The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) joined the outcry against President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries, saying it will impede education, training and international care, particularly in those nations that lack healthcare resources.

A German-Belgian group of researchers used post-processing tools to reduce repeat imaging when diagnosing pulmonary embolism, publishing their research in the February issue of Academic Radiology.

Utilization of Medicare imaging increases during the first half of a calendar year and if a patient has significant comorbidities, according to a Harvey L. Neiman Policy Institute study. The findings could impact Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting strategies and risk-bearing reimbursement for imaging practices, the authors said.

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The approval of two new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes acknowledges echocardiographic myocardial strain imaging and myocardial contrast perfusion echocardiography as emerging technologies, often a necessary step before a code is promoted to payable status.

The lack of specifics on an Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement could have deleterious effects on cancer screening rates and other preventative care, according to Geraldine McGinty, MD, assistant professor of radiology at Weil Cornell Medicine in New York.

Radiology Business spoke with Christine, who not only accomplished her dreams, but excelled in her field becoming one of 102 researchers from across the nation to win a Presidential Early Career Award (PECASE), the highest honor the U.S. government gives to young scientists and engineers.