| Today's News and Trends | Just 1.9 percent of current and former heavy smokers received lung cancer screening in 2016, according to research set to be presented at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Just 1.9 percent of current and former heavy smokers received lung cancer screening in 2016, according to research set to be presented at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago. | |
| Physician burnout has a lot to do with democracy, Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, wrote in the Journal of the American College of Radiology this month—and radiologists should be following the lead of the American College of Radiology (ACR) to combat it. Physician burnout has a lot to do with democracy, Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD, wrote in the Journal of the American College of Radiology this month—and radiologists should be following the lead of the American College of Radiology (ACR) to combat it. | |
| Could Illinois become the 36th state that requires mammography providers to notify patients when it is determined they have dense breast tissue? Could Illinois become the 36th state that requires mammography providers to notify patients when it is determined they have dense breast tissue? | |
| A Richardson, Texas, man was convicted by a federal jury Tuesday for his involvement in a scheme to impersonate multi-billion-dollar health tech company Cerner Corporation in a series of business deals that included a ploy to sell fraudulent MRI equipment. A Richardson, Texas, man was convicted by a federal jury Tuesday for his involvement in a scheme to impersonate multi-billion-dollar health tech company Cerner Corporation in a series of business deals that included a ploy to sell fraudulent MRI equipment. | |
| Interventional radiologists play a substantial role in treating cancer patients with painful bone metastases, but those physicians need to ensure they’re considering a host of factors in their formula for palliative care, Steven Yevich, MD, MPH, and co-authors reported in the Journal of Radiology Nursing this month. Interventional radiologists play a substantial role in treating cancer patients with painful bone metastases, but those physicians need to ensure they’re considering a host of factors in their formula for palliative care, Steven Yevich, MD, MPH, and co-authors reported in the Journal of Radiology Nursing this month. | |
| Integrated PET/MR systems are showing promise when it comes to analyzing spatially and temporally co-registered multimodal and multiparametric 3D images, one physician wrote in Radiology this month—but the technique is nowhere near ready for prime time. Integrated PET/MR systems are showing promise when it comes to analyzing spatially and temporally co-registered multimodal and multiparametric 3D images, one physician wrote in Radiology this month—but the technique is nowhere near ready for prime time. | |
| Kyle Pitsor, vice president of government affairs for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), testified this week about the potential impact tariffs proposed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) could have on NEMA member companies and the electrical and medical imaging industries. Kyle Pitsor, vice president of government affairs for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), testified this week about the potential impact tariffs proposed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) could have on NEMA member companies and the electrical and medical imaging industries. | |
| MRI-guided thrombolysis using intravenous alteplase could be the key to better functional outcomes in acute stroke patients whose time of onset is unknown, researchers wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine this week. MRI-guided thrombolysis using intravenous alteplase could be the key to better functional outcomes in acute stroke patients whose time of onset is unknown, researchers wrote in the New England Journal of Medicine this week. | |
| The American College of Radiology (ACR) issued a reminder that the deadline to apply for the James M. Moorefield, MD, Economics and Health Policy Fellowship, is June 1. The American College of Radiology (ACR) issued a reminder that the deadline to apply for the James M. Moorefield, MD, Economics and Health Policy Fellowship, is June 1. | |
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