Jonathan S. Batchelor

Nuclear Medicine
DOTA-NOC PET/CT raises the bar in neuroendocrine imaging
Receptors for the naturally occurring neuropeptide somatostatin have been shown to have a high concentration on neuroendocrine tumors. Indium-111-labeled octreotide has long been the preferred agent for imaging somatostatin receptors on neuroendocrine tumors in vivo. But a recent study by German researchers indicates that there may be a new radiotracer of choice for neuroendocrine carcinoma imaging, Ga-68 DOTA-NOC.
April 26, 2007
Practice Management
Imaging self-referral comes under scrutiny in California
Diagnostic imaging in California was put under the spotlight when a report came out earlier this week suggesting that up to one-third of advanced imaging exams were being billed by physicians who exploit exceptions in the Stark II law to self-refer patients for these services. A team from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, analyzed the 2004 billing records of providers of MRI, CT, and PET for a large private health insurer in California.
April 19, 2007
IS
RIS-SR-PACS combo speeds radiology reporting
To achieve speedier report turnaround time, practices have embraced information technologies such as RIS, speech recognition (SR), and PACS. Although studies have measured time and productivity metrics for each of these systems, and some in conjunction with one another, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio assessed the impact of the technologies on reporting time as they were introduced in succession at their facility.
April 16, 2007
Practice Management
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April 15, 2007
Breast
Multivendor digital mammo project makes mark in Germany
Digital mammography is often deployed in a heterogeneous IT environment with different developers' RIS, PACS, and archive products interacting with the modality, presenting a host of integration concerns. A group of information systems administrators in Germany recently faced the challenge of bringing CR mammography online and discovered that successfully assimilating the modality into the enterprise is not just an issue of interfacing the technology.
April 15, 2007
Nuclear Medicine
Molecular medicine, HIT create symbiosis for better care
The combination of healthcare information technology (HIT) and molecular medicine could change the paradigm of healthcare delivery, according to a presentation at the 2007 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in New Orleans.
April 5, 2007
Nuclear Medicine
Rubidium PET/CT shows potential for coronary artery disease diagnosis
While molecular imaging for coronary artery disease (CAD) with SPECT or PET is accurate, diagnosis of multivessel CAD has proved difficult with these modalities. A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston may have found a way to address the insufficiencies of multivessel CAD diagnosis by utilizing rubidium (Rb-82) PET/CT to determine a value for vasodilator left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) reserve.
March 29, 2007
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PACS/VNA
RIS/PACS provides potential for performance, safety improvements
The implementation of RIS and PACS products in radiology has demonstrated increased cost savings, throughput, and customer satisfaction. The systems can also help practices measure technologists' output, providing the groups with metrics to improve both performance and patient safety, according to a study by a Canadian researcher.
March 20, 2007
IS
Standards drive Australian e-health initiative
Australia's National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) has been laying the foundation for a national electronic health record (EHR) system based on interoperability standards. By developing common standards and using existing clinical and IT standards, NEHTA hopes to enable an efficient and economical deployment of EHR capabilities throughout the country.
March 15, 2007
Interventional
IR looks to makeover cosmetic medicine marketplace
VIENNA - In a time of declining reimbursements for diagnostic imaging, practices looking to augment their bottom line may want to cast a long, lingering look at the aesthetic procedure market, according to presentations at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
March 12, 2007
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New benchmark helps monitor cumulative CT radiation dose
The findings highlight the need for systematic dose tracking and rigorous justification of imaging.
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Study questions routine use of radiotherapy after bone surgery
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CEUS outshines color Doppler imaging for indeterminate kidney lesions
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Women's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 2: Risk-based vs. annual mammography screening, part 1
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New benchmark helps monitor cumulative CT radiation dose
By Kate Madden Yee
The findings highlight the need for systematic dose tracking and rigorous justification of imaging.
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Study questions routine use of radiotherapy after bone surgery
By Will Morton
Findings suggest a possible hazard associated with postoperative radiotherapy.
