2021 - Diagnostic Imaging Brief

AuntMinnie 2021: COVID-19 vaccine affects imaging results, researchers warn

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Our most highly read article in 2021 reported on two of these studies. Mortazavi and colleagues evaluated data from 23 women who presented with axillary adenopathy on mammography, breast ultrasound, or breast MRI after being vaccinated for COVID-19 between December 2020 and February 2021.

Imaging

Imaging Ultrasound Mammogram MRI

ACR/RBMA workforce survey: Radiologist recruiting remains a key concern

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2025

The investigators compared 2022 data to 2021 data. It also found shifts in work patterns: Shifts in radiologist work patterns, 2021 to 2022 Measure 2021 2022 p-value Number of part-time radiologists hired (mean) 0.3 Most were male (72%) and the mean age was 50. Number of radiologists moving to a different job (mean) 0.87

Radiologist

Radiologist Private Practice Hospital Insurance

Late-stage breast cancer incidence increasing in U.S. women

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 10, 2024

They used the latest available data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), including data from the COVID-19 pandemic peak years of 2020 and 2021. However, the researchers did not observe such a trend from 2012 to 2021. Hendrick and Monticciolo evaluated trends in late-stage breast cancer incidence.

Disease

Disease Education Mammogram Radiologist

2021 Medicare policy changes dragged down radiologist pay, new study confirms

Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Specialties that provided fewer E/M services, such as radiology and general surgery, saw the largest declines, experts wrote in JAMA.

Medicare

Medicare Radiologist Radiology

Ultrafast MRI exam bests standard MRI for classifying breast cancers

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 28, 2025

The prospective study enrolled 225 women with 233 breast cancer prior to treatment between 2021 and 2022. Seo and colleagues compared the performance of ultrafast MRI with standard MRI in classifying histological factors and subtypes of invasive breast cancer among radiologists with varying experience.

MRI

MRI Radiologist Imaging Clinic

Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2025

They also found that total average yearly greenhouse gas emissions from all Medicare imaging exams between 2017 and 2021 ranged from 8.1 The researchers reported that the imaging inefficiency rate varied by modality and body region and ranged from 1.1% to 136 kilotons for MRI; 25 to 178 kilotons for CT; 7.1 to 46 kilotons for x-ray, and 2.7

Imaging

Imaging Medicare X-ray Healthcare

Can use of other cancer screening tests boost uptake of LCS?

AuntMinnie

APRIL 2, 2025

The study included information from 212,393 participants between the ages of 50 and 79 from the 2022 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) dataset; of these, 28,483 were eligible for LCS according to the 2021 USPSTF criteria.

Hospital

Hospital Disease IT Clinic

Breast ultrasound effective for screening women with dense tissue

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

They investigated the efficacy of supplemental screening breast ultrasound in women with heterogeneously dense and extremely dense tissue, conducting a study that assessed ultrasound-guided breast biopsies prompted by screening breast ultrasound performed from August 2021 to December 2022.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound Radiologist Disease Diagnose

Unnecessary imaging wastes $12B a year and uses enough electricity to power a small town

Radiology Business

MARCH 31, 2025

Between 2017 and 2021, all inappropriate imaging generated upward of 129.2 kilotons per year, with CT and MRI accounting for the largest portion.

Imaging

Imaging MRI

Timely patient feedback leads to improvements in MRI exam experience

AuntMinnie

APRIL 11, 2025

The study included completed survey data collected in 2021 and 2022 from 6,043 patients who responded via email after their exams. for the first quarter (April to June 2021) and 94.8% for the first quarter (April to June 2021) and 94.8% The survey consisted of the question How was your radiology visit? increase in raw scores.

MRI

MRI Communication Radiology Technologist Radiology

AIUM: POCUS residency tracks improve skills for family med specialists

AuntMinnie

APRIL 1, 2025

In 2021, nearly one-third of family medicine residencies reported having an established POCUS curriculum. The pilot program included three track residents who underwent the following during their track time in 2021 and 2022: seven simulation sessions, elective POCUS scanning time, quarterly POCUS training, and biannual simulation sessions.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound Imaging Medical IT

Volume of interventional radiology procedures performed by nurse practitioners surges 143%

Radiology Business

JULY 2, 2024

Physician assistants also handled a growing share of treatments, with their tally increasing nearly 67% between 2010 and 2021.

