Radiology managers trying to run their departments using complicated imaging software are often like new drivers suddenly placed behind the wheel of a super-fast racing car — they need some help, the authors of a new study suggest.

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Health care would do well to follow the lead of radiology departments when working towards reform, according to Michael Franklin, CEO at Atlantic General Hospital in Maryland.
He outlines several ways radiologists can be leaders in IT, telemedicine and accountability, in an article published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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A unit of SKINTELL, Agfa HealthCare’s new non invasive High Definition Optical Coherence Tomography system was installed at Dr Rohit Batra’s clinic in New Delhi on 11th march 2013. Agfa HealthCare’s senior Application and Validation Specialist Mr. Wolfgang Schorre was present at the site to support the local team.

Dr. Rohit Batra, MD (Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology) is an adult, paediatric and cosmetic dermatologist & dermato-surgeon based at New Delhi. He is attached to the prestigious Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Apart from his practices at Delhi, he is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Department of Dermatology, UCSI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has international and national recognition for his works in vitiligo, psoriasis and other skin conditions. He is also a column writer for leading news papers, magazines and a regular speaker on various TV channels for skin related problems.

Dr. Batra was happy with user friendliness of the system and the detailed visualization of microscopic structures of skin on SKINTELL. He said patients get nervous when they are asked to do a biopsy. So SKINTELL can be a better alternative to biopsy with its patient friendliness and ability to give quick results non-invasively. It was also interesting to Dr Batra that the new technology can be helpful not only in skin cancers but a variety of inflammatory conditions as well as diseases like psoriasis, vitiligo etc. which is more relevant for Indian conditions.