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Doctor bonuses do not boost screening compliance
By Kate Madden Yee
The Canadian province of Ontario spent almost $110 million ($102 million U.S.) on bonuses intended to motivate family physicians to screen more of their patients for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, but the program didn't translate into improved screening rates, according to a new study in the Annals of Family Medicine.
July 14, 2014
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Get to know referring physicians to meet their imaging needs
By Erik L. Ridley
If you're a radiologist, you know that referring clinicians are your customers, and it's important to keep them happy. What do your referring physicians really want from their radiology reports and interactions with the radiology department? Just ask them, according to researchers from Duke University.
July 13, 2014
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Reducing CT malpractice risk: Simple, but not easy?
By Kate Madden Yee
Malpractice risk is part of practicing medicine, and although radiologists are less likely than most physicians to be hit with malpractice claims, radiologists still have a 50% likelihood of being sued by the time they turn 60.
July 10, 2014
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Commentary calls for safer pediatric imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A commentary published online July 1 in the Journal of Patient Safety calls for the standardization of safe imaging protocols for children, according to the Mayo Clinic.
July 9, 2014
Fake images of Neymar injury? And, Medicare cuts to hit rad therapy; USPSTF denies carotid screening
By Brian Casey
July 7, 2014
DIIG installs CT, x-ray systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic Imaging International (DIIG) has completed the purchase of a CT scanner and an x-ray system for its Schuylkill Medical Imaging location.
July 6, 2014
Automated algorithms help spot change in serial CT exams
By Erik L. Ridley
Most PACS vendors don't include automatic deformable image registration algorithms in their workstation software. But they should, as these can sharply reduce the time it takes for radiologists to match lung nodule locations on serial lung CT scans, according to researchers from Stony Brook Medicine.
July 6, 2014
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NY center starts CT lung cancer screening program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has launched a lung cancer screening program using low-dose CT.
July 1, 2014
Rad pens medical thriller; why lung nodule size matters; new tumor assessment criteria
By Brian Casey
June 25, 2014
FDA clears Mobius 3D software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Mobius Medical Systems' 3D software.
June 25, 2014
Nodule size matters in Italian CT lung cancer screening study
By Eric Barnes
Italian researchers believe they have struck a good balance in CT lung cancer screening by following up suspicious nodules at a slightly larger size threshold than that used in previous studies. By only following up nodules 5 mm and larger rather than 4 mm, they achieved good sensitivity with fewer false positives, according to a new study in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
June 25, 2014
A modest proposal on CT lung screening; new USPSTF guidelines on AAA; NJ raid seizes luxury cars
By Brian Casey
June 23, 2014
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