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Choosing the Right Diagnostic Imaging Center: What Patients Should Consider

TRA Medical Imaging

When it comes to your health, selecting the right diagnostic imaging center is an important decision. Whether you’re getting a routine scan or investigating a specific health concern, the imaging center you choose can significantly impact the accuracy of your diagnosis and the quality of care you receive.

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

AuntMinnie

In an analysis of billing trends, the rate of out-of-network (OON) imaging claims declined from 12.6% 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. million imaging claims for 19.5 in 2007 to 1.1%

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CT, MRI, ultrasound are the top modalities for predictive maintenance services

AuntMinnie

In 2023, the overall average rating of the priority for implementing or expanding a predictive maintenance program for imaging equipment service is 4.9/7, 7, according to the recently published IMV 2023 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Service Outlook Report. In relation to location type, urban sites have the highest rating at 5.3/7,

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GE HealthCare, Cincinnati Children's form pediatric research program

AuntMinnie

Cincinnati Childrens and GE HealthCare are forming a strategic research program with the goal of advancing innovation for pediatric care delivery across imaging modalities, including MRI, ultrasound, molecular imaging, and CT.

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PET/CT: The Fastest Growing Diagnostic Imaging Modality

Associates in Medical Imaging

Gone are the days when there was one "gold standard" diagnostic imaging option. Today, PET/CT is the fastest growing diagnostic imaging modality, and for good reason. PET/CT scans combine two different types of imaging capabilities in a single procedure using one machine.

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ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

AuntMinnie

Since Gutberlet was starting out, training for cardiac imaging has improved. He noted that in 2019, the European Society of Cardiology issued updated guidelines for diagnostic imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD), recommending noninvasive imaging (i.e., years of follow-up compared with CT imaging (2.1%

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DBT on par with mammography for imaging referred women

AuntMinnie

We found no difference in the diagnostic performance for the overall sample between the two imaging modalities with similar area under the receiver operating characteristic [AUROC] and diagnostic yield, the Noguchi team wrote.

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