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ACR CEO outlines top trends in breast imaging

Health Imaging

AUGUST 2, 2024

American College of Radiology CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, is a diagnostic radiologist who specializes in breast imaging. She spoke to Health Imaging about some key issues that have her attention in 2024 and beyond.

Imaging

Imaging Health Imaging Radiologist Diagnostic

Radiology group will pay over $5M to settle allegations it bribed referrers

Radiology Business

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Private equity-backed American Health Imaging allegedly doled out tickets to concerts, the SEC Football Championship, meals and fishing trips to help induce referrals.

IT

IT Health Imaging Radiology Imaging

The Government Wants Your Input on Consolidation in Healthcare

Ben White

MARCH 8, 2024

For reference, Welsh Carson also owns US Radiology Specialists, which has purchased several outpatient imaging chains over the past few years including Touchstone, American Health Imaging, and Gateway Diagnostic Imaging.

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Government Healthcare Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management

Whistleblower lawsuit implicates IDTF marketing, service agreements

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 13, 2024

federal false claims case against Atlanta-based American Health Imaging (AHI) and its CEO highlights risky marketing and referral agreement strategies for executives of independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs).

Medicare

Medicare Government Health Imaging Diagnostic

Vaping may affect vascular function as much or more than smoking, MRI study shows

Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

E-cigarettes, or vapes, are largely considered a safer alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes, but new MRI data suggests they still pose significant risks to users’ health.

MRI

MRI findings linked to cognitive issues in patients with long COVID 2 years post-infection

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The CDC estimates that just under 7% of adults in the United States continue to struggle with symptoms of long COVID.

MRI

COVID remnants still show up on PET scans years after infection

Health Imaging

JULY 10, 2024

That’s according to new PET imaging that shows the presence of activated T cells in the brain, spinal cord, gut and lung tissues of individuals who have recovered from COVID.

PET Scan

PET Scan Imaging

Even two years after recovery, damage to multiple regions of the brain persists in COVID patients

Health Imaging

MAY 15, 2024

On imaging some former COVID patients show significant alterations in several parts of the brain related to emotional regulation.

Imaging

Some soccer players are at risk of brain damage similar to CTE

Health Imaging

DECEMBER 1, 2024

American football isn’t the only contact sport that has medical experts concerned with the brain health of athletes. New evidence suggests that certain soccer players may be more at risk of long-term brain abnormalities, too.

Medical

Bilingual people have more efficient brains, imaging study shows

Health Imaging

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Researchers examined the brains of bilingual and monolingual people using fMRI, only to find improved communication between isolated regions in those who learn a second language at a young age.

Communication

Communication Imaging

Up to 25% of physically unresponsive patients are still conscious, imaging shows

Health Imaging

AUGUST 15, 2024

The phenomenon, known as cognitive motor dissociation, might occur more often than previously believed.

Imaging

Lizard saliva could be key to spotting elusive pancreatic tumors

Health Imaging

OCTOBER 21, 2024

By binding the substance to a radiotracer, experts were able to improve the accuracy of identifying of these tumors by as much as 30% compared to the standard of care.

MRI study pinpoints neural roots of lingering fatigue post-COVID infection

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Some of the findings observed have also been reported in patients who have multiple sclerosis, “which could suggest partially shared pathophysiological substrates of fatigue symptoms,” researchers indicated.

MRI

Breast cancer rates among women in their 30s are on the rise

Health Imaging

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Screening among younger women has been steadily rising for years. Consequently, so have cancer rates among the population.

Simple IR procedure could prevent women from having hysterectomies, but most have never heard of it

Health Imaging

JULY 11, 2024

New survey data suggest less than 20% of women with uterine fibroids are offered additional treatment options besides a hysterectomy.

IT

Are providers too trusting of AI's advice?

Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“When we rely too much on whatever the computer tells us, that’s a problem."

Brain MRIs reveal the costly price of chronic poor sleep habits

Health Imaging

OCTOBER 25, 2024

New research suggests that individuals who report even moderate sleep disturbances show accelerated brain age on imaging compared to their peers who have overall healthy sleep habits.

Imaging

The Mediterranean diet may slow brain aging, MRI study shows

Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Following the Mediterranean diet could have significant benefits for cognitive health.

