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CommerCial exhibitors

arrs thanks its Corporate partners and Corporate sponsors

Corporate Partners:

GE Healthcare

Hologic, Inc.

Philips Healthcare

Siemens Healthcare

Corporate Sponsors:

Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.

Calgary Scientific

Elsevier–MD Consult

Fujifilm Medical Systems

Accurate Information Is Your Best DefenseCases and commentary on:

Malpractice litigation in radiology

Informed consent

Failure to diagnose

Malpractice and new technologies

Appropriate communication

Medical–legal controversies surrounding mammography

Radiation exposure and radiation-induced injuries

The problems with expert witnesses

Third Edition of Malpractice Issues in Radiologyby Leonard Berlin, MD

The book is a compilation of Dr. Berlin’s articles that have appeared in the radiology literature, and in many instances includes 2008 updates. In addition, the book contains a Subject Index and a separate Legal Citation Index in order to provide an easily accessible and valuable resource for physicians, risk managers, and attorneys.

“Name any topic that can lead to liability exposure...

Dr. Berlin and his coauthors have thoroughly

addressed it. I believe that every radiology group

should own this text and refer to it regularly.

Without question this book is a must–read.”

Thomas W. Greeson, JD Reed Smith LLP, Falls Church, VA

www.arrs.org

PB09

Member Price: $149Nonmember Price: $199

Visit the ARRS Booth #123 in the Commercial Exhibit Hall to purchase the book today.Dr. Berlin will sign books at the ARRS Booth on the following dates and times:

Monday, April 27 Tuesday, April 28 Tuesday, April 28 Wednesday, April 29 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 9:30 am – 11:00 am 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 9:30 am – 11:30 am

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Advantedge Healthcare Solutions (AHS)Booth: 41930 Technology DriveWarren, NJ 07059Phone 908-279-8111Toll Free: 877-501-1611E-Mail: [email protected] AHS: High impact billing and practice management services for radiology practices. Our promise: More money, faster; Practice financial data anytime, anywhere; Regulatory compliance, guar-anteed; Client First service. www.ahsrcm.com. Call or email today 877-501-1611, [email protected]. Advantedge Healthcare Solutions, an IBM Business Partner with 25 years of radiology billing experience.

Alliance Recruiting Resources, Inc.Booth: 210Misty D. CauthenPresident900 Rockmead Drive, Suite 274Kingwood, TX 77339Phone: 800-759-8203 Fax: 866-858-6168E-Mail: [email protected]

Alliance Recruiting Resources recognizes the unique needs of our locum tenens radiologists. We provide alternative employment strategies for today’s radiologists, adhering to ethical practices, professionalism, respect and urgency with a strong emphasis on results. Alliance provides radiologists with top pay, excellent serv-ice, and the best locum tenens experience possible.

American Board of RadiologyBooth: 2255441 East Williams BoulevardSuite 200 Tucson, AZ 85711Phone: 520-790-2900 Fax: 520-790-3200www.theabr.org

The mission of The American Board of Radiology is to serve the public and the medical profession by certifying that its diplo-mates have acquired, demonstrated, and maintained a requisite

standard of knowledge, skill and understanding essential to the practice of radiology, radiation oncology and radiologic physics.

American Roentgen Ray SocietyBooth: 12344211 Slatestone CourtLeesburg, VA 20176Phone: 703-729-3353Toll Free: 800-438-2777Fax: 703-729-4839www.arrs.org

The American Roentgen Ray Society is an international member-ship organization of physicians and scientists in radiology and related fields. Founded in 1900, the ARRS mission is to improve the practice of radiology and increase the impact of radiologists on patient care by promoting the creation, exchange, dissemina-tion and implementation of clinical information. In support of its objectives, the society publishes a monthly peer-reviewed jour-nal, the American Journal of Roentgenology and produces a vari-ety of educational products for the radiology community. Information on the benefits of membership, the American Journal of Roentgenology and other products and services can be obtained from staff members in the booth.

