Diagnostic Imaging Staff

Imaging with electron beam tomography or CT helps determine plaque build-up in coronary artery calcification among asymptomatic patients.

Mammography screening detects small cancers without affecting large breast cancer detection rate or mortality from breast cancer.

Physicians can use MRI and CT scan to measure exercise limitations and understand symptoms among patients with COPD.

Breast imaging, specifically mammography and ultrasound, are at highest risk for medicolegal claims.

Performing routine abdominal and pelvic CTs does not increase detection of cancer among patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism.

Inappropriate imaging is still performed among asymptomatic women with stage I or II breast cancer in Ontario.

Clinicians were more likely to discuss breast cancer screening issues with patients following an educational intervention.

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

Low-dose CT observation of nonsolid lung nodules is safe.

Absolute recommendations for imaging, rather than conditional recommendations, result in more patients receiving the exams.

Using diffusion-tensor imaging, researchers found brain changes among patients with mild traumatic brain injury who are depressed or anxious.

Patients who undergo coronary CT angiography receive lower radiation doses and are more pleased with the experience than with MPI.

Agfa HealthCare propels enterprise imaging strategy with FDA clearance for XERO Viewer.

US women experience higher false-positive mammography rates than do European women.

Some hospitals charging much higher fees than Medicare allowable costs.

Breast cancer screening for women aged 50 to 74 does reduce breast cancer mortality.

Coronary CT angiography detects links between arterial plaque, diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels.

Touch Prime and Touch Prime XE first of Carestream’s new family of ultrasound to receive FDA approval.

Neuroimaging may not be necessary for all children with sports-related concussion.

MRI may be able to detect an early marker of atypical Alzheimer’s disease.

CT may be used less often in diagnosing TBI with early measurement of glial fibrillary acidic protein and its breakdown products (GFAP-BDP).

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD-Mobile app puts radiologists and hospital staff in touch.

Supplemental or alternative screening for breast cancer does not need to be an automatic process for women with dense breast tissue.

Imaging examinations interpreted by diagnostic radiology residents and fellows have increased.

A CT protocol with lower radiation and contrast dose for aortic assessment provides acceptable diagnostic imaging.

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

WASHINGTON, DC-Women still not entering radiology residencies, taking leadership roles, despite increased awareness of gender disparity.

WASHINGTON, DC-More radiology resources necessary for obese patients.

WASHINGTON, DC-More image guided percutaneous core needle biopsies and image guided percutaneous automated vacuum assisted biopsies are performed.

WASHINGTON, DC-Since the peak of medical imaging costs in 2006, all states but Maryland and Oregon, have seen decreases in spending in this area.