| This Week’s News | The American College of Radiology (ACR) has named breast imaging researcher Etta Pisano, MD, chief research officer of the ACR, the first woman in ACR's history to hold the position. The American College of Radiology (ACR) has named breast imaging researcher Etta Pisano, MD, chief research officer of the ACR, the first woman in ACR's history to hold the position. | | |
| Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) could help differentiate between benign and malignant tumors and predict tumor recurrence in breast cancer patients, according to research published Oct. 4 in Academic Radiology. The authors noted that DWI may also serve as a beneficial supplement to contrast-enhanced breast MRI. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) could help differentiate between benign and malignant tumors and predict tumor recurrence in breast cancer patients, according to research published Oct. 4 in Academic Radiology. The authors noted that DWI may also serve as a beneficial supplement to contrast-enhanced breast MRI. | | |
| Heart attack and other life-threatening cardiovascular events can be predicted with CT-based measures of calcification in the abdominal aorta and could be a more accurate predictive model than the widely known Framingham risk score, according to research published Oct. 2 in Radiology. Heart attack and other life-threatening cardiovascular events can be predicted with CT-based measures of calcification in the abdominal aorta and could be a more accurate predictive model than the widely known Framingham risk score, according to research published Oct. 2 in Radiology. | | |
| Liana Apostolova, MD, a researcher at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has won a five-year, $44.7 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study early-onset Alzheimer's disease with MRI and PET imaging, according to an Oct. 4 report by the Indianapolis Business Journal. Liana Apostolova, MD, a researcher at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has won a five-year, $44.7 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study early-onset Alzheimer's disease with MRI and PET imaging, according to an Oct. 4 report by the Indianapolis Business Journal. | | |
| A novel brain MRI based method can track myelin—responsible for insulating nerve fibers—and may enable clinicians to identify myelin content changes in MS patients and patients whose myelin has been damaged by stroke or traumatic brain injury. A novel brain MRI based method can track myelin—responsible for insulating nerve fibers—and may enable clinicians to identify myelin content changes in MS patients and patients whose myelin has been damaged by stroke or traumatic brain injury. | | |
| The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has issued a statement in support of the recently introduced Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018 (H.R. 6948). The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has issued a statement in support of the recently introduced Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018 (H.R. 6948). | | |
| In a recent institutional study, artificial intelligence (AI) was found to identify learning difficulties in children struggling in school not previously detected or that did not match an existing diagnosis—such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), an autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia. In a recent institutional study, artificial intelligence (AI) was found to identify learning difficulties in children struggling in school not previously detected or that did not match an existing diagnosis—such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), an autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia. | | |
| With no standard way to teach critical care ultrasound (CCUS) to physicians, researchers from the University of Southern California have found that social media may be the answer, the American College of Chest Physicians reported on Oct. 3. With no standard way to teach critical care ultrasound (CCUS) to physicians, researchers from the University of Southern California have found that social media may be the answer, the American College of Chest Physicians reported on Oct. 3. | | |
| Scientific experts are worried that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuing rule changes could weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated in the U.S., according to a report published Oct. 3 by The Associated Press. Scientific experts are worried that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuing rule changes could weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated in the U.S., according to a report published Oct. 3 by The Associated Press. | | |
| The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs inspector general is auditing mass cancellations at eight VA medical centers across the country to determine if the VA processed and managed radiology requests in a timely and appropriate manner since 2016, USA Today reported on Oct. 1. The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs inspector general is auditing mass cancellations at eight VA medical centers across the country to determine if the VA processed and managed radiology requests in a timely and appropriate manner since 2016, USA Today reported on Oct. 1. | | |
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