Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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Personalized breast cancer risk assessments at primary care up patients’ odds of mammography use

Annual mammography rates among women at high risk were significantly higher after the intervention, according to a new JAMA Network Open analysis. 

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Radiologists should scrutinize use of MRI-directed breast ultrasound to avoid inefficiencies, experts charge

A new Mayo Clinic analysis found this task is often ineffective, urging practices to reexamine their use of this combo, experts wrote in Clinical Imaging. 

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Radiologists pilot immediate mammography reading, same-day recalls to boost breast cancer outcomes

Mass General physicians believe this practice is sustainable, resulting in less time spent on scheduling, reduced room cleaning, and lowering the chance of errors.

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Former executives of now-defunct Smart Choice MRI eye expansion with new imaging center chain

Atlanta-based ImageLink already has 14 locations across Georgia and Ohio, while a 15th just recently opened in Boynton Beach, Florida. 

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Another radiology group requiring vaccination against COVID-19 to attend its conference

The Radiology Business Management Association is asking all 2021 PaRADigm attendees to provide proof of inoculation prior to arriving in Las Vegas next month. 

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Standardizing MRI spine degradation definitions bolsters neuro, musculoskeletal radiologist agreement

Substantial variability in interpretation exists between rad subspecialties and spine clinicians, experts detailed in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

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More than 99% of X-rays after knee replacement are unnecessary, costing healthcare millions

Gathering radiographs following an operation is common practice, but there is little data on the usefulness of these exams, experts wrote in The Knee. 

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Fertility treatment an opportune time to screen women in their 40s for breast cancer

Marrying mammography and the use of assisted reproductive technology appears feasible, particularly as birth rates rise among this age group, experts say. 

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.