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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Mystery solved: New imaging technique a game-changer for pancreatic cancer treatment

A new 3D imaging technique has provided researchers with insight into how pancreatic cancers start and grow, according to findings published in Nature

Women undergo unnecessary mammograms before breast reduction surgery

Although recent recommendations—such as those released in 2014 from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons—say routine mammograms should be completely avoided before surgery unless breast cancer risks exist, research published in JAMA Surgery found that one-third of women younger than 40 undergo mammography exams before breast reduction surgery. 

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Correct eye shielding limits image artifacts during head CT exams

Shielding patients' eyes during CT examinations can lead to artifacts in the images, according to research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Correct positioning is necessary if providers wish to keep such artifacts to a minimum.  

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Dense breast notifications still too complex for all patients to understand

The reading level of dense breast notifications (DBNs) remains too high, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology

Time to surgery longer for black breast cancer patients

The time to surgery (TTS) after a breast cancer diagnosis is longer for black women in the U.S. Military Health System (MHS) than white women, according to research published in JAMA Surgery

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Urologist reads wrong CT scan, removes patient's healthy kidney

Urologist Ankur Parikh, MD, removed a patient's healthy kidney after reading the CT scan of another patient with the same name by mistake.

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U.K. hospital hopes to demolish bed store, build radiology clinic in its place

The East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust may demolish the former location of a bed store near Colchester Hospital in the U.K. to develop new imaging facilities. 

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Total-body PET/CT scanner gains FDA clearance

Shanghai, China-based United Imaging Healthcare announced Tuesday, Jan. 22, that its uEXPLORER total-body scanner has received FDA clearance.

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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.