Diagnostic Imaging Staff

CT performed on admission for patients with suspected acute appendicitis can predict hospital resource utilization.

Radiologists and nonradiologists must come to a consensus regarding who educates patients about radiation risks from diagnostic imaging.

Draft recommendations from the USPSTF on colorectal cancer screening omit CT colonography as a preferred screening method.

Use of ultrasound and MRI among children is rising, while CT imaging drops.

Ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm would save more lives of people aged 75 or older, rather than nonsmoking 65-year-olds.

Ultrasound and digital breast tomosynthesis find more cancers than just 2D mammography.

Adding molecular breast imaging to mammography does add to screening cost, but it also increases cancer detection.

CCTA, when combined with calcium scoring, can rule out coronary artery disease in women with atypical chest pain.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Frank J. Lexa, MD, MBA about his work and the future of radiology.

Few radiologists are rated on physician-rating websites.

Brain images from FDG-PET can help detect Alzheimer’s disease in patients presenting with focal onset dementias.

Health care professionals should consider developing pediatric radiology apps, for patients.

Diagnostic imaging procedures are sometimes necessary for pregnant women, and can be done safely in some cases.

CT colonography to screen for colorectal cancer also gives physicians the opportunity to assess patients for osteoporosis.

Despite increase in referrals for mammography screening for high-risk women, actual screening numbers did not increase significantly.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Bibb Allen, Jr, MD, about his work and the future of radiology.

Computed tomography angiography may show significant incidental findings that ED physicians should act upon.

The challenges radiologists face in the transition to value-based care.

At AHRA 2015, Carestream showcased their investigational cone beam CT, but they’re not selling it to only radiologists.

CT scans for children with head injuries from sports should not be routine practice.

FDG PET/CT scanning before treatment for invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast can predict survival.

Tips for radiology practices on preparing for new legislation and avoiding reimbursement cuts.

Imaging patients is more costly when they move.

Patients who smoke and undergo early lung cancer screening may not feel the need to stop smoking.

Ankle radiographs not always needed among some children presenting with acute ankle injury.

Doses over 7.5 mSv of radiation from cardiac CTA cause cellular damage.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Bruce Reiner, MD, about his work and the future of radiology.

Multi detector computed tomography for autoimmune pancreatitis may not provide fully accurate diagnosis if abnormalities are detected.

Magnetic resonance imaging shows that women have changes in the brain’s gray matter volume after stimulant addiction.

Cerebral lesions of 3 mm or smaller, detected by MRI, may increase risk of stroke and death.