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AMICAS, Inc.Booth: 41720 Guest StreetBoston, MA 02135Phone: 617-779-7878www.amicas.com

AMICAS, Inc. is a leader in radiology IT solutions. The AMICAS ONE Suite™ provides a complete, end-to-end solution for imag-ing centers, ambulatory care facilities, and radiology practices. AMICAS develops PACS, RIS, and financial products and profes-sional services solutions designed to automate radiology opera-tions. Hospital clients are provided with a fully integrated, HIS/RIS-independent PACS featuring enterprise workflow support and scalable design.

Amirsys, Inc.Booth: 304Carolyn S. Blevins Manager of Marketing and Sales 2180 South 1300 East Suite 405 Salt Lake City, UT 84106 Phone: 949-348-2208 Fax: 949-348-2236 Cell: 949-632-7898 E-Mail: [email protected] www.amirsys.com; www.statdx.com

STATdx® Diagnostic Decision Support system provides point-of-care reference support to the practicing radiologist. STATdx improves efficiency and quality of care through instant access to expert generated, up-to-date information. STATdx Diagnosis, Imaging Anatomy, and Expert Differential Diagnosis modules help radiologists make difficult imaging diagnoses. PACS, RIS, or VR integrated STATdx is available to further streamline the radiol-ogy workflow.

Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. Booth: 109Debbie Thomas39 High StreetNorth Andover, MA 01845Phone: 978-975-7530E-mail: [email protected]

The new AuroraEDGE™ technology radically improves image res-olution and eliminates common breast MRI artifacts for crystal clear images of both breasts, axillae, chest wall and mediastinum in a single, 3-D bilateral scan. The unique pulse sequence and image acquisition system used in AuroraEDGE technology mini-mizes the effect of common cardiac motion on the images. The new acquisition efficiency of AuroraEDGE is used to oversample for a larger field-of-view to avoid aliasing.

Bard Biopsy Systems A Business Unit of Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.Booth: 2171415 W. 3rd StreetTempe, AZ 85281Phone: 480-894-9515Toll Free: 800-321-4254Fax: 480-966-7062www.bardbiopsy.com

Bard’s VACORA® vacuum-assisted breast biopsy system enables physicians to perform a minimally invasive breast biopsy while obtaining large, high-quality, contiguous tissue samples – for use with ultrasound, stereotactic x-ray and MR image guidance. The VACORA biopsy device eliminates the need for external vacuum carts and tubing, generators, wires and foot pedals. VACORA is engineered for exceptional handheld control and ease of use. VACORA probes are available in convenient 10 gauge and 14 gauge sizes.

Bard also offers breast tissue markers and localization wires, as well as core needle biopsy systems for lung, liver, breast and prostate biopsies, and the Navarre drainage catheter.

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Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.Booth: 206107 College Road EastPrinceton, NJ 08540Phone: 609-514-2200Toll Free: 800-631-5245Fax: 609-514-2514 www.bracco.com

Bracco Diagnostics Inc. is a member of the Bracco Group, a world leader in integrated solutions for the diagnostic imaging field. Bracco Diagnostics’ product line includes: Isovue® X-ray contrast agent, MR contrast agents, Nuclear Medicine products and the Acist® Contrast Management System. The Acist System is a fully automated contrast delivery system that streamlines angiographic procedures.

CompHealth Booth: 1146440 South Millrock Drive Suite 175 Salt Lake City, UT 84121 Toll Free: 800-453-3030 Fax: 801-930-4528 www.comphealth.com

CompHealth is one of the largest providers of healthcare staffing and recruiting services. Since 1979, we have offered physicians more locum tenens and permanent placement opportunities in more locations nationwide. Contact us about opportunities in your specialty. Call 800-453-3030 or visit www.comphealth.com.