MRI

MRI shows brain ‘leakage’ that may explain cognitive decline from long COVID

Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A team from Ireland identified disruptions to the integrity of the blood vessels in the brains of patients experiencing brain fog due to the disease.

MRI

MRI Disease

Frequent sleep disruptions may increase amyloid deposits down the road

Health Imaging

JUNE 24, 2024

Daily sleep disruptions could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in the future, new research suggests.

Disease

Loss of smell during COVID linked to structural, functional brain alterations

Health Imaging

AUGUST 19, 2024

According to data shared by the CDC last year, around 34% of patients who contracted COVID between 2020 and 2023 reported losing their sense of smell.

Bullied children are at risk of developing psychotic disorders

Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Researchers at the University of Tokyo found bullied adolescents had lower levels of regulatory neurotransmitters in the brain.

How having ovaries removed before menopause affects brain structure

Health Imaging

JUNE 20, 2024

These changes are especially prevalent in women who have the surgery before the age of 40, new research suggests.

Even AI struggles to work under stress, study suggests

Health Imaging

APRIL 18, 2024

Apparently, it isn’t just humans who occasionally struggle to work under stress. According to a recent study, the performance of AI flounders, too.

IT

Concussions may slow 'background' brain activity in athletes, new imaging shows

Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

New research into post-concussion brain health suggests that the impact of head trauma may be more far-reaching than previously believed.

Imaging

Portable MRI system slashes the time it takes to image stroke patients

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Experts are optimistic that the use of portable systems can increase accessibility to neuroimaging and efficiency in stroke care.

IT

IT MRI Imaging

Lululemon has no place in an MRI suite, doc warns

Health Imaging

JULY 18, 2024

A neurosurgeon is cautioning patients to check the material makeup of their clothes before donning them during an MRI exam.

MRI

Brain anatomy differs between people with opposing political ideologies

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

New research indicates that conservatives have larger amygdalas than their more progressive-leaning counterparts.

Imaging of woman with facial fillers prompts questions about whether they actually dissolve over time

Health Imaging

JULY 22, 2024

Cosmetic facial fillers made from hyaluronic acid might not dissolve as quickly as previously believed, warns a California plastic surgeon.

Imaging

ChatGPT is overly worried about ED patients

Health Imaging

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The popular AI chatbot tends to over-order X-rays, prescribe too many antibiotics and admit too many patients to the hospital when compared with a resident emergency department physician.

X-ray

X-ray Hospital

Spatial patterns on imaging could predict Alzheimer's years before cognitive symptoms emerge

Health Imaging

JULY 30, 2024

These subtle changes precede greater tissue loss related to cognitive impairment.

Imaging

Giving patients access to their medical imaging could improve health literacy

Health Imaging

MAY 21, 2024

However, medical image sharing could also produce an influx of questions from patients who have concerns about what they're looking at, authors of a new paper suggest.

Medical Imaging

Medical Imaging Medical Imaging

Over half of eligible women skip their mammogram

Health Imaging

OCTOBER 2, 2024

According to new survey data, nonadherence is not for lack of concern about the disease—75% of the women surveyed reported being concerned about their breast health.

Mammogram

Mammogram Disease

The debate over when women should start breast screenings

Health Imaging

AUGUST 5, 2024

Debra Monticciolo, MD, who has previously led both the Society of Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology, discussed how different screening strategies may impact patient outcomes.

Radiology

Radiology Imaging

Data breach at Eastern Radiologists exposes 866,000 patient records

Health Imaging

MARCH 13, 2024

The imaging chain has three locations and serves patients across eastern North Carolina.

Radiologist

Radiologist Imaging

Nearly half of FDA cleared AI medical devices have not been validated on patient data

Health Imaging

AUGUST 26, 2024

The FDA’s current draft guidance on the approval process for AI devices does not specify the type of validation the agency recommends manufacturers use.

Medical Device

Medical Device Medical

Former smokers who vape now still need to be screened for lung cancer. Many of them aren't

Health Imaging

JULY 5, 2024

Despite kicking their initial habit, these individuals remain at risk of developing lung cancer due to their history of smoking cigarettes, current use of e-cigarettes, or both, experts caution.

