How will the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014 impact emergency department (ED) care in 2020 and beyond? That’s precisely what the authors of a new study published in Radiology wanted to find out.

Although recent recommendations—such as those released in 2014 from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons—say routine mammograms should be completely avoided before surgery unless breast cancer risks exist, research published in JAMA Surgery found that one-third of women younger than 40 undergo mammography exams before breast reduction surgery. 

RSNA has published the debut issue of its new online journal, Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

Siemens Healthineers announced Wednesday, Jan. 30, that its MAGNETOM Lumina 3T MRI scanner has received FDA clearance.

Aetna has launched Attain, a new application for the Apple Watch that tracks daily activities and rewards users for achieving certain health-related goals. It will also be able to help patients find low-cost medical imaging options.  

The 2.3 percent medical device tax, originally implemented as a piece of the Affordable Care Act, is currently suspended until 2020. Could 2019 be the year it gets repealed for good?

Though it has been in place for decades, the practice of patient shielding in radiology should be abandoned, according to a new analysis published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.