The Cooley GalleryBooth: 42125 Lyme StreetOld Lyme, CT 06371Phone: 860-434-8807Fax: 860-434-7526www.cooleygallery.com Founded in 1981 and located in the heart of historic Old Lyme, the Cooley Gallery specializes in fine American paintings from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, including the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, and select contemporary artists.

EagleEye Radiology, Inc. Booth: 32411307 B Sunset Hills RoadReston, VA 20190Phone: 703-652-1200 E-Mail: [email protected]

EagleEye Radiology, Inc. was founded by United States military-trained radiologists who wanted to offer to civilian facilities the same selfless service and high-quality patient care they delivered to the nation’s most prestigious military medical institutions. EagleEye is proud to offer afterhours call coverage, daytime over-flow services, subspecialty interpretations, CT colonoscopy, and Q/A peer reviews. Please visit us at www.eerad.com for more information.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Booth: 4064545 Creek RoadCincinnati, OH 45242Phone: 513-337-7000Toll Free: 800-USE-ENDOwww.eesedu.com

The Mammotome® Biopsy SystemEthicon Endo-Surgery features the Mammotome® System, a minimally invasive biopsy device used for partial or selective removal of imaged evidence of both palpable and non-palpable breast lesions. For more information visit the EES booth, www.eesedu.com or call 1-800-USE-ENDO.

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GE HealthcareBooth: 301Craig SmallSenior Brand Manager X-ray Brands, the AmericasMedical Diagnostics101 Carnegie CenterPrinceton, NJ 08540Phone: 609-514-6379www.gehealthcare.com

GE Healthcare is dedicated to helping transform healthcare deliv-ery by driving critical breakthroughs in biology and technology. GE’s expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies are enabling healthcare professionals discover new ways to predict, diagnose, monitor and treat disease earlier. We call this model of care “Early Health.” The goal: to help clinicians detect disease earlier, access more information and intervene earlier with more target-ed treatments, to help patients live their lives to the fullest. Healthcare Re-imagined. For additional information visit www.gehealthcare.com.

Geisinger Health System Booth: 219Elaine Tomaschik100 N. Academy Avenue Danville, PA 17822-2428Phone: 800-845-7112E-Mail: [email protected]

Geisinger is a physician-led academic health system with an excellent blend of clinical/academics/research, affording a bal-anced lifestyle. Nearly 700 physicians are employed in 75 medi-cal/surgical specialties along with 30 residency and fellowship programs, including a Radiology Residency Program. Benefits include paid med-mal and predictable work schedule. Visit us at: www.geisinger.org.

Hologic, Inc. Booth: 10135 Crosby DriveBedford, MA 01730Phone: 781-999-7300E-Mail: [email protected]

Hologic, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic medical imaging systems, interventional breast solutions and breast cancer treatment technologies dedi-cated to serving the healthcare needs of women. Hologic’s core business units are focused on mammography and breast biopsy, radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer, cervical cancer screening, treatment for mennorrhagia, osteoporosis assessment, and preterm birth screening. www.hologic.com

iCAD, Inc.Booth: 41098 Spit Brook RoadSuite 100Nashua, NH 03062Phone: 603-882-5200Fax: 603-880-3843 E-Mail: [email protected]

iCAD’s advanced image analysis and workflow solutions aid in the early detection of the most prevalent cancers including breast, colon, prostate and in the future, lung cancer. iCAD offers high-performance, upgradeable Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solutions for mammography (film-based, digital radiogra-phy (DR) and computed radiography (CR), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Computed Tomography (CT). For more infor-mation, call (877) iCADnow or visit www.icadmed.com.

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International Healthcare Recruitment Specialists (IHRS)Booth: 107Sue FreemanBusiness Director59 Murray StreetLower Mitcham SA 5062AustraliaPhone: + 61 (0) 414 858 111Fax: + 61 (0) 8 8277 4346E-Mail: [email protected]

At IHRS, we take a holistic approach to the placement of health professionals in Australia. Working successfully with our candi-dates to achieve their lifestyle and career goals, we have an envi-able reputation for providing a seamless transition to your new position. IHRS works with public and private organizations throughout Australia.

