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Radiology Staffing Shortages and Group Culture

Ben White

One thing our recent discussions of the nationwide shortage of radiologists didn’t include (in addition to a solution) is how the shortage has impacted the culture of radiology: Pulse and a License One of the concerning features of the current staffing shortage is the desperation with which many universities/hospitals/groups are recruiting new talent.

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Siemens Healthineers, Tower Health enter 10-year partnership

AuntMinnie

Siemens Healthineers and Tower Health have formed a 10-year Value Partnership that will focus on equipment enhancement, technology modernization, and improving clinical experience for patients. The partnership aims to improve diagnostic imaging and digital intelligence tools for radiology, oncology, and cardiology across the West Reading, PA-based Tower Health system.

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Imaging industry lobbying group ‘disappointed’ with White House’s latest round of tariffs

Radiology Business

AdvaMedwhich represents manufacturers including Canon, GE HealthCare, Philips and Siemens Healthineersis pushing for an imaging exemption.

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Cadwell Industries launches latest Sierra software release

AuntMinnie

Neurodiagnostics developer Cadwell Industries has launchedits latestSierra softwarerelease providing patent-pending, synchronized ultrasound and electromyography (EMG). Combined with theSierra Summitelectrodiagnostic system andSierra NMUS1integrated ultrasound, the update brings electrophysiological data and ultrasound imaging together in real-time on a single screen.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.

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Patients eligible for both breast and lung cancer screening are getting mammograms while ditching low-dose CT in droves

Radiology Business

This finding underlines the need for interventions to increase LCS awareness and address common barriers such as confusing eligibility criteria.

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New AI-enabled platform could be 'game changer' for opportunistic screening in women

Health Imaging

The platform was designed to enhance the early detection of health conditions known to affect women in their 40s and older, including breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.

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ASRT names 2025 BeRAD Professionalism Award winners

AuntMinnie

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has selected Childrens Hospital of Orange County in Tustin, CA, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center of Allen, TX, as the recipients of its 2025BeRAD Professionalism Award. The award recognizes health systems, imaging centers, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities in which medical imaging and radiation therapists demonstrate a culture of professionalism.

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Radiology practice will pay $2.9M to settle allegations it falsified PPP loan documents

Radiology Business

Fairfax Radiological Consultants, the D.C. metro area's largest practice, purportedly had employed over 500 individuals as of 2019, but by April 2020, its roster was down to fewer than 100.

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AIUM: Lymphosonography finds SLNs in cervical, vulvar cancer patients

AuntMinnie

Lymphosonography can detect sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) in cervical and vulvar cancer patients scheduled for surgery, suggest findings presented March 30 at the 2025 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual conference. Priscilla Machado, MD, from Thomas Jefferson University in Baltimore, MD, shared results from research demonstrating that this ultrasound method led to more than 90% of SLNs being identified.

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Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling

Patient-centric scheduling can only be achieved through optimized radiology workflows, effective communications between staff and physicians, and, of course, through specialized schedulers. In this guide, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to transform your radiology center into a high-performance hub of medical imaging.

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Bill that would require providers report extravasations of radioactive drugs is back on the House floor

Health Imaging

Patient advocacy groups say the proposal " is common-sense legislation that will protect patients.

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ALA report: LCS rates more than tripled between 2023 and 2024

AuntMinnie

The American Lung Association's (ALA) 2024 State of Lung Cancer report showed an increase in national lung cancer screening (LCS) rates from 4.5% in 2023 to 16% in 2024 -- a shift likely due to a change in methodology, according to researchers. For its 2024 report, the ALA used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) rather than from the American College of Radiology (ACR) Lung Cancer Screening Registry (LCSR), wrote a team led by Peter Gunderman, MD, of the Indiana Univ

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Routine interventional procedure may present new endometriosis treatment option

Health Imaging

Known to be extremely painful at times, many women with endometriosis consider flare-ups of the condition to be debilitating.

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Supine CT May Underestimate Contact Stress in Critical WB Regions of the Acetabulum Compared to Weight Bearing CT

CurveBeam AI

Key Points: Computational models of the hip often omit patient-specific functional orientation when placing imaging-derived bony geometry into anatomic landmark-based coordinate systems for application of joint loading schemes. Significant differences are found when incorporating WBCT-derived data suggesting non-weight bearing (NWB) methods could result in underestimating contact stress in critical weight bearing regions of the acetabulum.

