.



    Imaging Consult provides thousands of high-quality images and anatomic
drawings that help radiologists identify typical, variant, and
differential-diagnosis findings. The extensive reference material included
with each topic contains detailed explanation of how the image findings
correlate with anatomic and pathological changes.



    In addition to diagnostic information, Imaging Consult is the only
product of its kind to include the latest procedures and techniques in
image-guided interventions. Physicians can improve patient outcomes by
formulating the best diagnostic and treatment strategies using the online
resource's step-by-step instructions for each procedure.



    "Imaging Consult provides physicians with quick answers to urgent
diagnostic questions and helps them to stay current on the latest
interpretive knowledge," said Teich. "It helps radiologists continually
sharpen their clinical skills, making them better able to care for patients
and communicate with referring physicians."



    Written and edited by recognized US and international experts, Imaging
Consult helps physicians reach the correct diagnosis with the utmost
confidence. Normal variant images from the latest edition of Keats' Normal
Roentgen Variants that May Simulate Disease are included alongside pathologic
images, and differential diagnosis options can be easily compared with one
another to identify detailed diagnostic features. The large collection of
images and the detailed text discussion help radiologists differentiate
pathologic possibilities from each other and from normal variants -- to make
the right diagnosis the first time.



    Radiologists and physicians attending the Radiologic Society of North
America (RSNA) Conference in Chicago, IL November 30-December 4 can see a
live demo and sign up for a free trial of Imaging Consult at Elsevier's Booth
#2613.



About Elsevier

    Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and 
medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the 
global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 
offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per 
year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such 
as ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult 
(http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com/),
bibliographic databases, and online reference works.



    Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/) is a global business headquartered in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of
Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading
publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical,
legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides
high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing
emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker
symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and
ENL (New York Stock Exchange).



    
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