Eric Barnes[email protected]MedicolegalMedicare fraud charges filed against 5 Pa. cardiologistsA whistleblower suit filed this week in a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania alleges that cardiologists from two medical practices in the state defrauded Medicare by participating in illegal kickback schemes and performing unnecessary cardiac, vascular, and interventional procedures between 2001 and 2005.January 23, 2012CTAIM: Iodinated contrast use tied to thyroid abnormalitiesExposure to iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function and a higher risk of developing hyperthyroidism, researchers report in the January 23 Archives of Internal Medicine.January 22, 2012Nuclear MedicineASCO: PET, PET/CT show broad utility in gastrointestinal cancerSAN FRANCISCO - FDG-PET and PET/CT are critical imaging modalities in diagnosing and managing patients with gastrointestinal cancer, as demonstrated in several lines of research presented at this week's American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.January 19, 2012CTStudy validates prone-supine registration algorithm for VCResearchers at University College London and software developer Medicsight have validated and improved a technique that automatically registers prone and supine images on virtual colonoscopy. They believe the algorithm, developed by Medicsight, is robust enough for daily clinical use.January 17, 2012CTCORE 64: Calcium predicts CCTA effectivenessA new analysis of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) demonstrates the need to obtain coronary calcium scores before scanning patients with suspected obstructive disease, while also underscoring the need for pretest calculation of disease probability, researchers report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.January 15, 2012Digital X-RayU.S. may allow digital x-ray to monitor black lung in minersA new proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would allow lung scans of coal miners to be performed with digital x-ray systems in addition to traditional film-based radiography, according to a proposed rule appearing January 9 in the Federal Register.January 11, 2012CTGrowing radiation dose for CF patients highlights risksPatients with cystic fibrosis (CF) receive substantial radiation doses from medical imaging, especially CT, highlighting the need for careful management of radiation exposure in patients with chronic diseases, according to a new study in Chest that covers nearly two decades.January 11, 2012CTCT shows link between statins and lung abnormalities in smokersA study published January 6 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine confirms earlier reports suggesting that statin use in current and former smokers is associated with interstitial lung abnormalities detected on CT scans.January 8, 2012CTJACR: Experts offer tips for minimizing pediatric CT doseAn article in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology offers expert advice on radiation dose optimization techniques in pediatric CT. What's the most important step? Making sure a pediatric CT study is justified before it even begins, according to the authors.January 5, 2012PACS/VNAOpen-source tool enables vendor-neutral CT dose archivingResearchers in Boston have developed an automated radiation-exposure monitoring system that extracts detailed CT exposure data from image repositories. Thanks to optical character recognition software, the open-source software scheme can gather data from virtually any CT scanner model.January 3, 2012Previous PagePage 91 of 258Next PageTop StoriesMRIMRI may help guide brachial plexus surgeryMRI-based volumetric analysis of paraspinal muscles can distinguish the severity of traumatic brachial plexus injury.AIShould hospitals pursue local domain LLM adaptation for radiology reports?Womens ImagingMRI model predicts breast tumor shrinkage patternsMRICheck for middle neck involvement for nasopharyngeal cancer prognosisMolecular ImagingPET links brain receptor to emotional numbing in PTSD
