Dear AuntMinnie.com Member,
There is powerful evidence to support whole-body CT screening as a beneficial practice that has a measurable, positive impact on the lives of patients, according to Dr. Michael Brant-Zawadzki, a prominent radiologist known for his support of CT screening. But although you can make an argument in favor of ethical whole-body scans, it may be harder to make a buck at it, he said.
Dr. Brant-Zawadzki spoke at the Radiology Business Management Association meeting in San Antonio this week. Staff editor Jonathan S. Batchelor was on hand to write about his talk for our Imaging Center Digital Community.
Whole-body CT has promising benefits for coronary artery disease, lung cancer, and colon cancer, Brant-Zawadzki said. It is capable of detecting cancer at an early stage, and early detection and treatment is a key factor in improving the survival rate for various diseases.
But starting a whole-body CT screening center requires radiologists to fundamentally change the way they practice by becoming much more involved in patient management. And the economics of whole-body scanning are another hurdle, with new imaging centers entering the market every day, cutting prices and profit margins. Learn more about Dr. Brant-Zawadzki’s experience in the whole-body screening market in our Imaging Center Digital Community, at http://centers.auntminnie.com.
In other AuntMinnie.com news, we’ve launched a new area of our Discussion Groups dedicated to our members outside the U.S. Our Global Radiology Discussion Group is now available for the exchange of information on topics related to the global practice of radiology. Check it out at http://www.auntminnie.com/default.asp?sec=dsc&sub=glo.
