| Today's News and Trends | | A decision support tool can help physicians better diagnose bladder cancer treatment response on CT, according to an Nov. 10 study published in Academic Radiology. A decision support tool can help physicians better diagnose bladder cancer treatment response on CT, according to an Nov. 10 study published in Academic Radiology. | | |
| Deep learning can estimate full-dose PET images from scans with significantly lower dosages, according to a new study in the Journal of Digital Imaging. The method may make performing PET scans safer and more affordable. Deep learning can estimate full-dose PET images from scans with significantly lower dosages, according to a new study in the Journal of Digital Imaging. The method may make performing PET scans safer and more affordable. | | |
| Over the coming weeks, CMS will unveil a mandatory Medicare payment model for radiation oncology, Alex Azar, Health and Human Services secretary, said in a recent speech. The announcement drew a mixed reaction from the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Over the coming weeks, CMS will unveil a mandatory Medicare payment model for radiation oncology, Alex Azar, Health and Human Services secretary, said in a recent speech. The announcement drew a mixed reaction from the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). | | |
| The one-year grants—ranging from $3,000 to $40,000—were made possible by Canon Medical Systems USA’s support of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research & Education R&E Foundation, according to a Canon Medical Systems press release published Nov. 12. The one-year grants—ranging from $3,000 to $40,000—were made possible by Canon Medical Systems USA’s support of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research & Education R&E Foundation, according to a Canon Medical Systems press release published Nov. 12. | | |
| A team at the University of Queensland in Australia is working on a digital pathology slide technique that would speed up patient diagnosis and help address the country’s pathologist shortage, according to a university release. A team at the University of Queensland in Australia is working on a digital pathology slide technique that would speed up patient diagnosis and help address the country’s pathologist shortage, according to a university release. | | |
| | A tweet posted Wednesday, Nov. 7 by the National Rifle Association (NRA) telling doctors who have entered the gun control debate “to stay in their lane” has sparked outrage amongst U.S. physicians and medical professionals who have since taken to Twitter to express their discord, according to a recent report by The Washington Post. A tweet posted Wednesday, Nov. 7 by the National Rifle Association (NRA) telling doctors who have entered the gun control debate “to stay in their lane” has sparked outrage amongst U.S. physicians and medical professionals who have since taken to Twitter to express their discord, according to a recent report by The Washington Post. | | |
| Bozeman Health in Bozeman, Montana, settled a nearly three year-old lawsuit alleging a hospital within its system made millions in fraudulent claims to government health care programs in a kickback scheme with Advanced Medical Imaging, a Bozeman radiology group. Bozeman Health in Bozeman, Montana, settled a nearly three year-old lawsuit alleging a hospital within its system made millions in fraudulent claims to government health care programs in a kickback scheme with Advanced Medical Imaging, a Bozeman radiology group. | | |
| Despite well-managed services and improved wait times, radiology services in Wales will struggle to meet the rising demand officials are already seeing in the U.K. nation, according to a BBC News story. Despite well-managed services and improved wait times, radiology services in Wales will struggle to meet the rising demand officials are already seeing in the U.K. nation, according to a BBC News story. | | |
| | Hear how enterprise imaging is improving productivity and physician satisfaction, return on assets, workflow, simplifying vendor management and reducing IT complexity. Hear how enterprise imaging is improving productivity and physician satisfaction, return on assets, workflow, simplifying vendor management and reducing IT complexity. | | |
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