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Radiation Oncology/Therapy
Report: Radiation therapy market regains stability
Radiation therapy providers in the U.S. are again buying new equipment and upgrades after surviving the effects of the Great Recession, which caused utilization to fall 22% from 2007 through 2008, according to a new report from market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
July 16, 2013
CT
CORE 320 study evaluates CCTA and SPECT for CAD diagnosis
A new comparative effectiveness study has found that 320-detector-row coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is better than SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD). But MPI still helps avoid unnecessary cardiac catheterization and revascularization.
March 24, 2013
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Study affirms CCTA's value to rule out myocardial infarction
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is clinically safe and may use medical resources more effectively than conventional methods for evaluating chest pain in patients who are at low or intermediate risk of myocardial infarction, according to research presented earlier this month at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
March 18, 2013
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Iodixanol produces less patient discomfort than iopamidol
A head-to-head comparison of contrast media for coronary CT angiography showed that patients experienced less discomfort after intravenous administration of iodixanol than with iopamidol, according to results presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
March 13, 2013
MRI
ACC: Nonthoracic MRI may be safe for pacemaker, ICD patients
SAN FRANCISCO - Nonthoracic MRI scans are safe for patients with cardiac pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), according to preliminary results from the MagnaSafe Registry presented on March 10 at the 2013 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 12, 2013
PACS/VNA
RadSnap delivers imaging expertise to smartphones
Wouldn't it be great if an app delivered imaging consultations on difficult cases straight to your smartphone? Wish no more: A new app called RadSnap allows physicians to take a picture of a case with their smartphone and submit it to a network of experts for advice.
February 11, 2013
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Associations
ACR institute blasts imaging payment cuts in first report
The first major report from the American College of Radiology's (ACR) new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute warns of diminished patient access to diagnostic imaging and other unintended negative consequences from public policies that have slowed imaging's growth.
October 23, 2012
Associations
ACR vice chair bashes political animosity against radiology
Radiology has been to the mountaintop, and it has been paying a political price for it ever since, according to Dr. Bibb Allen Jr., vice chair of the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Board of Chancellors.
September 24, 2012
Practice Management
A rocky road awaits radiologists during Obamacare rollout
SAN FRANCISCO - Higher taxes, lower reimbursement, and more federal control over the use of advanced imaging in clinical practice. Dr. Frank J. Lexa used these terms to describe a dark vision of radiology after healthcare reform at the 2012 California Radiological Society annual meeting.
September 10, 2012
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PACS/VNA
Chang: Radiologists must manage imaging to survive
SAN FRANCISCO - Dashboards and scorecards providing tangible measures of performance can serve as a potent defense for radiologists against forces that are attempting to loosen their control over medical imaging, according to PACS pioneer Dr. Paul Chang.
September 9, 2012
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3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditions
Images of a 39-year-old who underwent screening mammography. Right craniocaudal (left) and mediolateral oblique (middle) views from preoperative mammography show suspicious grouped fine pleomorphic calcifications (arrows). After biopsy showed ductal carcinoma of situ (DCIS), patient underwent breast-conserving surgery, yielding final diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (intermediate grade, hormone receptor positive). (Right) Screenshot of an output of a commercial AI tool applied to preoperative mammography. AI detected right breast lesion with score of 95% on both views (concentric colored circles). Present study’s reviewing radiologist deemed AI marking to correspond with site of DCIS.
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Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan in a 28-year-old premenopausal woman shows an incidentally detected solid-appearing left ovarian lesion (solid arrow) anterior to the uterus (U), associated with trace ascites in the right adnexa and cul de sac (dashed arrows). At pathologic analysis, this was shown to be ovarian dysgerminoma. Two readers misdiagnosed this lesion, one as a leiomyoma and one as an ovarian fibroma.
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Lower limb amputation is an increasingly common major complication of advanced peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus.
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The method makes "heart muscle and heart valves visible while making blood and surrounding tissues transparent," researchers noted.
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Could AI scoring help with managing DCIS?
By Amerigo Allegretto
An AI model showed associations with recurrence after DCIS surgery and performed comparably to established clinical risk models.
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Images of a 39-year-old who underwent screening mammography. Right craniocaudal (left) and mediolateral oblique (middle) views from preoperative mammography show suspicious grouped fine pleomorphic calcifications (arrows). After biopsy showed ductal carcinoma of situ (DCIS), patient underwent breast-conserving surgery, yielding final diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (intermediate grade, hormone receptor positive). (Right) Screenshot of an output of a commercial AI tool applied to preoperative mammography. AI detected right breast lesion with score of 95% on both views (concentric colored circles). Present study’s reviewing radiologist deemed AI marking to correspond with site of DCIS.
Clinicians, beware: CT diagnostic accuracy varies by adnexal lesion type
By Kate Madden Yee
The modality correctly diagnoses dermoids and simple cysts, but is not as effective at identifying other types of adnexal lesions.
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Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan in a 28-year-old premenopausal woman shows an incidentally detected solid-appearing left ovarian lesion (solid arrow) anterior to the uterus (U), associated with trace ascites in the right adnexa and cul de sac (dashed arrows). At pathologic analysis, this was shown to be ovarian dysgerminoma. Two readers misdiagnosed this lesion, one as a leiomyoma and one as an ovarian fibroma.
Radiology coding update for 2026
By Erin Stephens
In a new column, Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners reviews the 2026 CPT code changes.
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Super-resolution deep learning reconstruction improves CCTA
By Will Morton
The commercially available image reconstruction algorithm outperformed standard hybrid iterative reconstruction for assessing coronary stenosis.
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Images from two representative cases. (A-C) Images in an 82-year-old man with a calcified plaque in the proximal segment of the left anterior descending artery. (A, B) Curved planar reconstruction images from CCTA with (A) hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) and (B) super-resolution deep learning reconstruction (SR-DLR) show that the measured PDS was 66% for the HIR image and 42% for the SR-DLR image. (C) Quantitative analysis of the invasive coronary angiography (ICA) image (reference standard) revealed a PDS of 34% (arrow). (D-F) Images in a 37-year-old woman with a noncalcified plaque in the middle segment of the left circumflex artery. (D, E) Curved planar reconstruction images from CCTA with (D) HIR and (E) SR-DLR show that the measured PDS was 47% for the HIR image and 80% for the SR-DLR image. (F) Quantitative analysis of the ICA image revealed a PDS of 72% (arrow). Blue, red, and yellow lines in A, B, D, and E represent the proximal reference point, stenosed lesion, and distal reference point, respectively, and the insets show the corresponding cross-sectional images.
Nonsurgical management rising for low-risk DCIS cases
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Trends show that nonsurgical management of DCIS is rising, paving the way for imaging's role in active surveillance.
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New research says DBT-guided biopsies lead to less procedure times and radiation exposure compared to mammography-guided biopsies.
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Radiology is at an inflection point
By Dhruv Chopra
Radiology is a cornerstone of modern medical diagnostics, but today is at an inflection point, said Civie CEO Dhruv Chopra in a new column.
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