Nursing

Nursing Interventional Radiology Radiology

Imaging’s total share of US healthcare spending plummets as others record gains

Radiology Business

MARCH 27, 2024

The percentage of patients who received imaging services also declined from 46% in 2010 down to 40% by 2021, experts wrote in Health Affairs Scholar.

Healthcare

Healthcare Healthcare Imaging

Few ‘surprise’ patient bills are from radiologists, study finds

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

in 2021, with the decline occurring broadly across imaging modalities, noted lead author Jay Parikh, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. in 2021, the group found. in 2021, whereas MR had the smallest decline, from 9.7% in 2021 to 0.8% in 2007 to 1.1% in 2007 to 1.1% in 2007 to 1.0%

Radiologist

Radiologist Insurance Imaging Modalities Nuclear Medicine

Over 45% of radiologists and other docs are burned out, down from the 2021 peak

Radiology Business

APRIL 10, 2025

Despite the improvement, physicians remain at greater risk for such workplace fatigue when compared to other professions, the AMA reports.

Radiologist

Cancer screening hasn't rebounded to prepandemic levels

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Researchers led by Rishi Wadhera, MD, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston found that eligible adults were significantly less likely to receive breast cancer screening and other types of health screening in 2021 compared with 2019. adults who participated in the National Health Interview Survey in 2021 and 2022.

Public Health

Public Health Insurance Healthcare Healthcare

Radiologists help refute ‘pregnant mummy’ claim

AuntMinnie

MARCH 3, 2025

First reported by Polish researchers from the National Museum in Warsaw in 2021, the finding sparked controversy, with some experts calling for the authors of the study to rescan the mummy using proper protocol supervised by a radiologist to clarify the diagnosis.

Radiologist

Radiologist PACS Imaging IT

Nuclear Regulatory Commission warns of medical mishaps stemming from radiopharmaceutical use

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

NRC estimates that 29 of these “medical events” occurred between 2021 and 2023, with “many” involving new therapeutic radiopharma procedures.

Radiopharmaceuticals

Radiopharmaceuticals Medical

Study finds decreases in imaging's share of all healthcare spending

AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

its share among employer-insured individuals actually decreased between 2010 and 2021, researchers have reported. trillion in 2021 and is expected to grow by 5.4% Nominal medical imaging price increases by modality, 2010 to 2021 Modality Percentage increase CT 12.4% In fact, imaging's part fell from 10.5% increased from $2.6

Healthcare

Healthcare Healthcare Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Humana expands use of automated prior authorization software into diagnostic imaging

Radiology Business

APRIL 24, 2024

The Louisville, Kentucky-based payer first partnered with vendor Cohere Health in 2021 to launch a pilot program in 12 states.

Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging Diagnostic Imaging

Only 1% of Radiologist Claims were Out of Network in 2021

Imaging Technology

JANUARY 24, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 01/24/2024 - 19:08 January 24, 2024 — A study by the Neiman Health Policy Institute found that, by 2021, only 1.1% As such, by 2021, radiologists practiced almost exclusively in-network. of radiologists’ commercial claims were out of network (OON), down from 12.6% and for claims associated with ED visits—3.9%

Radiologist

Radiologist Insurance Inpatient Imaging Modalities

Private equity firm acquires radiology parts and services provider DirectMed Imaging

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 15, 2024

After acquiring the Poway, California, company in 2021, NMS Capital is now selling off its stake to fellow PE group Frazier Healthcare Partners.

Radiology

Radiology Imaging Healthcare Healthcare

FDA clears expanded use of RadNet subsidiary DeepHealth’s mammography AI solution

Radiology Business

DECEMBER 3, 2024

First OK’d by the agency in 2021, SmartMammo Dx is now permitted for use with GE HealthCare’s Senographe Pristina systems.

IMV: Nuclear medicine procedure volumes decrease

AuntMinnie

APRIL 15, 2024

between 2021 and 2023, with a 10.7% Two-year compound annual growth rates (CAGR) between 2021 and 2023 show an overall average 2.9% Changes in nuclear medicine procedure volumes between 2021 and 2023 Facility Type Volume change since 2021 2-year CAGR Hospitals -10.7% -5.5% decrease in hospital-based studies and a 2.5%

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine Hospital Radiopharmaceuticals Radiologist

Radiologists rapidly launch inpatient IR consult service that’s generating tens of thousands in new revenue

Radiology Business

MAY 12, 2023

Between 2020-2021 (and amid the pandemic), interventional consult volumes climbed 13%, while consult-specific payments leapt by 84%, experts detailed.