Lippincott Williams & WilkinsBooth: 102530 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106www.lww.com

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins publishes medical books, journals, and software.

MagView Mammography Information Systems Booth: 108Jon Morris VP Sales and Marketing 3919 National Drive Suite 300 Burtonsville, MD 20866 Phone: 816-228-1999 Toll Free: 888-624-8439E-Mail: [email protected] MagView is the leading provider of software for women’s health-care. Our family of products include tracking, reporting, schedul-ing and billing systems. All of our products are designed to be integrated with other systems to create the most efficient work-flow. Come by the booth and see how we can offer a paperless environment. Magview, 1-888-624-8439, www.magview.com.

McKesson Corp. Booth: 3111145 Sanctuary ParkwaySuite 200Alpharetta, GA 30004Phone: 866-217-4184E-Mail: [email protected]/radiologyservices

McKesson’s radiology solutions give you the power to achieve excellence in financial, operational and clinical performance. McKesson’s comprehensive revenue management solutions can help increase your cash flow, reduce your denied claims and improve your bottom line. Horizon Medical Imaging showcases a comprehensive enterprise image management and workflow solution for healthcare organizations of all sizes. Revenue Management Solutions: 866-217-4184.

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Medical Doctor AssociatesBooth: 306Niki Nichols – Vice President of Radiology145 Technology Parkway, NWNorcross, GA 30092Toll Free: 800-780-3500 x 2476www.mdainc.com

Medical Doctor Associates is the quality leader in healthcare staffing. MDA is the only multi-specialty locum tenens organiza-tion that offers Occurrence Form Insurance to doctors who con-tract with us. MDA pays competitive fees every two weeks and now offers direct deposit.

MIT, Inc. (Medical Imaging Technologies)Booth: 113261 Quality DriveThomson, GA 30824Toll Free: 800-729-4776www.mit-tech.com

MIT (Medical Imaging Technologies) is a sales and service organ-ization that specializes in providing equipment solutions to the diagnostic imaging world. With state of the art refurbishing facili-ties in Augusta, Georgia and regional sales offices in the south-east, MIT has provided service to the industry since 1987.

MEDRAD, Inc.Booth: 411One Medrad DriveIndianola, PA 15051Phone: 412-767-2400Fax: 412-767-2596www.medrad.com

Best known as the market leader in vascular injection systems, MEDRAD is now bringing innovative new products and services to market that improve image quality, safety, efficiency, and throughput. MEDRAD is connecting people and systems in CT, MR, Molecular Imaging, Interventional procedures, and more. MEDRAD delivers performance. For life. Stop by MEDRAD, Inc, Booth 411.

Mindways Software, Inc.Booth: 3093001 S. Lamar Boulevard, #302Austin, TX 78704Phone: 512-912-0871E-Mail: [email protected]

Mindways is exhibiting its QCT PRO spine and hip bone densit-ometry products. In the spine, QCT is 2-4x more sensitive than DXA. QCT PRO provides DXA-equivalent BMD in the hip. QCT PRO is fast and easy to use, covered by insurance, increases CT scanner utilization, and is a fraction of the cost of DXA.

peerVue Solutions, Inc. Booth: 3023811 66th E Sarasota, FL 34243 Phone: 877-572-9505 Fax: 877-572-9505 www.peerVue.com

peerVue offers a web-based solution, qiVue™ for quality and communication challenges including Joint Commission Critical Results, ACR Peer Review, Emergency Department Discrepancies, Technologist Performance and more. To view a demonstration, please visit http://peervue.com/DEMO/10min-Prospect_Presentation/peerVue.html.

