Dr. David Soffa

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Practice Management

Making Medicare affordable: The case for imaging management

When the Obama administration unveiled its 2013 budget last month, it proposed saving up to $5 billion in healthcare costs for Medicare and Medicaid, in part by requiring preauthorization for imaging services. In this op-ed piece, representatives from radiology benefits management firm American Imaging Management explain why that's a good idea.

March 11, 2012

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Cancer Target

Novel radiopharmaceutical therapy could help treat pleural metastases

Previously, patients had been heavily treated with standard therapies, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation therapy.

Contrast Injector

Does patient anxiety influence MRI contrast extravasation?

HPI: Kids exposed to more imaging radiation at non-children's hospitals

Lung Cancer

Misinformation may be driving underuse of lung cancer screening

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2023 version of AASLD improves ultrasound HCC surveillance

Novel radiopharmaceutical therapy could help treat pleural metastases

Previously, patients had been heavily treated with standard therapies, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation therapy.

January 22, 2026

Does patient anxiety influence MRI contrast extravasation?

By Giuseppe Scappatura

In anxious patients, the MRI environment can sustain or amplify activation of the sympathetic nervous system.

January 22, 2026

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HPI: Kids exposed to more imaging radiation at non-children's hospitals

By Kate Madden Yee

The study underscores the need for "ongoing evaluation of pediatric imaging practices across all hospital types," an HPI team noted.

January 22, 2026

Misinformation may be driving underuse of lung cancer screening

Misinformation about the harms of CT lung cancer screening may cause eligible patients to forego or not be offered the exams.

January 21, 2026

2023 version of AASLD improves ultrasound HCC surveillance

By Amerigo Allegretto

Using the latest version of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) improves HCC surveillance.

January 21, 2026

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Integrating breast and lung cancer screening could identify LC earlier

By Kate Madden Yee

Leveraging the reach of mammography programs may improve lung cancer (LC) screening uptake.

January 21, 2026

What's AI's impact on radiologist burnout?

Despite optimism about AI implementation in radiology, how AI affects radiologist burnout in the real-world remains a "black box," researchers have found.

January 21, 2026

New angioplasty technique shows promise in ICAD patients

Drug-coated balloon angioplasty reduced restenosis and strokes in ICAD patients compared with bare-metal stent placement.

January 20, 2026

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Ultralow-dose PCCT viable for emphysema assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultralow-dose photon-counting CT (PCCT) offers accurate visual and automated evaluations of emphysema at a low radiation dose.

January 20, 2026

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RUS-PAT ultrasound approach produces 3D vascular images

By Amerigo Allegretto

An imaging system called RUS-PAT could help produce 3D images of entire organs and body parts.

January 20, 2026

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Cardiac PET imaging predicts atrial fibrillation

F-18 FDG uptake was more frequent in the atria and ventricles of patients with AFib compared to those without it.

January 20, 2026

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3 ways to ease increased workload from patient access to imaging reports

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiologists' workloads have increased by almost one-third due to the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act.

January 20, 2026

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