In a largest-of-its-kind study published in the journal Circulation, researchers quantified cumulative radiation doses in 337 pediatric heart patients and predicted lifetime cancer risks based on exposure levels.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has named Steven J. Stack, M.D., as the next president of the association. When Stack assumes office in June 1015, he will be the youngest AMA president in 100 years.

Longtime CEO of the ACR, Harvey L. Neiman, M.D., F.A.C.R., died at 71 after a long illness. Neiman will be remembered as a great leader who transformed the ACR from an insular medical society into a thriving, outward-looking professional organization well prepared to meet the needs of patients and the specialty in the 21st century.

Reston, Va. (June 5, 2014) – Harvey L. Neiman, MD, FACR, chief executive officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR), died tonight following a long illness. He was 71. Neiman was widely considered a medical visionary who dedicated his professional life to improving patient care.

An estimated four million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus, and half of them are undiagnosed.  CMS announced this week that it will cover a one-time screening for all beneficiaries born between 1945 and 1965, better known as the baby-boomer generation.

While CMS considers whether to cover LDCT lung-cancer screening for high-risk individuals, a final coverage decision issued by the agency this week for hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening puts the issue of standardized imaging protocols for screening and following patients who test positive for HCV on radiology’s front burner.

Exactly one week after 45 U.S. Senators sent a letter to CMS urging the expeditious conclusion of the National Coverage Decision (NCD) for LDCT lung-cancer screening, 134 U.S. Representatives did the same, implying broad bipartisan support of access to the screening study for high-risk Medicare recipients.

Radiology’s current environment has often been described as a perfect storm—but Curtis Kauffman-Pickelle, publisher of ImagingBiz and president/CEO of the Kauffman Group, sees it differently. “Some of the current market conditions are negative and some are positive, but combined, they create a significant opportunity,” he says.