A bipartisan group in the U.S. House is asking CMS to acknowledge the cost-effectiveness of coronary CT angiography by comprehensively covering the exam for patients who present with acute but stable chest pain or other early signs of arterial plaque buildup.

As chemotherapy treatments improve, patients who respond well may be able to skip surgery with a low chance of recurrence.

Two technologies of interest to medical imagers, both imports from across the Atlantic, have become available to U.S. healthcare providers.

It’s unlikely radiography will unseat MRI for routinely distinguishing between acute and chronic compression fractures of the lumbar vertebrae, but certain X-ray findings might, in cases, obviate the need for the pricier imaging option.

Functional MRI brain imaging studies have revealed higher brain activity associated with attention and memory for gamers who play three or more hours per day. 

Patients whose private data may have been stolen by a cyberprowler last December have filed a class action lawsuit against the radiology practice whose IT systems may have been hacked.  

When referring physicians agree with radiologists’ recommendations on the clinical necessity of follow-up imaging, three-quarters of patients go on to complete the additional exam.

The internet is a known breeding ground for misinformation, but political ideologies aside, how do popular medical/healthcare platforms hold up when providing patients with fact-based insights and advice? 

Cancer death rates have dropped again among men, women, children, adolescents and young adults.