Radi Medical Devices, Inc.Booth: 403Joe Cerami National Sales Manager., Interventional Radiology Devices 200 Research Drive Wilmington, MA 01887 Phone: 978-828-8456 E-mail: [email protected] www.radi.se Bonopty, SeeStar, Seegrid, Spirotome

Radi develops and sells single use products that aid the radiologist when performing percutaneous interventions, primarily in conjunction with CT scanning or CT fluoroscopy imaging procedures. The products are designed to increase precision and accuracy and to support the physician in reducing patient discomfort during interventions.

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Saunders/Mosby-ElsevierBooth: 2011600 JFK BoulevardSuite 1800Philadelphia, PA 19103Phone: 215-239-3490Fax: 215-239-3494www.elsevierhealth.com

Saunders, Mosby, Churchill Livingston, Butterworth Heimemann, and Hanley-Belfus, premier worldwide health science publishing company, under the umbrella of Elsevier, Inc., presents our latest titles in Radiology. Visit and browse through our complete selec-tion of publications including books, periodicals, and online solu-tions. Elsevier, building insights, breaking boundaries!

SenoRx, Inc.Booth: 4123 Morgan Irvine, CA 92618Toll Free: 877-210-1300Fax: 949-362-3519 E-Mail: [email protected]

SenoRx specializes in the development of instruments utilized in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. SenoRx’s complete line of products include: the advanced technology EnCor® vacu-um assisted breast biopsy device, complete line of biopsy site markers, and the Contura™ MLB, multi-lumen radiation balloon to optimize dosimetric coverage while minimizing radiation to skin and ribs. 1-877-210-1300, [email protected], www.senorx.com.

Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. Booth: 3121613 N. Harrison Parkway, Suite 200 Sunrise, FL 33323Toll Free: 800-816-6791 E-Mail: [email protected] www.sheridanhealthcare.com

For over 55 years, Sheridan Healthcare continues to be a leading medical services provider with new opportunities in our recently expanded radiology service line.

We offer expertise in a full complement of on-site and remote services, including Interventional and Diagnostic radiology span-ning all modalities. As we continue to expand in new locations, our coverage includes day, weekend, night and U.S. based 24/7 teleradiology services.

Contact our recruitment manager at [email protected], (800)816-6791, www.sheridanhealthcare.com. Check out nationwide oppor-tunities through TIVA HealthCare, our full service recruiting part-ner, at www.tivahealthcare.com.

Siemens Healthcare Booth: 11751 Valley Stream ParkwayMalvern, PA 19355Toll Free: 888-826-9702E-Mail: [email protected] Siemens Healthcare is the first integrated healthcare company to bring together medical imaging and therapy, laboratory diagnos-tics, and healthcare IT, supported by consulting and services. Our mission is to find answers to the toughest questions facing healthcare to help our customers deliver the highest quality of care at the lowest cost.

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Staff Care, Inc. Booth: 3005001 Statesman DriveIrving, TX 75063Toll Free: 800-685-2272Fax: 972-983-0237www.staffcare.com

Staff Care, Inc. is the nation’s leader in locum tenens staffing. Our role is to match qualified, independent contractor physicians with health care organizations requiring temporary physician services. Locum tenens physicians maintain patient care, refer-rals, and revenue by covering vacancies due to vacation/CME, staffing shortages, increased census, and other causes.

Supertech, Inc.Booth: 106Judy McNitt-MellVice President of MarketingPO Box 186Elkhart, IN 46515-0186Phone: 574-264-4310Toll Free: 800-654-1054Fax: 574-264-9551E-Mail: [email protected]

Supertech has been in business since 1973. We are distributors for quality control instrumentation and phantoms. We exclusively distribute the Duke Phantom for QC of CR and DR systems. Newly added capabilities include Lead Free Radiopaque items - either standard scales or custom made to your applica-tion. Coming soon: NIST Certified Test Patterns.

