Health system grapples with weeks-long wait times | App helps manage contrast reactions | Updated ACR Appropriateness Criteria

Backlogs in some regions have grown by 500,000 since 2022 and are now 83% higher than they were during COVID, according to a new report.  

The flexible polymer material was developed at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. 

The app offers detailed guidance on how to treat adverse reactions to both iodine- and gadolinium-based contrast media. 

The college announced June 3 that it is updating old topics and adding new ones to addresses previous gaps in care management.

PAE has emerged as a treatment alternative for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia who don’t respond well to medication but cannot or do not want to undergo an invasive surgery. 

Renal cell carcinoma diagnoses have increased steadily over the last 30 years, rising by up to 3% annually in the U.S. alone.

New research is offering updated insight into the risk iodinated contrast media poses to the health of babies in NICU.

The service is designed to help patients cut through the red tape of referrals to acquire imaging, lab or other medical exams more promptly.  

The patient was reportedly having difficulty breathing before the scan started but signaled to technologists that he was doing OK once it began. 

For the first time, research has identified diaphragmatic dome height measured on chest X-rays as an indicator of what patients’ post-op recovery will look like following surgery for cancer or other lung disorders.