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CEUS outshines color Doppler imaging for indeterminate kidney lesions
By Amerigo Allegretto
CEUS outperformed color Doppler ultrasound in a study focusing on indeterminate kidney lesions.
February 13, 2026
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Women's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 2: Risk-based vs. annual mammography screening, part 1
By Amerigo Allegretto
Vilert Loving, MD, from Ochsner Health and the SBI discusses breast cancer screening based on annual mammography versus risk.
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Chest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputations
By Will Morton
Lower limb amputation is an increasingly common major complication of advanced peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus.
February 12, 2026
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3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditions
By Kate Madden Yee
The method makes "heart muscle and heart valves visible while making blood and surrounding tissues transparent," researchers noted.
February 12, 2026
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Could AI scoring help with managing DCIS?
By Amerigo Allegretto
An AI model showed associations with recurrence after DCIS surgery and performed comparably to established clinical risk models.
February 11, 2026
Images of a 39-year-old who underwent screening mammography. Right craniocaudal (left) and mediolateral oblique (middle) views from preoperative mammography show suspicious grouped fine pleomorphic calcifications (arrows). After biopsy showed ductal carcinoma of situ (DCIS), patient underwent breast-conserving surgery, yielding final diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (intermediate grade, hormone receptor positive). (Right) Screenshot of an output of a commercial AI tool applied to preoperative mammography. AI detected right breast lesion with score of 95% on both views (concentric colored circles). Present study’s reviewing radiologist deemed AI marking to correspond with site of DCIS.
Clinicians, beware: CT diagnostic accuracy varies by adnexal lesion type
By Kate Madden Yee
The modality correctly diagnoses dermoids and simple cysts, but is not as effective at identifying other types of adnexal lesions.
February 11, 2026
Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan in a 28-year-old premenopausal woman shows an incidentally detected solid-appearing left ovarian lesion (solid arrow) anterior to the uterus (U), associated with trace ascites in the right adnexa and cul de sac (dashed arrows). At pathologic analysis, this was shown to be ovarian dysgerminoma. Two readers misdiagnosed this lesion, one as a leiomyoma and one as an ovarian fibroma.
Radiology coding update for 2026
By Erin Stephens
In a new column, Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners reviews the 2026 CPT code changes.
February 11, 2026
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Super-resolution deep learning reconstruction improves CCTA
By Will Morton
The commercially available image reconstruction algorithm outperformed standard hybrid iterative reconstruction for assessing coronary stenosis.
February 10, 2026
Images from two representative cases. (A-C) Images in an 82-year-old man with a calcified plaque in the proximal segment of the left anterior descending artery. (A, B) Curved planar reconstruction images from CCTA with (A) hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) and (B) super-resolution deep learning reconstruction (SR-DLR) show that the measured PDS was 66% for the HIR image and 42% for the SR-DLR image. (C) Quantitative analysis of the invasive coronary angiography (ICA) image (reference standard) revealed a PDS of 34% (arrow). (D-F) Images in a 37-year-old woman with a noncalcified plaque in the middle segment of the left circumflex artery. (D, E) Curved planar reconstruction images from CCTA with (D) HIR and (E) SR-DLR show that the measured PDS was 47% for the HIR image and 80% for the SR-DLR image. (F) Quantitative analysis of the ICA image revealed a PDS of 72% (arrow). Blue, red, and yellow lines in A, B, D, and E represent the proximal reference point, stenosed lesion, and distal reference point, respectively, and the insets show the corresponding cross-sectional images.
Nonsurgical management rising for low-risk DCIS cases
By Amerigo Allegretto
Trends show that nonsurgical management of DCIS is rising, paving the way for imaging's role in active surveillance.
February 10, 2026
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Gadoxetate MRI offers high sensitivity for liver cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
"Most participants undergoing HCC screening had excellent MRI quality even when ultrasound was limited," researchers noted.
February 10, 2026
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