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Doctors discuss prostate cancer imaging pressure points

AuntMinnie

Everybody's talking about screening," said Transform lead Hashim Ahmed, MD, PhD, a urologist at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Institution during the multidisciplinary team conversation. We need to have a quality measurement of the imaging," he explained. "We

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New CPT Codes for 2025: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know

Vesta Teleradiology

As 2025 begins, healthcare providers and medical coders must familiarize themselves with the latest updates to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set. Managed by the American Medical Association (AMA), CPT codes are essential for documenting and billing medical, surgical, and diagnostic services.

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American College of Radiology Launches First Medical Practice Artificial Intelligence Quality Assurance Program

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Fri, 06/28/2024 - 08:00 June 27, 2024 — The American College of Radiology ( ACR ) launched the ACR Recognized Center for Healthcare-AI (ARCH-AI), the first national artificial intelligence quality assurance program for radiology facilities. Ensuring adherence to security and compliance measures.

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Understanding Breast Density and the Impact of the New FDA Requirement: How Aidoc and ScreenPoint Support MQSA Compliance

Aidoc

Breast cancer screening plays a vital role in women’s healthcare, providing early detection that can significantly affect treatment outcomes. This technology supports radiology teams in meeting MQSA compliance while enhancing assessment accuracy. Recently, the FDA issued a ruling requiring all mammography facilities in the U.S.

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Advancing Healthcare Access: Teleradiology Support for Rural Hospitals in Illinois and Ohio

Vesta Teleradiology

Access to quality healthcare in rural areas can be a significant challenge. As a teleradiology company, we specialize in bridging this gap by offering high-quality diagnostic imaging interpretation, ensuring rural healthcare providers can deliver top-tier care to their patients.

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ABUS screening improves breast cancer screening in low-resource areas

AuntMinnie

Researchers led by Hongping Song, MD, PhD, from Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University in China found that ABUS screening with remote reading achieved benchmark performance metrics for cancer detection when compared to mammography, with infrequent interval cancers. The full study can be found here.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

He earned his medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Florida. Pickhardt serves as chief of gastrointestinal imaging at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and is medical director of oncological imaging at the UW Carbone Cancer Center.