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Momentum is building for the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, the AMA notes, with 99 bipartisan co-sponsors in the House. 

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Failing to fund these functions, advocates contend, will result in challenges that could potentially halt progress in imaging industry innovation. 

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Only about 9% of images examined presented a “realistic view of a radiologist’s job," according to new research out of Belgium. 

Christine B. Chung, MD

Also, AI vendor Lunit hires a new CEO for subsidiary Volpara, Vanderbilt picks a vice chair of community radiology, and Sirona Medical selects its next chief. 

“Acquiring and retaining IMG radiologists calls for the collaborative action of various radiologic societies and other stakeholders," experts write in RSNA's Radiology

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Only about 11% to 18% of eligible patients receive recommended bone density scans, but CT images gathered for other purposes could fill this gap. 

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The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.