Practice Management

Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.

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Breast density assessments vary depending on the screening technique

Breast density assessments using digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and synthetic mammography (SM) vary significantly compared to those performed using standard digital mammography (DM), according to a new study published by Radiology.

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Mentice, RAD-AID join forces to bring IR resources to underserved parts of the world

Mentice AB has agreed to donate high-fidelity interventional radiology (IR) training simulators to areas of the world where such resources are in short supply through a new collaboration with RAD-AID.

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CT colonography utilization remains low in US

CT colonography awareness and utilization in the United States are both trending in the wrong direction, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Molecular data helps specialists predict chance of breast cancer recurrence

Molecular data from a patient’s breast cancer cells can help predict if they are at an increased risk for recurrence, according to new findings published in Nature.

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2019 Radiology 100: Enter today!

Presented by Innovate Healthcare

Each year, just ahead of RSNA, Radiology Business Journal presents the largest radiology practices in the United States. And each year, our issue containing the rankings—the Radiology 100—generates discussions that last well beyond the release date.

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Q&A: Why the public should not worry about radiation contamination when bodies are cremated

When JAMA published research detailing radiation contamination in a crematorium, it gained considerable attention from both the mainstream media and the general public. Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, chief physicist for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, spoke with Radiology Business to provide additional information about this subject.

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Patients have a positive perception of CT imaging

Most patients report having a positive perception of CT imaging, according to new research published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology

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Ultra low-dose CT proves precise at finding solid lung nodules

Using CT with radiation doses as low as those from plain x-rays, researchers in Australia were able to catch sold lung nodules with 98.5 percent sensitivity and 100 percent specificity. 

Around the web

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.