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The Employers Guide to Controlling Cancer

About 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and patients are getting younger. At the same time, the cost of treatment continues to rise, with employers spending 8.5% more on cancer care for each employee than they did last year. The best thing employers can do for their employees and business tomorrow is to invest in cancer detection and care today.

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RBMA President Peter Moffatt reflects on the association’s recent annual meeting

Radiology Business

"I feel very privileged to have led such an experienced and capable board of directors," the Radiology Business Management Association's 2024-2025 leader writes in a Radiology Business guest column.

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Revealing capillaries and cells in living organs with ultrasound

ScienceDaily

While medical centers use ultrasound daily, so far this technology has not been capable of observing body tissues at the scale of cells. Physicists have now developed a microscopy technique based on ultrasound to reveal capillaries and cells across living organs -- something that wasn't possible before.

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Self-Interpretation of Imaging by Non-Radiologists Accounts for 43.5 Percent of Medicare Imaging Claims

Diagnostic Imaging

In a review of over 1,630,000 office-based non-breast imaging Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) claims from 2022, researchers found that 39.5 percent of nuclear medicine imaging were interpreted by ordering clinicians.

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The Incidence, Timing, and Presentation of Major Hemorrhagic Events Following Percutaneous Solid Organ Biopsies

JVIR

This retrospective study was performed to determine the incidence, timing, and clinical manifestations of major hemorrhagic events following percutaneous solid organ biopsy procedures in 32,331 cases performed between 9/1/2005 and 8/9/2023. Bleeding was categorized using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. Major hemorrhage occurred in 139 cases (0.4%) and was most common after splenic biopsy (7/197, 3.6%) and native kidney biopsy (49/5,699, 0.86%).

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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Study with CT Data Suggests Women with PE Have More Than Triple the One-Year Mortality Rate than Men

Diagnostic Imaging

After a multivariable assessment including age and comorbidities, women with pulmonary embolism (PE) had a 48 percent higher risk of one-year mortality than men with PE, according to a new study involving over 33,000 patients.

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An MRI-based deep learning radiomics model predicts recurrence-free survival in lung cancer patients after surgical resection of brain metastases

ScienceDirect

Publication date: Available online 2 April 2025 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Baoxun Li, Haojiang Li, Junwei Chen, Fang Xiao, Xuewen Fang, Ruomi Guo, Manqiu Liang, Zhiyuan Wu, Jiaji Mao, Jun Shen

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Konica Minolta Unveils New PACS/RIS Platform for Radiologists

Diagnostic Imaging

The Exa PACS/RIS platform reportedly combines AI-enabled worklist navigation tools with advances in multiplanar functionality and 3D-generated image segmentation.

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Prediction of PD-L1 Expression in NSCLC patients Using PET/CT Radiomics and Prognostic Modeling for Immunotherapy in PD-L1-Positive NSCLC Patients

ScienceDirect

Publication date: Available online 2 April 2025 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Mengye Peng, Menglu Wang, Xinyue Yang, Yanmei Wang, Lizhi Xie, Wenxin An, Fan Ge, Chen Yang, Kezheng Wang

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From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.

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AdvaMed criticizes broad-based tariffs

AuntMinnie

The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) is expressing disappointment with tariffs announced by the Trump administration, saying they will negatively impact American medical technology and innovation. AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker issued a statement saying that broad-based tariffs of this nature would "act much as an excise tax.

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Differential practice of peer review and peer feedback between NHS imaging departments and Teleradiology companies; how big is the gap?

ScienceDirect

Publication date: Available online 2 April 2025 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Ravivarma Balasubramaniam, Karl Drinkwater, Mark Beavon, Rebecca Greenhalgh, A. Barrett, A. Bhagat, A. Chiphang, A. Devaraj, A. Elstob, A. Kamalasanan, A. Maston, A. Mohamed, A. Mohyuddin, A. Nandakumar, A. Paddon, A. Patel, A. Radhakrishnan, A. Raghavan, A. Shah, A.