There might be a way to identify Alzheimer’s risk in younger adults, according to results from a new study published in in the journal Neurology. 

A recent study showed more than half of all patients with access to at least one online radiology report viewed it online. Lead author Christoph Lee, MD, MSHS, spoke to Radiology Business about his team’s research and why it is so important for patients to have online access to their own reports.

Ricardo Otazo, PhD, and Daniel Sodickson, MD, PhD, of the NYU Langone Medical Center department of radiology, were recently awarded a grant of approximately $3 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to work toward reducing the radiation dose of CT scans by as much as 90 percent. Otazo and Sodickson both spoke with Radiology Business over the phone to provide some insight into their research.

Academic radiology departments have traditionally asked trainees to provide after-hours interpretations, with an attending radiologists confirming the findings the following morning. But concerns over quality have led some facilities to employ attending radiologists around the clock. 

The New England Journal of Medicine published a study this month that investigated Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients’ survival rates in relation to the chemotherapy based on PET-CT scan results. 

Digital breast tomosynthesis is no longer just a buzzworthy technology among imaging experts; patients have gotten word and are now increasingly demanding access from their local providers.

The pressures on providers in an era of evolving payment models and ever-evolving technology could not be more demanding. In order to be successful, providers will need strong solutions from their technology partners.

While physicians, technologists, and radiologists were aware of the radiation risk from CT scans, many failed to correctly identify the actual radiation dose from those scans, according to a new survey published in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.