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Experts talk breast imaging's 2024 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) mandate on breast density notification taking effect to state- and federal-level legislation being introduced and passed for insurance coverage on supplemental imaging, breast imaging is poised to experience transformation soon, the experts said. They become educated consumers for their own health.”

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AuntMinnie 2013: NY hospital to shutter radiology residency program

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In 2013, our top article covered a decision by a New York City hospital to close its radiology residency program. A New York City hospital on Monday moved to terminate its radiology residency program, leaving 11 residents without a program or funding to continue beyond the current program year ending June 30.

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Wider use of cardiac PET faces challenges

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include education, advocacy, and industry partnerships, according to a study published January 10 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. that perform PET MPI, many perform a low volume of PET studies, with 56% of the cases in the Medicare database being performed in only 20 hospitals, they noted. Also, out of 400 centers in the U.S.

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Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Hospitals: Promoting Health Equity

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Since healthcare disparities in hospitals have preventable sources, though, organizations can work toward providing more equitable services that acknowledge the unique needs of each patient. Hospitals committed to addressing the root causes of healthcare disparities can start by addressing some of the following opportunities.

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

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AuntMinnie.com · Minnies 2023 - Most Influential Radiology Researcher Runner Up: Emily Conant, MD, University of Pennsylvania Most Effective Radiology Educator Minnies 2023 Winner: Christine "Cooky" Menias, MD, Mayo Clinic - Arizona Christine "Cooky" Menias, MD. Innumerable nodules? No, four nodules in the right lung and four in the left.

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Radiology among least affected services during Ukraine war

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Imaging and radiology centers are among the least affected hospital services in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, a study published May 17 in JAMA Health Forum found. The survey study included 74 Ukrainian hospitals from 12 oblasts (regions or provinces). The study can be found in its entirety here.

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ABMS proposes independent American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine

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Outgoing Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) president Ed Nicol, MD, of Royal Brompton Hospital in London, U.K., Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, of North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY, will serve as president and chair of the 15-member board of directors. The board's application can be reviewed here.