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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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
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Practice Management
Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
Mammogram Patient
Womens Imaging
40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening
Corporate Transparency
Risk Management
Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
Kidneys
Nuclear Medicine
Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles
By Liz Carey
While COVID and radiology salaries hit the top of AuntMinnie.com's Top 10 most-read posts of 2023, they rounded out the bottom of this year's list.
December 20, 2024
Top 10 Gold Social
Neiman index outperforms Charlson for predicting imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index outperforms the Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting advanced imaging use.
December 20, 2024
Neiman Hpi
40% of women in their 40s forgo biennial breast cancer screening
By Amerigo Allegretto
About two in every five women in their 40s do not undergo biennial breast cancer screening per USPSTF recommendations.
December 20, 2024
Mammogram Patient
Practices must comply with the Corporate Transparency Act
By Healthcare Administrative Partners
A new column from Healthcare Administrative Partners discusses the impact of the Corporate Transparency Act on medical practices.
December 20, 2024
Corporate Transparency
Kidneys appear to tolerate Lu-177 treatments
By Will Morton
Kidney-absorbed doses of lutetium-177 (Lu-177)-based treatments for prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors appear to be below toxicity thresholds.
December 19, 2024
Kidneys
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios boost imaging use
By Kate Madden Yee
Higher Medicaid-to-Medicare reimbursement ratios are linked to increased likelihood of Medicaid patients receiving CT, MR, ultrasound, and x-ray imaging.
December 19, 2024
Money Hundred Bills
AI algorithm 'harmonizes' brain MRI data from different scanners
By Kate Madden Yee
A novel machine-learning algorithm used with MRI can harmonize brain volumetric data of patients undergoing Alzheimer's disease assessment gathered from different scanners.
December 18, 2024
Mri Brain Head
Recommendations address AI bias, data transparency
By Amerigo Allegretto
New recommendations seek to make medical AI safe and effective for everyone by tackling the issues of bias and transparency.
December 18, 2024
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AdvaMed applauds House Task Force on AI report
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AdvaMed commended the end-of-year report submitted to the U.S. Congress on December 17 by the House Task Force on AI.
December 18, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Ai Abstract 400
African American men respond more favorably to Ra-223 therapy
By Will Morton
African American men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer may respond more favorably than white men to treatment with radium-223.
December 17, 2024
Prostate Imaging
What radiology trainees should know heading into 2025
By Liz Carey
Radiologists discuss specialty and job market: 10 takeaways.
December 17, 2024
Radiology Practice Models 2024
Solis acquires San Antonio, TX imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solis Mammography has acquired Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in San Antonio, TX.
December 16, 2024
Breast Screening Mammo
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