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The state of radiology: Part 1 -- Is practice building dead?

AuntMinnie

Greg Nicola “Practices and departments need a subset of radiologists to be on-premise to perform minimally invasive procedures, fluoroscopy, and provide in-person consultation for clinicians," Nicola explained. Greg Nicola, MD, is chair of the American College of Radiology's Commission on Medical Economics.

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Image-Guided Epidural Injections for Back Pain

Midstate Radiology Associates

As technology evolved, doctors turned to imaging-guided procedures using computed tomography (CT) or X-ray technology. Considered a minimally invasive procedure, image-guided epidural injections for back pain may be administered at a doctor’s office, surgical center or hospital imaging center.

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Tricuspid Valve Repair with MitraClip

Global Radiology CME

However, minimally invasive methods are starting to gain popularity as the mainstay of treatment. These minimally invasive procedures include heterotopic caval transcatheter valve implantation, transcatheter tricuspid valve annuloplasty, and tricuspid clip placement (MitraClip) [4,5].