Ben White
AUGUST 16, 2024
Something happened to the field of Radiology. Actually, a lot of things have happened and are happening to Radiology all the time, but one of those things has been that the proliferation of corporate and private equity-backed radiology practices over the past decade has been followed by a historic radiologist shortage, a subsequent piping-hot radiology job market, and a challenging zero-sum game to hire on-site and even remote radiologists.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 11, 2024
Dr. Leonel Ferreira was a receptive person who was happy to discuss cases, a colleague said. All photos courtesy of CBR and Berit Press. A prominent radiologist was one of eight doctors who died August 9 in a plane crash in Brazil. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of José Roberto Leonel Ferreira, MD, a full member of the CBR,” the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR) said in a short tribute.
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Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 13, 2024
Utilizing low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for a cohort of over 10,000 non-smokers, researchers found that over 11 percent of study participants had clinically relevant lung nodules.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 12, 2024
Reno Radiological Associates is on the hunt for someone to help "decompress" its on-site rads, but the private practice has struggled to find help in a hyper-competitive market.
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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.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 15, 2024
The phenomenon, known as cognitive motor dissociation, might occur more often than previously believed.
Diagnostic Imaging Brief brings together the best content for architecture professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 16, 2024
Acute clinical events with stable MRI (ACES) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are reportedly associated with significantly higher rates of confirmed disability accrual, relapse-associated worsening, and transition to secondary progressive MS.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 13, 2024
A Journal of the American College of Radiology analysis explores how bias might shape faculty decisions to select certain potential residents.
Imaging Technology
AUGUST 15, 2024
tim.hodson Thu, 08/15/2024 - 09:37 Aug. 14, 2024—Neuro-oncologists’ management plans changed in a substantial fraction of adult patients with high-grade glioma (HGG) who underwent advanced neuroimaging to further evaluate conventional MRI findings equivocal for tumor progression versus treatment effect, according to the American Journal of Roentgenology ( AJR ), published by the AmericanRoentgen Ray Society.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 12, 2024
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (SNMMI) is praising the U.S. Senate for including neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in the fiscal year 2025 Senate Defense Appropriations report. NETs are diagnosed and treated with nuclear medicine imaging. The Senate Appropriations Committee released the report on August 8 and listed NETs as an eligible condition for dedicated research funding through the U.S.
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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.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 12, 2024
Emphasizing that forewarned is forearmed, this author discusses his approach to handling egotistical referring docs and extraneous addendum requests.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 15, 2024
Such policies "shouldn’t be used as a cost-control mechanism, or as a way to delay or deny appropriate care," the health plan's CEO said.
Medical Xpress: Radiology
AUGUST 12, 2024
MRI scans could replace invasive heart tests, as new research shows they can reliably estimate pressures inside the heart to predict if a patient will develop heart failure.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 16, 2024
SPECT/CT imaging can show over time how patients taking tafamidis for heart disease respond to the treatment, a group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston reported. In a study of patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis taking the medication, the researchers found that technetium-99m (Tc-99m) pyrophosphate (PYP) SPECT/CT metrics significantly decreased over an average period of 2.8 years.
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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.
ScienceDaily
AUGUST 15, 2024
Endometriosis affects more than 11% of women of reproductive age in the U.S. and 190 million women worldwide. The average time to diagnose endometriosis is seven years after the onset of symptoms, which include abdominal pain and cramping before, during and after menstruation, among others. These circumstances may cause life-altering consequences such as chronic pain, infertility and quality of life.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 14, 2024
"Our experts believe there’s a high probability that the final rule governing next year's Medicare payments will be less severe than the current proposal," CFO Mark Stolper told investors.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 14, 2024
New research calls for greater utilization of advanced imaging in post-treatment protocols for patients with high-grade glioma.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 12, 2024
Researchers in Germany have raised the question of whether a fixed upper age limit may be justified for performing endovascular thrombectomies (EVT) to treat the oldest elderly stroke patients, according to a study published August 12 in JAMA Open Network. Based on an age-based analysis, the group found dramatically lower rates of independent ambulation and higher mortality in patients older than 80 years who underwent EVT compared to younger patients.
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Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 15, 2024
Based on surveys of neuro-oncologists taken before and after the use of MRI perfusion imaging and spectroscopy in patients with high-grade gliomas, researchers found the advanced imaging would have led to a greater than fivefold change in patient management in comparison to previous research.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 15, 2024
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging made its case in an Aug. 12 letter to the Office of Management and Budget.
ScienceDaily
AUGUST 15, 2024
Researchers have developed a new two-photon fluorescence microscope that captures high-speed images of neural activity at cellular resolution. By imaging much faster and with less harm to brain tissue than traditional two-photon microscopy, the new approach could provide a clearer view of how neurons communicate in real time, leading to new insights into brain function and neurological diseases.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 15, 2024
L.A. Care Health Plan has updated its list of codes requiring prior authorization, including those tied to radiology services, reducing the number of services that require it. The health plan removed 24% of existing codes in an effort to avoid delays in member care, speed up discharge requests, and decrease the administrative burden for providers. L.A.
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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.
Health Imaging
AUGUST 16, 2024
New findings portray both treatment options in a similar light when it comes to overall survival rates, though one creates significantly more burden for both patients and hospital resources.
Radiology Business
AUGUST 14, 2024
The deal includes Steward Medical Group, a physician-led organization offering primary care, diagnostic imaging and other specialty services across several states.
Diagnostic Imaging
AUGUST 12, 2024
In addition to a 20.1 percent reduction in iodine load, photon-counting CT offered higher signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios than energy-integrating detector CT in a new study.
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 12, 2024
SPECT/CT imaging can help manage patients undergoing radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) with Pluvicto for advanced prostate cancer, according to a study published August 8 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. In a retrospective analysis, a group at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) found that qualitative post-treatment SPECT/CT triggered a change in management in 49% of patients, with changes based on progression occurring mostly after two and four cycles of the drug and changes based
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As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?
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