| Today's News and Trends | Sharing critical test results via text message could be a quicker, more efficient way to facilitate communication between radiologists and primary care physicians, according to recent data from the Seoul National University Medical Research Center in South Korea. Sharing critical test results via text message could be a quicker, more efficient way to facilitate communication between radiologists and primary care physicians, according to recent data from the Seoul National University Medical Research Center in South Korea. | |
| Lower screening mammography recall rates are associated with higher rates of breast cancers detected between screenings, according to a new study published in Radiology. Does this relationship between recall rates and interval cancers mean breast cancer screening programs should establish a minimum recall rate? Lower screening mammography recall rates are associated with higher rates of breast cancers detected between screenings, according to a new study published in Radiology. Does this relationship between recall rates and interval cancers mean breast cancer screening programs should establish a minimum recall rate? | |
| How common are incidental thyroid nodules (ITNs) in the U.S. screening population? And which ITNs should receive further evaluation? A researcher from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, examined data from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) to answer those questions, sharing her findings in a new study for Academic Radiology. How common are incidental thyroid nodules (ITNs) in the U.S. screening population? And which ITNs should receive further evaluation? A researcher from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, examined data from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) to answer those questions, sharing her findings in a new study for Academic Radiology. | |
| Millennials are changing the way medical educators are teaching radiology—and there’s a lot to keep up with, Harvard Medical physician Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, wrote in an Academic Radiology editorial last week. Millennials are changing the way medical educators are teaching radiology—and there’s a lot to keep up with, Harvard Medical physician Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, wrote in an Academic Radiology editorial last week. | |
| El Segundo, California-based Radiology Partners has announced a new partnership with Radiology Associates of Florida (RAF), a Tampa-based private practice first established in 1970. El Segundo, California-based Radiology Partners has announced a new partnership with Radiology Associates of Florida (RAF), a Tampa-based private practice first established in 1970. | |
| Brainomix, a U.K.-based medical imaging company focused on artificial intelligence (AI), announced Tuesday, April 3, that it has secured $9.8 million (£7 million) to help market its software for treating stroke victims throughout the world. Brainomix, a U.K.-based medical imaging company focused on artificial intelligence (AI), announced Tuesday, April 3, that it has secured $9.8 million (£7 million) to help market its software for treating stroke victims throughout the world. | |
| In one of Western Europe’s most overweight areas, British officials are struggling to tackle a growing obesity epidemic that’s barring hundreds of patients from receiving MRI exams, the BBC reported this week. In one of Western Europe’s most overweight areas, British officials are struggling to tackle a growing obesity epidemic that’s barring hundreds of patients from receiving MRI exams, the BBC reported this week. | |
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