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Creating a Culture of Coaching

Coaching has become one of the most critical yet value-adding competencies for a leader in any organization. If you want to improve overall performance as an organization or department, you won't accomplish it by adding new and expensive hardware. You won't achieve it by introducing new technology or processes. It’s a... Read more

Siemens Healthineers collaborating on world’s first carbon-neutral radiology imaging service

Siemens Healthineers is working to make the imaging world a more sustainable place. They’re collaborating with a west coast academic medical center in creating the world’s first carbon-neutral radiology imaging service. They’re also exploring artificial intelligence in radiology, clinical data and image integration, and... Read more

3 Ways to Reduce Patient Anxiety in Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic imaging is an important part of a patient’s journey through both health and illness. But their interaction with this highly technical, sophisticated equipment and process can be daunting and produce a high level of anxiety, even fear. Providing as positive a patient experience as possible is important not only... Read more

Trends in Ultrasound 2022: Shear Wave Elastography

Chronic liver disease (CLD) and cirrhosis are major health problems in the United States. In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control reported that 4.5 million adults were diagnosed with liver disease. In 2019, CLD and cirrhosis claimed more than 44,000 American lives. And according to a 2018 study by Intermountain Medical... Read more

Rad Tech Week 2021 and Revolutionary New CT Technology

National Radiologic Technology Week is an annual celebration of rad techs across the nation. It was first celebrated by the ASRT in 1979 to commemorate Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen’s 1895 discovery of the x-ray. Today, it’s also become a time to recognize and raise awareness of the important role medical imaging and radiation... Read more

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021: A Call to Action

Every October, we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Just two years ago, right now, you were probably rolling out your women’s health wellness fairs and promoting your mammography services online and in local papers and magazines. So much has changed since then. While we were once gaining great strides in our breast... Read more

3 Reasons You Should Attend 'Investing in You' Virtual Summit 2.0

Earn (Free!) CE credits, attend great sessions and have fun! Once upon a time, in a world far different than the one we currently live in, we held an annual, in-person Investing in You (IIU) educational seminar in Omaha, Nebraska, hosting imaging professionals from across the Midwest. That changed dramatically last year... Read more

Trends in Ultrasound 2022

New Ultrasound technology in detecting liver lesions, ultrasound’s role in the fight against COVID-19, and more… Are the days of invasive tests behind us? Not yet. But ultrasound is bringing us closer than ever before, and liver imaging provides a good example. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound Advances in ultrasound, known for... Read more

6 Ways to Celebrate Your Sonography Squad

October Means Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month! Sonographers are superheroes. Even before the pandemic began in 2020, they were working hard on the frontlines, often unsung. But while COVID-19 may have provided additional exposure for the profession, it has placed an even heavier burden on the professionals. COVID-19 and... Read more

What is Interventional Pulmonology?

Part One in a Two-Part series on Interventional Pulmonology and Diagnostic Imaging The healthcare industry, and medicine, are constantly evolving and innovating. One of the relatively new fields in pulmonology medicine is interventional pulmonology (IP), which utilizes endoscopy and other tools and techniques to diagnose... Read more

5 Ways to Make a Better World

Volunteering is a Win-Win for Everyone We all have our reasons for volunteering. For some, it’s just the right thing to do. Others work to further their careers, a cause, their community, company or industry. It doesn’t really matter the reason, what your modality or specialty is, or where you are in your career. When you... Read more

Big Decisions: 13 Things to Consider When Choosing a Service Vendor

Whether you’re a new imaging system owner or have had your equipment for some time, its maintenance deserves as much thought and consideration as the original decision of which system to buy. It’s not a matter of if you should have a service contract. Even the best equipment must have a regular preventive maintenance... Read more

Tana Phelps Honored with Bob Cassling Service Excellence Award

Cassling Marketing Manager Tana Phelps was recently recognized as the recipient of the 2021 Bob Cassling Service Excellence Award. The award, named after Cassling’s founder, Bob Cassling, honors his legacy of excellent customer service and commitment to accountability. It is presented annually to a Cassling employee or an... Read more

Wholehearted Mental Wellness: Leading with a Resilient Perspective

As healthcare industry professionals, we often wear thick emotional armor at work. That armor can interfere with truly being in touch with our emotions and emotional challenges. In this Brene Brown-inspired webinar, I’ll help you discover the authentic you and show you how to apply what you learn in changing your lifestyle. Read more

Jerry Glenn ‘The Go-To Guy’ Celebrates 35 Years of Service Excellence

Anyone who has spent time with Jerry Glenn knows there is no comparison when it comes to Jerry’s technical abilities. Since joining Cassling as a Field Service Engineer (FSE) in 1986, Jerry has developed a reputation as one of the best in the business. “I still remember meeting Jerry for the first time in 1986 and I can’t... Read more