Phil Galewitz

Regulatory
Trump administration hits brakes on law to curb unneeded Medicare CT scans, MRIs
The U.S. Congress passed a law in 2014 to reduce unnecessary MRI exams, CT scans, and other expensive diagnostic imaging tests, but the Trump administration delayed putting the law into effect until 2020 after physicians argued it would interfere with their practices. Critics worry the delay comes at a cost: Medicare paying for millions of unnecessary exams and patients subject to unnecessary radiation.
August 18, 2019
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Economics
Walmart charts new course by steering workers to high-quality imaging centers
Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, is worried that too many of its workers are having health conditions misdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgery and wasted health spending.
May 15, 2019
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Online safety screening for MRI exams reduces prep time, cancellations
The average 4.6% reduction in patient preparation time may seem modest, but is a meaningful gain in efficiency, researchers noted.
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Dark-field radiography improves detection of pneumothorax
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Podcast: No Surprises Act IDR needs corrective action
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T1/T2-weighted MRgFUS ratio imaging improves brain lesion contrast
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AI image reconstruction improves MRI's performance, patient experience
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Online safety screening for MRI exams reduces prep time, cancellations
By Kate Madden Yee
The average 4.6% reduction in patient preparation time may seem modest, but is a meaningful gain in efficiency, researchers noted.
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Dark-field radiography improves detection of pneumothorax
By Will Morton
The technique substantially reduced reading time without compromising sensitivity.
December 18, 2025
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Podcast: No Surprises Act IDR needs corrective action
By Liz Carey
Radiology Partners' Rich Heller, MD, discusses independent dispute resolution (IDR) under the No Surprises Act and more.
December 18, 2025
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T1/T2-weighted MRgFUS ratio imaging improves brain lesion contrast
By Amerigo Allegretto
T1/T2-weighted ratio imaging via MRgFUS improves chronic lesion contrast compared to T2-weighted imaging.
December 17, 2025
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AI image reconstruction improves MRI's performance, patient experience
By Kate Madden Yee
Study findings underscore the clinical value of AI in MRI, researchers noted.
December 17, 2025
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New breast ultrasound approach cuts false positives by nearly a third
By Amerigo Allegretto
Applying a generalized contrast-to-noise ratio to short-lag spatial coherence breast images could help reduce false positives.
December 17, 2025
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Dynamic chest radiography effective for diagnosing COPD
By Will Morton
The technique can serve as an alternative to pulmonary function tests for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
December 16, 2025
Tracking and quantitative analysis of diaphragmatic motion and projected lung area (PLA) at dynamic chest radiography (DCR) in a 55-year-old healthy man during deep breathing. (A) Posteroanterior radiograph with purple and green lines indicating the right and left lateral diaphragm apices, respectively. (B) Graph of diaphragmatic motion (in millimeters; y-axis) over time (i.e., frame number; x-axis). The software tracked the position of the diaphragm apex at DCR to obtain these amplitude-time plots of diaphragmatic motion (right lung, purple; left lung, green). The dark blue line corresponds to the frame representing the end of inspiration; the light blue line corresponds to the frame representing the end of expiration. (C) Posteroanterior radiograph shows the PLA (outline), which is the area surrounded by the medial edge of the ribs, the diaphragm, and the edge of the mediastinum. (D) Graph of PLA (in millimeters squared; y-axis) over time (i.e., frame number; x-axis). The software automatically tracked the boundaries of the lung fields and obtained the time-varying curves of the bilateral lung field areas. The blue line corresponds to the frame representing the end of inspiration.
Study reports low NSF rates following GBCA administration
By Kate Madden Yee
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) following gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) use is rare, researchers have reported.
December 16, 2025
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CEUS finds residual liver cancer after downstaging therapy
By Amerigo Allegretto
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is noninferior to contrast-enhanced MRI for detecting liver cancer after downstaging therapy.
December 16, 2025
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Venture capital investment rising in radiology
By Amerigo Allegretto
Venture capital investment continues to rise in radiology, with over $11 billion being invested in imaging companies.
December 15, 2025
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Proton therapy effective for patients with oropharyngeal cancer
By Will Morton
The treatment targets tumors with charged particles rather than the high-energy x-rays of photon therapy.
December 15, 2025
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SBI: WISDOM trial is 'contaminated and underpowered'
By Kate Madden Yee
The trial's conclusions are "unsupported," the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) said, "due to significant methodological flaws."
December 15, 2025
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