Eric Barnes[email protected]CTNEJM: Refining lung cancer screening criteria boosts CT efficacyLung cancer screening with CT is far more efficient when screening criteria are refined with additional patient risk factors to identify the individuals at highest risk of developing lung cancer who would benefit most from screening, according to a study published in the July 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.July 17, 2013Residents/FellowsResidents join clinicians on rounds to raise radiology's profileRadiologists are coming around to the idea that they need to get out of the reading room and in front of patients and referring physicians to improve their visibility. California researchers described their efforts to do just that in a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.July 16, 2013CTExtracardiac findings at cardiac CT: How hard to look?The search for extracardiac abnormalities detected at coronary CT angiography comes with a major decision that depends, as much as anything, on how hard radiologists really want to look for them, according to a presentation at the recent International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.July 14, 2013Nuclear MedicineCombo residency could address nuclear medicine job woesA survey of nuclear medicine residents found widespread dismay about the lack of job opportunities for newly minted nuclear medicine specialists, along with a strong conviction that combining residency programs with radiology is the only way to set things right, according to an article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.July 8, 2013EconomicsJACR: Medicare imaging utilization shows steady declineUtilization rates and spending for medical imaging in the Medicare program have continued a steady downward trend that began in 2003, bucking widespread assumptions that both would continue to rise, according to a report published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.July 2, 2013CTH7N9 bird flu pneumonia scans show common imaging findingsA new bird flu strain known as influenza H7N9 appeared in China this year and quickly took a number of human victims. An article in Radiology published on Tuesday includes some of the first radiologic images of the effects of the virus, revealing typical patterns of progression and regression on CT scans and radiographs of the chest.July 1, 2013CTRadiation risk matters in cancer screening decisionsCT wins the cost-benefit analysis in most cancer screening tests involving the modality, but the risks of ionizing radiation aren't negligible and should continue to be scrutinized as a factor in screening decisions, according to an article in the July edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.June 30, 2013CTAJR: Virtual colonoscopy's time has comeVirtual colonoscopy researchers have served up all the evidence the U.S. government asked for, and as a result they've concluded the time is now for approval of the technique to screen for colorectal cancer, according to an article published in the July American Journal of Roentgenology.June 26, 2013CTWide-area 640-slice CCTA pares contrast doseChinese researchers performing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) on a wide-area CT scanner with 640-slice reconstruction found they could substantially reduce the use of contrast media -- at least in nonobese patients with well-controlled heart rates.June 20, 2013CTMDCT: Ultralow-dose CT lung scan needs more validationWASHINGTON, DC - Ultralow-dose lung CT with iterative reconstruction looks to be quite robust, but more validation is needed before imaging facilities make it their mainstay, according to a Wednesday talk at the International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT.June 19, 2013Previous PagePage 64 of 258Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-RayChest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputationsLower limb amputation is an increasingly common major complication of advanced peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus.MRI3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditionsWomens ImagingCould AI scoring help with managing DCIS?CTClinicians, beware: CT diagnostic accuracy varies by adnexal lesion typePractice ManagementRadiology coding update for 2026
