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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New PET tracer will play ‘vital role’ in identifying bacterial heart infections

Scientists have developed a novel PET radiotracer that outpaces current methods of imaging for cardiovascular bacterial infections, according to research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

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Q&A: Stella Kang on the important connection between mammography and other preventive health services

Stella Kang, MD, MSc, was the lead author of a study that determined women who undergo breast cancer screening with mammography are much more likely to utilize other preventive services than unscreened women. She spoke to Radiology Business about the importance of that study and more.

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12.5% of NSCLC patients in Canada need palliative radiotherapy, don't receive it

More than half of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in Ontario, Canada, are in need of palliative radiotherapy, according to data published in Radiotherapy & Oncology—but many are never treated.

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Variations in start dates for chemotherapy, radiotherapy increase risk of death for NSCLC patients

Concurrent chemoradiation therapy is the standard of care for patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but starting the dual treatments more than three days apart from each other can result in poorer overall survival and an 8 percent increased risk of death, according to research published in Clinical Lung Cancer this summer.

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Nuclear radiology fellow develops PET probes to detect bacterial infection

A nuclear radiology fellow at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has developed new PET probes to detect bacterial infections in patients, the Radiological Society of North America announced this week.

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Men less likely to specialize in mammography, calling it ‘female-only’ work

Male medical students exploring specialization options are less likely to opt for mammography over other imaging modalities, citing discrimination and fear of sexual harassment suits as drawbacks, according to research out of Callaghan, Australia.

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82% of radiology residents motivated to study by tablet-based curriculum

Implementation of a complete tablet-based curriculum positively impacts the motivation, satisfaction and engagement of radiology residents, according to findings published in Academic Radiology.

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Chest tomosynthesis can accurately ID pulmonary nodule growth, replace CT

Chest tomosynthesis can accurately detect pulmonary nodule growth, according to a new study in Academic Radiology, but clinicians must be aware of certain factors that may influence its accuracy.

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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.