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.

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.

Utilizing both exams provides greater anatomic detail than using one or the other alone. Doing so could significantly improve patient outcomes, experts charge. 

The treatment can offer patients a more potent, cost-effective alternative providing long-lasting relief compared to current pain regimens.

The guidelines are a collaboration between the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Society of Breast Imaging.

Researchers with two academic health systems recently tried a new approach to increase LDCT uptake, reaching patients electronically outside of a regular appointment and asking them to request a screening. 

Up to 72% of CT requisitions from ED providers could be considered inadequate according to RI-RADS, which was developed to evaluate the clinical reasoning quality of imaging orders.

University of Chicago Medicine believes it's the only provider in the Windy City to offer biopsies the same day as a breast imaging exam. 

Experts involved in the study caution that this increases children’s risk of developing radiation-induced malignancies down the road. 

The update eliminates the requirement for a physician to be on-site and now allows techs to perform venipuncture and conduct contrast administration under remote supervision.