How to navigate radiologist 'PTO pressure' | RadNet scores FDA OK for breast BAC tool | CBO says provider wins undermining NSA

As radiology groups grow to meet demand, the number of PTO requests likely will increase, “intensifying competition for desirable vacation periods.” 

The CBO is calling for additional research to better understand any potential failures in implementing the landmark legislation. 

In clinical testing, the module achieved 90% sensitivity and 88% specificity across patients with varying levels of breast density. 

The two imaging pros played a significant role in advancing medical imaging and radiation therapy, according to the ASRT. 

Radiologists, meanwhile, took to social media to criticize the endeavor, noting that the generative AI company lacks clinical evidence to back its marketing claims. 

The proportion of radiologists performing some (>0%) IR-related work declined from 70% in 2008 down to 50% by 2023, according to new research published in JVIR. 

Some of the company’s ventilators have been designed for use in MRI settings, but a recent FDA inspection raises questions about these claims. 

These findings come amid ongoing efforts to reduce the amount of gadolinium in MRI contrast agents.

The self-expanding A-Flux device is implanted in the coronary sinus to increase pressure on the venous side of the heart and improve perfusion in smaller vessels.

More than 15 years after the National Academy of Medicine summoned a blue-ribbon panel to “reimagine” the Department of Health and Human Services for the 21st century, the cabinet-level operation has yet to make good on the experts’ overarching directive.