The administration also is strengthening its ability to oversee imaging providers and enforce standards in the Mammography Quality Standards Act. 

Nearly 30 experts, including nine pediatric radiologists and seven neurorads, collaborated to create the consensus statement.

The “Plan-Do-Check-Act” approach also helped decrease wait times and adverse events, according to a study published in the Journal of Radiology Nursing. 

For instance, income does not have the same influence on outcomes as other populations, according to new analysis of Medicare data.

Providers must be aware of age and how it impacts a patient’s care pathway after an MRI or other scan, experts wrote in JAMA Surgery. 

Should patients treated for hepatocellular carcinoma undergo regular follow-up pelvic CTs? Rising survival rates may change the calculus.

When it comes to assessing patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, contrast-enhanced CT pulmonary angiography has no diagnostic edge over a certain free-breathing, unenhanced MRI perfusion protocol.

There are a number of well-intended recommendations for preventing MRI injuries, but many of them stop short of implementing safety requirements.