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Legislation
Does the Continuing Resolution do anything for radiology?
Healthcare Administrative Partners
In a new column, Sandy Coffta assesses the impact on radiology from the Continuing Resolution passed by the U.S. Congress in March.
April 7, 2025
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Economics
What is the impact of the 2025 MPFS changes on radiology practices?
Healthcare Administrative Partners
In a new column, Sandy Coffta shares how radiology practices are affected by the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).
March 14, 2025
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Economics
Current topics in mammography
Healthcare Administrative Partners
Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses changes in reporting and reimbursement for mammography exams.
January 17, 2025
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Economics
Possible loss of screening coverage will impact radiology practices
Healthcare Administrative Partners
In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners describes how a U.S. Supreme Court decision could affect future coverage of cancer screening services.
December 6, 2024
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Economics
Medicare finalizes 2025 Fee Schedule cut
Healthcare Administrative Partners
In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners assesses how the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule will impact radiology.
November 20, 2024
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Economics
What’s new for radiology in the No Surprises Act?
Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses new developments in the No Surprises Act.
September 26, 2024
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Economics
Medicare proposed rule again cuts radiology reimbursement in 2025
Healthcare Administrative Partners
In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners reviews the key changes for radiology in the proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule.
July 26, 2024
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Practice Management
Use caution when billing for remote radiology reading
Radiology practices need to be aware of Medicare rules for reporting the location of service, said Sandy Coffta of HAP in a new column.
May 28, 2024
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Administration
How are radiology practices impacted by annual changes to the MPFS?
With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (CAA 24), we finally learned the rates physicians will be paid for Medicare services during the remainder of 2024. Sandy Coffta explains what this means for practices.
March 29, 2024
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Practice Management
Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024
In a new column, Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the latest updates in radiology regulations.
February 27, 2024
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More women welcome AI assistance for mammography exams
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Abdominal CT imaging shows promise for diagnosing sarcopenia
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Images of a 69-year-old man diagnosed with prostate cancer who had a history of endocrine therapy for two years. (a) The maximum intensity projection (MIP) image of F-18 FDG showed moderate radiotracer uptake in a thoracic vertebra. (e) The MIP image of Ga-68 DOTA-IBA demonstrated more lesions in the cervical vertebra and pelvis. (b) An osteoblastic lesion in the C3 vertebra right attachment (curved arrows) was negative on F-18 FDG (SUVmax = 2.0) and positive on Ga-68 DOTA-IBA (SUVmax = 8.7). (c) Another osteoblastic lesion in the T10 vertebra left side (arrowheads) was both positive on F-18 FDG (SUVmax = 5.2) and positive on Ga-68 DOTA-IBA (SUVmax = 35.0). (d) Osteoblastic lesions in bilateral ilium (dotted arrows and arrows) were negative on F-18 FDG (left: SUVmax = 1.4, right: SUVmax = 1.6) and positive on Ga-68 DOTA-IBA (left: SUVmax = 7.6, right: SUVmax = 8.7). Follow-up imaging three months later confirmed the presence of these bone metastases. Image and caption available for republishing under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 DEED, Attribution 4.0 International) and courtesy of Scientific Reports.
Molecular Imaging
New theranostics PET tracer shows promise
Ultrasound images depict a 56-year-old man with obesity (body mass index, 42) and steatosis (MRI-PDFF, 10.4%), who underwent ultrasound attenuation coefficient (AC) measurement due to participation in the present study. The unit displays color-coded confidence map (left) and AC map (on right) in side-by-side manner. The confidence map indicates quality of acquired AC signals and is set like traffic lights: green indicates good quality acquisition, yellow indicates warning, and red indicates low quality. Areas with low quality are left blank on the AC map. The image shows multiple circular ROIs placed at depths below the liver capsule of 2, 2.5, 3, and 4 cm. All ROIs are 3.5 cm in size. The confidence map threshold is set at 20%. AC measurements (in units of dB/cm/MHz) were extracted from all ROIs (excluding voxels without assigned color on the AC map) and decrease with greater ROI depth.
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Ultrasound AC measures help detect liver steatosis
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More women welcome AI assistance for mammography exams
By Amerigo Allegretto
More women are willing to have AI assistance for their breast cancer screening exams.