Inpatient

Inpatient Radiologist

Radiologists at a clear disadvantage in Medicare’s MIPS program, new study shows

Radiology Business

APRIL 4, 2024

In 2021, there were only nine available MIPS measures for diagnostic radiology versus 65 in family medicine, Neiman Health Policy Institute experts report.

Radiologist

Radiologist Diagnostic Radiology

Private equity-backed imaging parts and service provider acquires competitor

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

DirectMed Parts & Service, which partnered with NMS Capital in 2021, is buying Siemens specialist Technical Prospects for an undisclosed amount.

Imaging

Judge denies radiology group’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit over $177M sale of the practice

Radiology Business

MARCH 24, 2024

Technologist Robert Harrison and his attorneys filed the complaint in 2021, charging that shareholders grossly overpaid in the deal, among other contentions

Radiology

Radiology departments that serve racial minorities, low-income patients less likely to receive NIH funding

Radiology Business

JANUARY 24, 2024

A total of 75 radiology departments received National Institutes of Health funding between 2017-2021, ranging from $195,000 to nearly $217.9 million.

Radiology

Do radiologists trust mammography AI software?

AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2025

Conducted between April 2021 and June 2022, the ScreenTrustCAD trial prospectively evaluated the performance of Insight MMG AI CAD software (Lunit) on nearly 55,000 women in Sweden receiving breast cancer screening with full-field digital mammography.

Radiologist

Radiologist Mammogram Diagnose Imaging

Hospital giant to expand homegrown outpatient imaging chain that offers flat-rate MR and CT

Radiology Business

MARCH 28, 2024

First launched in 2021, Tellica Imaging has aimed to capitalize on the industry's shift away from hospitals to less costly freestanding sites

Hospital

Hospital Imaging

Pandemic prompted an increase in negative mammograms

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The team compared data collected for 2019 to 2021, focusing on mammography volumes between March and June for these years since the steepest COVID-related restrictions took place in that period in 2020. However, this increased to 638 in 2021 during the period of post-COVID-19 restrictions.

Mammogram

Mammogram Nursing Diagnostic Hospital

FES-PET shows promise staging patients with low-grade breast cancer

AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2025

Between December 2018 and January 2021, the group enrolled 41 female participants (median age, 56 years) who underwent both PET scans. Nuclear medicine physicians analyzed both sets of images and determined disease stages, with final stages verified via biopsy.

PET Scan

PET Scan Nuclear Medicine Mammogram Disease

Radiologist breaks ground on $250M medical campus that includes spot for his imaging group

Radiology Business

AUGUST 5, 2024

million in 2021. John Tentinger, MD, has been working on the deal for about a decade, purchasing the 25-acre piece of land for $5.5

Medical

Medical Radiologist Imaging

Risk-based lung cancer screening mitigates healthcare disparities

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Risk-based lung cancer screening using a model called the PLCOm2012-Update appears to mitigate racial and ethnic disparities and improve screening performance compared to a protocol based on the USPSTF 2021 criteria, researchers have found. In 2021, the U.S. comparing it to the USPSTF's 2021 recommendation. PLCOm2012-Update 15.9

Healthcare

Healthcare Healthcare IT Hospital

Fewer than 1 in 6 radiologists are highly likely to seek new employment in the near future

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Most practices surveyed said they hired radiologists in 2021 with similar plans in 2022, focused on breast and body imaging as top needs.

Radiologist

Radiologist Imaging

Royal Philips appoints new business leaders

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2025

Fidanci previously worked at Philips until 2021. Xue worked for GE Healthcare for more than 25 years, most recently in the role of president and CEO of global MRI. She has served in leadership roles including in global x-ray, MRI, services, and business development.

X-ray

X-ray MRI Healthcare Healthcare

HPI study shows radiologists at MIPS disadvantage

AuntMinnie

APRIL 3, 2024

Impeded by a smaller number of radiology-applicable quality measures, in 2021 radiologists in radiology-only practices scored significantly lower on relevant Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) gauges compared with other specialties. In contrast, those in multispecialty practices scored higher in the U.S.

Radiologist

Radiologist Medicare Radiology Ultrasound

Radiologists were already nearly 99% in-network before the No Surprises Act took effect

Radiology Business

JANUARY 19, 2024

The specialty has approved upon its out-of-network rate since 2007, falling from nearly 13% down to 1% as of 2021, experts wrote in JACR.