Woman shot in buttocks by own gun during MRI appointment

Health Imaging

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The unnamed woman had concealed the weapon, which the MRI machine triggered to fire during an exam.

MRI

Poverty can change the wiring of a child's brain, MRI study suggests

Health Imaging

JUNE 27, 2023

New research out of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is offering new insight into how childhood struggles can affect brain development and connectivity.

MRI

How does breast density affect AI accuracy?

Health Imaging

DECEMBER 2, 2024

AI has shown great promise for improving early detection of breast cancer, but many algorithms are hindered by a lack of training on diverse datasets.

Imaging study reveals 'significant deformities' in lungs of some COVID patients

Health Imaging

JUNE 13, 2024

These changes could have long-lasting implications for lung function, authors of the new study warn.

Imaging

FDA announces recall of Abbott neurostimulation devices after MRI-related issues lead to 73 injuries

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The new recall, which includes more than 155,000 implantable pulse generators , is due to ongoing issues with the devices being unable to exit MRI mode and return to normal use.

MRI

Imaging research suggests Viagra could slow or prevent vascular dementia

Health Imaging

JUNE 11, 2024

A new study suggests sildenafil, known by its brand name Viagra, can improve cerebrovascular function and minimize the risk of cognitive impairment caused by small vessel disease.

Disease

Disease Imaging IT

What breast density status can tell us about cardiovascular risk

Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Breast density is most often discussed within the context of cancer risk, but new research suggests that it also could be used as a marker of cardiometabolic health.

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ACR CEO outlines top trends in breast imaging

Radiology group will pay over $5M to settle allegations it bribed referrers

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The Government Wants Your Input on Consolidation in Healthcare

Whistleblower lawsuit implicates IDTF marketing, service agreements

Vaping may affect vascular function as much or more than smoking, MRI study shows

MRI findings linked to cognitive issues in patients with long COVID 2 years post-infection

COVID remnants still show up on PET scans years after infection

Even two years after recovery, damage to multiple regions of the brain persists in COVID patients

Some soccer players are at risk of brain damage similar to CTE

Bilingual people have more efficient brains, imaging study shows

Up to 25% of physically unresponsive patients are still conscious, imaging shows

Lizard saliva could be key to spotting elusive pancreatic tumors

MRI study pinpoints neural roots of lingering fatigue post-COVID infection

Breast cancer rates among women in their 30s are on the rise

Simple IR procedure could prevent women from having hysterectomies, but most have never heard of it

Are providers too trusting of AI's advice?

Brain MRIs reveal the costly price of chronic poor sleep habits

The Mediterranean diet may slow brain aging, MRI study shows

MRI shows brain ‘leakage’ that may explain cognitive decline from long COVID

Frequent sleep disruptions may increase amyloid deposits down the road

Loss of smell during COVID linked to structural, functional brain alterations

Bullied children are at risk of developing psychotic disorders

How having ovaries removed before menopause affects brain structure

Even AI struggles to work under stress, study suggests

Concussions may slow 'background' brain activity in athletes, new imaging shows

Portable MRI system slashes the time it takes to image stroke patients

Lululemon has no place in an MRI suite, doc warns

Brain anatomy differs between people with opposing political ideologies

Imaging of woman with facial fillers prompts questions about whether they actually dissolve over time

ChatGPT is overly worried about ED patients

Spatial patterns on imaging could predict Alzheimer's years before cognitive symptoms emerge

Giving patients access to their medical imaging could improve health literacy

Over half of eligible women skip their mammogram

The debate over when women should start breast screenings

Data breach at Eastern Radiologists exposes 866,000 patient records

Nearly half of FDA cleared AI medical devices have not been validated on patient data

Former smokers who vape now still need to be screened for lung cancer. Many of them aren't

Woman shot in buttocks by own gun during MRI appointment

Poverty can change the wiring of a child's brain, MRI study suggests

How does breast density affect AI accuracy?

Imaging study reveals 'significant deformities' in lungs of some COVID patients

FDA announces recall of Abbott neurostimulation devices after MRI-related issues lead to 73 injuries

Imaging research suggests Viagra could slow or prevent vascular dementia

What breast density status can tell us about cardiovascular risk

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