April 18, 2025
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Abdominal CT imaging shows promise for diagnosing sarcopenia
By Kate Madden Yee
Abdominal CT imaging shows promise for the opportunistic diagnosis of sarcopenia, enabling radiologists to play a greater role in population health management.
April 18, 2025
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How can AI best help in LDCT lung cancer screening?
By Will Morton
A commercially available AI-based tool appears effective as a prescreener in low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
April 16, 2025
Lung Cancer
New theranostics PET tracer shows promise
By Will Morton
A new gallium-68 (Ga-68) PET/CT radiotracer appears superior over F-18 FDG for detecting bone metastases.
April 17, 2025
Images of a 69-year-old man diagnosed with prostate cancer who had a history of endocrine therapy for two years. (a) The maximum intensity projection (MIP) image of F-18 FDG showed moderate radiotracer uptake in a thoracic vertebra. (e) The MIP image of Ga-68 DOTA-IBA demonstrated more lesions in the cervical vertebra and pelvis. (b) An osteoblastic lesion in the C3 vertebra right attachment (curved arrows) was negative on F-18 FDG (SUVmax = 2.0) and positive on Ga-68 DOTA-IBA (SUVmax = 8.7). (c) Another osteoblastic lesion in the T10 vertebra left side (arrowheads) was both positive on F-18 FDG (SUVmax = 5.2) and positive on Ga-68 DOTA-IBA (SUVmax = 35.0). (d) Osteoblastic lesions in bilateral ilium (dotted arrows and arrows) were negative on F-18 FDG (left: SUVmax = 1.4, right: SUVmax = 1.6) and positive on Ga-68 DOTA-IBA (left: SUVmax = 7.6, right: SUVmax = 8.7). Follow-up imaging three months later confirmed the presence of these bone metastases. Image and caption available for republishing under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 DEED, Attribution 4.0 International) and courtesy of Scientific Reports.
Ultrasound AC measures help detect liver steatosis
By Amerigo Allegretto
Attenuation coefficient (AC) measurements from ultrasound can help better detect hepatic steatosis and address interoperator agreement.
April 16, 2025
Ultrasound images depict a 56-year-old man with obesity (body mass index, 42) and steatosis (MRI-PDFF, 10.4%), who underwent ultrasound attenuation coefficient (AC) measurement due to participation in the present study. The unit displays color-coded confidence map (left) and AC map (on right) in side-by-side manner. The confidence map indicates quality of acquired AC signals and is set like traffic lights: green indicates good quality acquisition, yellow indicates warning, and red indicates low quality. Areas with low quality are left blank on the AC map. The image shows multiple circular ROIs placed at depths below the liver capsule of 2, 2.5, 3, and 4 cm. All ROIs are 3.5 cm in size. The confidence map threshold is set at 20%. AC measurements (in units of dB/cm/MHz) were extracted from all ROIs (excluding voxels without assigned color on the AC map) and decrease with greater ROI depth.
Deep learning boosts MRI's ability to identify endometriosis
By Kate Madden Yee
Using a deep-learning model with multisequence MRI enables improved diagnostic performance for detecting endometriosis.
April 16, 2025
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Judge tosses radiologist's lawsuit over public airing of transgender dispute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal judge in Wyoming has dismissed radiologist Eric Cubin, MD's, transgender issue-based lawsuit against the state's governor.
April 16, 2025
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Nearly half of imaging equipment service calls require follow-up visit
By Liz Carey
Report suggests service technicians experience 39% faster resolution times with AI-driven service models.
April 16, 2025
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RadNet inks $103M deal to purchase iCAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RadNet aims to broaden its breast imaging AI offerings with the acquisition of iCAD.
April 15, 2025
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Multiple AVS samples may improve treatment of primary aldosteronism
By Will Morton
Obtaining multiple sample sets during adrenal vein sampling (AVS) in patients with primary aldosteronism could better guide treatment.
April 15, 2025
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AAPM responds to CT cancer risk study
By Will Morton
In response to study results that link CT scans to new cases of cancer, the AAPM argues the benefits of these exams far outweigh the risks.
April 15, 2025
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CT images best EHR coding, CT reports for sarcopenic obesity diagnosis
By Kate Madden Yee
CT images best electronic health record (EHR) and CT report data when it comes to diagnosing sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity.
April 15, 2025
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