Radiologist

Radiologist IT

Women with BRCA1/2 germline mutations are often denied breast MRI

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 2, 2025

The researchers investigated the frequency of insurance denials for annual breast MRIs in women with this genetic variant and reviewed exam denial trends via a study that included data from 682 women with BRCA1/2 germline mutations who had screening breast MRIs ordered between 2020 to 2021 at a high-risk breast cancer clinic.

MRI

MRI Insurance Disease IT

Lunit highlights Insight MMG clinical results

AuntMinnie

MARCH 10, 2025

It included 24,543 women aged 40 and above who underwent routine biennial mammography as part of Korea's national breast cancer screening program between February 2021 and December 2022; it compared the performance of radiologist screening mammography interpretation with and without the use of Lunit's Insight MMG.

Clinic

Clinic Communication Radiologist Hospital

State radiological society earns $20,000 grant to help fight ‘harmful’ scope-of-practice bills

Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

The American College of Radiology Association announced the news Friday, with the money coming from its special fund established in 2021.

Radiology

Radiology IT

CT-based AI algorithm comparable to rads for identifying renal masses

AuntMinnie

MAY 15, 2024

They developed the algorithm using data from one hospital between 2009 and 2021, dividing patients into training and internal test sets with a ratio of eight to two.

Imaging Modalities

Imaging Modalities Radiologist Hospital Imaging

Private equity-backed global teleradiology outfit opens ‘state of the art’ new reporting hub

Radiology Business

MAY 15, 2023

Midmarket private equity firm Livingbridge acquired Everlight Radiology in 2021 for more than $335 million and hopes to fuel growth with the new facility.

Teleradiology

Teleradiology Radiology

AuntMinnie 2021: COVID-19 vaccine affects imaging results, researchers warn

ACR/RBMA workforce survey: Radiologist recruiting remains a key concern

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Late-stage breast cancer incidence increasing in U.S. women

2021 Medicare policy changes dragged down radiologist pay, new study confirms

Ultrafast MRI exam bests standard MRI for classifying breast cancers

Excess imaging produces 'significant' carbon dioxide emissions

Can use of other cancer screening tests boost uptake of LCS?

Breast ultrasound effective for screening women with dense tissue

Unnecessary imaging wastes $12B a year and uses enough electricity to power a small town

Timely patient feedback leads to improvements in MRI exam experience

AIUM: POCUS residency tracks improve skills for family med specialists

Volume of interventional radiology procedures performed by nurse practitioners surges 143%

Imaging’s total share of US healthcare spending plummets as others record gains

Few ‘surprise’ patient bills are from radiologists, study finds

Over 45% of radiologists and other docs are burned out, down from the 2021 peak

Cancer screening hasn't rebounded to prepandemic levels

Radiologists help refute ‘pregnant mummy’ claim

Nuclear Regulatory Commission warns of medical mishaps stemming from radiopharmaceutical use

Study finds decreases in imaging's share of all healthcare spending

Humana expands use of automated prior authorization software into diagnostic imaging

Only 1% of Radiologist Claims were Out of Network in 2021

Private equity firm acquires radiology parts and services provider DirectMed Imaging

FDA clears expanded use of RadNet subsidiary DeepHealth’s mammography AI solution

IMV: Nuclear medicine procedure volumes decrease

Radiologists rapidly launch inpatient IR consult service that’s generating tens of thousands in new revenue

Radiologists at a clear disadvantage in Medicare’s MIPS program, new study shows

Private equity-backed imaging parts and service provider acquires competitor

Judge denies radiology group’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit over $177M sale of the practice

Radiology departments that serve racial minorities, low-income patients less likely to receive NIH funding

Do radiologists trust mammography AI software?

Hospital giant to expand homegrown outpatient imaging chain that offers flat-rate MR and CT

Pandemic prompted an increase in negative mammograms

FES-PET shows promise staging patients with low-grade breast cancer

Radiologist breaks ground on $250M medical campus that includes spot for his imaging group

Risk-based lung cancer screening mitigates healthcare disparities

Fewer than 1 in 6 radiologists are highly likely to seek new employment in the near future

Royal Philips appoints new business leaders

HPI study shows radiologists at MIPS disadvantage

Radiologists were already nearly 99% in-network before the No Surprises Act took effect

Women with BRCA1/2 germline mutations are often denied breast MRI

Lunit highlights Insight MMG clinical results

State radiological society earns $20,000 grant to help fight ‘harmful’ scope-of-practice bills

CT-based AI algorithm comparable to rads for identifying renal masses

Private equity-backed global teleradiology outfit opens ‘state of the art’ new reporting hub

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