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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Radiology practice paying $500K after allegedly delivering contrast imaging without doc supervision

Advanced Imaging of Port Charlotte also billed Medicare for services performed by doctors who lacked the proper credentials, the DOJ announced.

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Offering imaging exam for free ups utilization by 546%, with key gains in underserved populations

University Hospitals Health System tested the pricing change in a bid to boost outcomes in its service area. 

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New technique cuts knee MRI scan times in half without damaging diagnostic certainty

That’s according to an investigation out of the University Hospital Cologne in Germany, highlighted in the European Journal of Radiology. 

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Fujifilm’s point-of-care ultrasound scores FDA clearance for COVID-19 use, plus more radiology vendor news

Also, Hyperfine's portable MRI touted in JAMA Neurology, United Imaging partners with Mass General on AI, and more. 

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High-intensity focused ultrasound helps 91% of prostate cancer patients avoid radical treatment

Experts from USC’s Keck School of Medicine shared their findings recently in the Journal of Urology. 

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Targeted ultrasound scores high marks as mammography alternative for breastfeeding women

US is the go-to approach for confirming masses in cases of pregnancy-associated breast cancer, but there is scant data on the practice. 

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Structured reporting for follow-up multiple sclerosis MRI significantly reduces interpretation times

That’s according to a new investigation out of the Cleveland Clinic, highlighted in Academic Radiology. 

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Imaging providers shift from CT to ultrasound-dominant approach for pediatric appendicitis cases

Campaigns to limit radiation dosage among children likely influenced this trend, researchers noted recently in JACR. 

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Health Imaging
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.

Cardiovascular Business
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.

Cardiovascular Business
‘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.