Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Attention has been focused on dose reduction for CT exams, but a multicenter team from the U.S. and Switzerland has made an eye-popping achievement: reducing dose for lung follow-up studies to 3% of what's usually used.
The researchers focused on lung exams because patients with lung cancer frequently require multiple studies to follow the course of their disease. They developed a low-dose scanning protocol that reduced dose dramatically without significantly impacting the ability of radiologists to find lung nodules.
Find out how they did it by clicking here, or visit our CT Digital Community at ct.auntminnie.com.
Uncertain future for radiologists?
In other news, radiologists face an uncertain future in a healthcare environment beset by challenges, according to an article by staff writer Kate Madden Yee in our Imaging Leaders Digital Community.
The story profiles a presentation by Dr. Lawrence Muroff at last week's AHRA meeting, in which Dr. Muroff describes what he sees as the eight most challenging trends facing radiologists. These range from declining reimbursement to greater competition from academia.
Find out what impact he thinks these trends will have on radiology by clicking here, or visit our Imaging Leaders Digital Community at leaders.auntminnie.com.
