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Experts say implementing VR teaching tools could help address the challenges related to acquiring procedural skills during residency.

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Radiology administrative assistants handle tasks related to communications, obtaining authorizations, sourcing prior imaging exams and more. 

Lung cancer screening stethoscope

More accurate response assessments could give providers an opportunity to proactively manage treatment decisions in the future.

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His former colleagues say he was a "ceaseless champion for advancing the radiology industry" and that his contributions to the field "will be remembered with immense gratitude.” 

Dr. Nee Khoo, director of the echocardiography lab, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, Canada, explains the rapidly growing adoption of pediatric 3D transesophageal echo (TEE) to not only preplan, but also guide and assess the results of congenital heart surgeries.

Nee Khoo, MBChB, director of the echocardiography lab at Canada's Stollery Children’s Hospital, explains the rapid adoption of pediatric 3D transesophageal echo.

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The exam effectively helps providers manage patients’ treatment options, but for some, the costs associated with those treatments may negate the value of its findings.

potential new tariffs on medical devices, imaging equipment, PPE and more

RSNA, RadNet, the RBMA and Japanese imaging leaders all recently spoke out against the possibility of more fees on device imports. 

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Neiman researchers recently scoured for factors that might impact screening rates across cancers of the colon/rectum, lung, breast and prostate, using nationwide Medicare data.

Indiana University radiologists explore how 1 organization lost 80% of its sonographers in a month, detailing 3 ways peers can avoid such a situation in their own organizations. 

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Some CPT billing code descriptions leave ambiguity as to the number of image views involved in an exam, resulting in variability in interpretation times.  

Houston Texas

The Metairie, Louisiana-based radiology group is acquiring Houston MRI & Diagnostic Imaging, ballooning its center total to 48 across five states. 

Sutter Health CEO Warner Thomas

The collaboration is with Sacramento-based Sutter Health, which operates 24 acute care hospitals across California, employing over 29,000 clinicians. 

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Nee Khoo, MBChB, director of the echocardiography lab at Canada's Stollery Children’s Hospital, explains the rapid adoption of pediatric 3D transesophageal echo.

The pressure is on for ASE and other societies to create a new CPT code for the use of interventional echocardiography during structural heart procedures.

Beyond amyloidosis, nuclear cardiology is also increasingly used to image inflammation and infection in the myocardium, especially in diseases such as cardiac sarcoidosis and myocarditis.