Diagnostic Imaging Staff

Radiology groups concerned the Fiscal Year 2015 budget recommending prior authorization of advanced medical imaging will limit patients’ access to tests.

Ultra-high-field 7-Tesla MRI of the brain detected abnormalities in the substantia nigra among subjects with Parkinson’s disease.

MRI of the carotid artery may help clinicians spot vulnerable plaque characteristics that could predict cardiovascular events among asymptomatic patients.

Low-dose CT community-based lung cancer screening program effective and feasible.

Ultrasound imaging used to identify fetal sex without a medical indication is becoming a public health issue and should be discouraged.

More radiology tests found to be of low-value in the emergency room.

Breast ultrasound finds many cancers missed by mammography, even when reviewed retrospectively.

iPads are used mostly by younger radiologists and residents for reading and accessing educational material - not for clinical workflow.

New MRI technique allows for accurate assessment of tumors in children without the radiation exposure of PET/CT scans.

Integrating a reading room with a clinic encourages more interaction between radiologists and clinicians, benefitting patient care.

Breast-specific gamma imaging detects breast cancer in both dense and nondense breast tissue.

Annual mammography does not reduce risk of death from breast cancer for women between 40 and 59, according to a study the ACR faulted as misleading.

Tomosynthesis is better than radiography and almost as good as MRI in detecting bone erosion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Using bedside ultrasounds in the emergency department is an effective method to diagnose appendicitis in children, reducing the need for CT scans.

Adding one-view tomosynthesis to digital mammography improves diagnostic accuracy and reduces recall rates, but adding two-view tomosynthesis provides even better results.

Medical imaging industry groups hailed a bipartisan deal this week to replace the maligned sustainable growth rate formula for physician payment.

Use of CTs for the spine growing, despite slowing down of overall CT imaging.

Magnetic resonance imaging scanners are getting older, but the majority of imaging facilities are not yet seeking to replace them.

Digital mammography with a photon-counting system had higher cancer detection rates than traditional systems.

Cost of breast cancer screening mammography not as cut-and-dry as reported in a recent Annals of Internal Medicine article, according to the ACR and SBI.

Screening breast MRIs should be considered for women with a personal history of breast cancer.

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging may help clinicians predict future cardiac events among patients with coronary artery disease or recent MI.

Screening mammograms for women in their 40s may result in earlier high-risk breast cancer diagnosis, less chemotherapy, and lower future risk of subsequent breast cancer.

Using whole-body diffusion-weight imaging for patients with myeloma may help clinicians determine the treatment response.

Magnetic resonance images that track developmental changes in a child’s brain may allow clinicians to predict future cognitive performance.

Adrenal tumors that are detected incidentally by CT scan should be followed up due to an increased risk of cardiovascular events caused by increased tumor activity.

Ultrasounds are often an essential part of medical triage and diagnosis, and should be taught earlier in the medical curriculum.

Tomosynthesis plus mammography images take 47 percent longer for radiologists to interpret than digital mammography alone.

CT angiography and SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging improves with the use of synchronized multimodal heart visualization software.