Phil GalewitzRegulatoryTrump administration hits brakes on law to curb unneeded Medicare CT scans, MRIsThe 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, 2019EconomicsWalmart charts new course by steering workers to high-quality imaging centersWalmart, 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, 2019Page 1 of 1Top StoriesInterventionalDiversity in interventional radiology residency programs lackingInterventional radiology is one of the least diverse medical specialties among residents, a new analysis found.ISMRM 2025ISMRM: 4D flow MRI shows promise in chronic liver diseaseISMRM 2025ISMRM: Low-field MR elastography feasible in liver imagingISMRM 2025ISMRM: 7-tesla MRI illuminates the roots of fatigue in depressed individualsCTClinical demand drives innovation in CT equipment market
