Clinicians show appreciation for their cancer center’s breast imaging consultation services

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology found that breast imaging specialists provide significant value to patients when conducting second-opinion review of imaging studies, even before the patient is diagnosed with breast cancer.

Embolx, a Sunnyvale, California-based medical device company, announced this week that the latest versions of its Sniper Balloon Occlusion Microcatheters have received clearance from the FDA.

For years now, clinicians at a tertiary cancer center in the Northeast U.S. have cared for patients with assistance from teams of radiologists with various specialties. Are these radiologists having a positive impact on patient care? Is it easy for the clinicians to utilize these services?

A team of researchers from Singapore and the United States wrote about how their recent work with artificial intelligence (AI) could help healthcare providers with image analysis, sharing their analysis in a study published by Nature Medicine.

Despite the excitement over a new blood test for brain injury, radiology has a long future as a key player in the war against sports concussions.

2018 has been an especially busy year for imaging leaders, with technology evolving at a rapid rate and healthcare policies continuing to change with the times. At AHRA 2018 in Orlando, many of those leaders will once again unite to share ideas, learn, network and have a little bit of fun. AHRA’s president, Angelic Bush, spoke with RBJ about some of the biggest trends in radiology right now and what she and her colleagues have planned for the big show in Orlando.