Templeton RadiologyBooth: 1111302 Upper Glencoe Road Sparks, MD 21152 Phone: 410-472-3372 Fax: 410-472-9477www.templetonradiology.com

TeraRecon, Inc.Booth: 2112955 Campus Drive, Suite #300San Mateo, CA. 94403 Phone: 650-372-1100Toll Free: 877-354-1100Fax: 650-372-1101www.terarecon.com TeraRecon is a technology solutions provider of advanced 3D imaging systems for medical and industrial applications. These solutions are based on TeraRecon's unique image processing technologies that are designed to advance the performance, qual-ity, functionality, and integration of image processing and 3D visu-alization systems. Founded in 1997, TeraRecon has developed a unique family of powerful processors that are used in its real-time diagnostic workstations, network-attached streaming servers, high performance reconstruction engines, and real-time volume

Thieme PublishersBooth: 316333 Seventh AvenueNew York, NY 10001Toll Free: 800-782-3488Fax: 212-947-0108www.thieme.com

Thieme, an international scientific and medical publisher, has produced high-quality products for physicians, scientists, technol-ogists, students, and residents for 120 years now. Our newest radiology titles include: Swartz, Imaging of the Temporal Bone, 4E;Rummeny, MR Imaging of the Body; Thelen, Cardiac Imaging.

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U.S. Radiology On-CallBooth: 4052461 Santa Monica BoulevardSuite 108Santa Monica, CA 90404Phone: 866-487-7621Fax: 310-388-3029www.usroc.com

We are a fully Joint Commission accredited teleradiology service providing the highest quality of 24/7 teleradiology services avail-able. We cover all size radiology groups from level one trauma centers to solo rural practices nationwide. We will customize an affordable HIPPA-compliant coverage solution for your practice with 24/7/365 services including nighthawk, evening overflow, second opinions and daytime coverage in all disciplines of radi-ology. Our service will allow you to reduce your overall expenses while continuing to provide the highest quality services to your referring physicians in the demanding and increasingly 24/7 medical environment of today.

Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.Booth: 307Mark HunterVP, Strategic Operations5743 West Park AvenueSt Louis, MO 63110Phone: 314-659-8500 E-Mail: [email protected] www.veranmedical.com

Veran Medical Technologies develops medical devices that ena-ble earlier detection and minimally invasive treatment of lung, liver, and kidney cancers. Veran’s IG4 Plug-N-Play Delivery System uses electromagnetic navigation and respiratory tracking to ena-ble physicians to target small lesions. The Veran IG4 system ena-bles clinicians to integrate rich and varied diagnostic information such as CT, PET-CT and contrast enhanced images at the point of care for therapy delivery.

VISTA Staffing SolutionsBooth: 318275 East 200 SouthSalt Lake City, UT 84111Phone: 801-487-8190Toll Free: 800-366-1884Fax: 866-360-6021www.vistastaff.com

VISTA Staffing Solutions plays an active role in helping physicians shape truly satisfying careers. VISTA offers short-term or extended locum tenens assignments and permanent opportunities in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Visit www.vistastaff.com, or call us at 800-366-1884.

West Physics Consulting Booth: 4083825 Paces Walk SESuite 250 Atlanta, GA 30339 Toll Free: 866-275-9378(WEST) www.westphysics.com

West Physics Consulting is a premier international provider of diagnostic medical and health physics consulting and testing services. Specializing in ACR and IAC accreditation support, West Physics also provides exceptional nuclear medicine and state compliance physics support throughout the U.S. and beyond.

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Whitaker Medical, LLC Booth: 1041200 Enclave Parkway, Suite 200 Houston, TX 77077 Toll Free: 800-444-5628 Fax: 866-513-0183

Our Company provides staffing solutions to a large variety of healthcare organizations seeking locum tenens professionals in anesthesiology, radiology, pharmacy, primary care and all subspe-cialties. We also provide permanent and government contract positions in all medical specialties.

Our Goal is to provide our clients the highest caliber of physi-cians available in the locum tenens, permanent and government contract search markets.

Our Commitment to our practitioners is to do everything possi-ble to support their work and help them maintain the highest standards of practice.

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