Cutting CT turnaround time by 47% | Patient group warrants attention | Arkansas names new rad chair | FDA rejects imaging agent

Simple practice changes have helped Denver Health cut the time from exam order placement to initiation by about 47%. 

Women are the fastest growing veteran segment across all military branches, and they may face unique risk factors for breast cancer related to their work. 

A professor and chief of emergency radiology for the Little Rock-based organization, Sanjaya Viswamitra, MD, has served as interim chair since August. 

“This is a disappointing outcome for American glioma patients,” Australia-based radiopharmaceutical firm Telix said in an announcement shared Monday. 

New research published in Clinical Imaging shows that patients undergoing TACE can forego dayslong hospital stays without no negative consequences.

Thomas J. Bryce, MD, purportedly only spent five minutes reading head and spine images of a 74-year-old who had experienced a fall, a fact harped on by winning plaintiff attorneys. 

Fairfax Radiological Consultants, located in the D.C. metro area, had employed over 500 individuals as of 2019, but by April 2020, its roster was down to fewer than 100, the DOJ note. 

UPDATED: Full-time U.S. radiologists take home about $526,000, a figure that includes base salary, incentive bonuses and other income such as profit-sharing contributions. 

The Department of Health and Human Services is refusing to allocate funds meant to support state and local healthcare initiatives, as the money stemmed from now-defunct COVID-19 control efforts. A coalition of municipalities is suing to lift the block. 

Researchers have developed a deep learning model that can spot longitudinal changes in patients' brain imaging that could be indicative of cancer recurrence.