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Economics
CMS forecasts 'modest' growth in healthcare spending
The U.S. will see a "modest" increase in healthcare spending through 2024, but the projected 5.8% annual rate of growth is much lower than the rapid pace seen prior to 2008, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
July 28, 2015
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Practice Management
Mont. radiologist gets $4M in privileging settlement
A Montana hospital has agreed to pay $4 million to a radiologist to settle a breach of contract lawsuit that accused hospital officials of reducing his staff privileges because he worked for a competing imaging center.
November 11, 2010
CT
Court transcripts don't resolve questions in Mad River CT case
Despite the recent release of court transcripts from the Mad River CT overdose case, questions still remain as to how a Northern California radiologic technologist performed 151 CT scans on a 2-year-old boy in 68 minutes -- resulting in a massive radiation overdose.
June 30, 2010
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Digital X-Ray
Fla. firm uses unique pitch for mobile fluoroscopy unit
A Florida company is raising eyebrows in marketing a fluoroscopy system to chiropractors via a website that touts the unit's ability to generate higher insurance settlements in cases of chronic spinal trauma. The issue could be another front in the ongoing debate over the appropriate clinical use of medical radiation.
June 22, 2010
Radiation Oncology/Therapy
Postmastectomy RT reduces recurrence risk for some
Postmastectomy radiation therapy (RT) can reduce the risk of recurrence for some breast cancer patients by 28% and increase five-year overall survival by 43%, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
June 6, 2010
CT
Settlement reached in Mad River pediatric CT radiation case
The family of a 2-year-old boy who received a massive overdose of radiation during a series of CT scans in 2008 has reached a settlement with the Northern California hospital where the incident occurred.
May 23, 2010
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CT
Chicago zoo uses new CT scanner for animal imaging
Jessi the aardvark's teeth are in good shape, say veterinarians at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo, which recently became only the second zoo in the U.S. to have an onsite CT scanner. The zoo's extensive imaging suite also boasts digital x-ray, mammography, ultrasound, and a PACS network to check the health of its animals.
April 5, 2010
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PACS/VNA
Radiologist hacks hospital PACS to access patient records
A small Connecticut hospital has notified nearly 1,000 patients that their imaging records have been breached by a radiologist who hacked into the PACS network for a month after being fired in February -- with the apparent goal of stealing the hospital's patients.
March 30, 2010
Industry News
TomografĂ­a computada de la momia Pa-Ib devela sus secretos
SegĂșn el refrĂĄn, los muertos no hablan, pero una momia de 4 mil años de antigĂŒedad que fue reexaminado por un escĂĄner de TC de 64 cortes develĂł muchos de sus secretos a los expertos en la paleoradiologĂ­a.
February 28, 2010
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CT
New CT scans of Pa-Ib mummy unveil more secrets
It's said that "Dead men tell no tales," but a 4,000-year-old female mummy that was recently re-examined with a 64-slice CT scanner revealed many of her secrets to paleoimaging experts. Connecticut researchers used CT to learn important details about her life in ancient Egypt.
February 10, 2010
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Podcast: What's next for chest radiographs?
In this episode of Keeping up with the Radiologists, co-hosts Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MD, and Mitchell Schnall, MD, assess the future of the chest radiograph.
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Interventional
Thermal ablation effective long term in patients with thyroid cancer
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Ultrasound
Could cranial ultrasound sub for brain MRI in imaging infants?
Lateral conventional attenuation (a, b, e, f) and co-registered dark-field (c, d, g, h) images of two spine specimens. Vertical (a, c, e, g) and horizontal (b, d, f, h) scans of the spine specimen of a 77-year-old female with osteoporosis (bone mineral density = 65.75 mg/dL) (a–d) and a non-osteoporotic spine specimen (e–h) of a 61-year-old female (bone mineral density = 169.38 mg/dL).
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Dark-field x-ray detects bone changes related to osteoporosis
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Podcast: What's next for chest radiographs?
By Liz Carey
In this episode of Keeping up with the Radiologists, co-hosts Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MD, and Mitchell Schnall, MD, assess the future of the chest radiograph.
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Thermal ablation effective long term in patients with thyroid cancer
By Will Morton
Outcomes over 10 years suggest that image-guided thermal ablation is a safe and effective option for patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.
November 7, 2024
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Could cranial ultrasound sub for brain MRI in imaging infants?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Cranial ultrasound could have utility for imaging infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
November 6, 2024
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Dark-field x-ray detects bone changes related to osteoporosis
By Will Morton
Dark-field x-ray imaging can provide insights into bone microstructure and potentially could have a role in assessing osteoporosis.
November 5, 2024
Lateral conventional attenuation (a, b, e, f) and co-registered dark-field (c, d, g, h) images of two spine specimens. Vertical (a, c, e, g) and horizontal (b, d, f, h) scans of the spine specimen of a 77-year-old female with osteoporosis (bone mineral density = 65.75 mg/dL) (a–d) and a non-osteoporotic spine specimen (e–h) of a 61-year-old female (bone mineral density = 169.38 mg/dL).
Radiology responds to devastating floods in Spain
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Members of Valencia's radiological community are reeling from the worst flooding experienced by the region for generations.
November 6, 2024
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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender
By Philip Ward
The medical imaging community has paid tribute to Willi Kalender, PhD, the renowned medical physicist.
November 6, 2024
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Ultrasound nonmass breast lesion features may signal malignancy
By Amerigo Allegretto
Some nonmass breast lesion characteristics on ultrasound exams can be considered suspicious for malignancy at screening ultrasound.
November 5, 2024
Images depict a 43-year-old woman with a malignant non-mass lesion that was diagnosed as microinvasive ductal carcinoma. (A) Transverse and (B) longitudinal ultrasound images show a hypoechoic non-mass lesion (solid arrows) with segmental distribution in the left breast. The lesion has associated calcifications (dashed arrows in A). (C) Longitudinal color Doppler ultrasound image shows high vascularity. (D) Magnified image in the mediolateral oblique view from screening mammography shows grouped calcifications (arrows), which are considered a mammographic correlate of the ultrasound-detected non-mass lesion (A radiopaque marker attached to the skin is visible in the image because the mammographic exam was performed after screening breast ultrasound). Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy and pathologic examination revealed ductal carcinoma in situ, but the lesion was upgraded to microinvasive ductal carcinoma at subsequent surgery (2.5-cm ductal carcinoma in situ, histologic grade II, estrogen receptor-positive, progesterone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2-negative).
Ventricular remodeling on cardiac MRI predicts cardiovascular outcomes
By Kate Madden Yee
The presence of left ventricular changes revealed on cardiac MRI can help predict 10-year negative cardiovascular outcomes, researchers have reported.
November 5, 2024
Heart Damage
Imaging societies' reactions mixed on finalized MPFS, HOPPS rule
By Amerigo Allegretto
Radiological societies have mixed thoughts after the CMS finalized its 2025 MPFS and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rules.
November 4, 2024
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Chest x-ray AI shines in ‘real-world’ setting
By Will Morton
A PACS-integrated AI tool correctly identified pneumothorax on inpatient chest x-rays, prioritized scans, and improved radiologist reporting times.
November 4, 2024
Critical Care Suite
Cloud-based imaging: The new catalyst for healthcare transformation
By Dhaval Shah
Dhaval Shah of CitiusTech discusses the benefits of cloud-based image management for radiology practices.
November 4, 2024
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SPECT/CT predicts treatment response in Pluvicto patients
By Will Morton
SPECT/CT scans taken just four hours after patients begin Lu-177 PSMA-617 treatment can help assess treatment responses.
November 1, 2024
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