An Inside Look at SIIM’s Decision to Make a Big Change to its Standards

The Medical Physics Community is Now Playing a Larger Role in Radiology Than Ever Before

Medical-device manufacturers seeking FDA approval to market new products will need to pay a user fee unless the device is intended solely for pediatric use or is being made by a state or federal entity and will not be commercially distributed.

A recent article in Radiology Management discussed strategies for multigenerational team building within radiology practice. Team building in a radiology department is crucial and has been linked to healthcare costs, employee morale and quality patient care.

A recent study showed more Muslim-American women are likely to get mammograms, provided they engage in religiously-tailored educational programs designed to address barriers to screening. Previous research has shown roughly half of Muslim women in the United States receive mammograms, compared to 67 percent of all women.

In 2015, the federal government decided individuals aged 55 to 77 who have a “30-pack-year” history are eligible to receive a low-dose CT scan that potentially catches lung cancer caused by smoking in its earliest stages.

The Michigan Radiological Society is suing Troy-based for-profit imaging center Oakland MRI arguing its owner, Susan Swider, is not a legitimate entity allotted to operate such a business.

The U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA)’s Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee (MIDAC) voted 13-1 in favor of adding new labels warning that gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) cause gadolinium retention in some organs and tissues when used during MRIs.