Brian Casey[email protected]Practice ManagementMednax to sell off radiology businessBeset by massive declines in procedure volume due to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare provider Mednax announced June 5 that it is restructuring the company in a plan that includes selling off its radiology business. The company plans to return its focus to pediatrics and obstetrics services.June 4, 2020EconomicsRadiology confidence plummets in Q2 MICI pollThe COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically undercut the confidence that radiology administrators and imaging center directors have in their business prospects for the immediate future, according to second-quarter results in the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI).June 1, 2020HomeWeek in Review: COVID-19's effects on the brain | RSNA goes virtual | Environmental gadoliniumMay 29, 2020Molecular ImagingFDA approves Avid's flortaucipir PET agent for tau imagingIn what the agency called a regulatory first, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the radiopharmaceutical flortaucipir F-18 for imaging tau pathology on PET scans. The agent was developed by Eli Lilly subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals and will be marketed as Tauvid.May 27, 2020HomeWeek in Review: 3D CT of swallowed dental needle | CTA of COVID-19 | Webinar reviewMay 22, 2020HomeWeek in Review: PET tracer for Alzheimer's | AI for COVID-19 | Webinar on radiology continuityMay 15, 2020HomeWeek in Review: Regaining the public trust | X-ray scoring for COVID-19 | Webinar on radiology preparednessMay 8, 2020MRIStroke scans drop by 40% during COVID-19 outbreakThe number of patients evaluated for stroke with imaging fell by 40% during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a research letter published May 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings could be a sign that many stroke cases are not receiving appropriate medical care.May 7, 2020HomeWeek in Review: 2020 Virtual Conference recap | Pandemic paralysis grips imagingMay 1, 2020HomeWeek in Review: COVID-19 slams radiology volume | 2020 Virtual Conference starts April 30April 24, 2020Previous PagePage 24 of 140Next PageTop StoriesCTMachine learning plus CT helps assess severity of COPDA machine-learning model based on chest CT images accurately predicts lung function, which can help clinicians diagnose and assess COPD.UltrasoundActive thyroid surveillance effective, beneficial for older patientsMolecular ImagingFES-PET shows promise staging women with invasive lobular cancerCTStructured CT reporting tool may aid hernia detection after bariatric surgeryMRIHigher ventricular and atrial heart volumes boost cardiac disease risk
![Regions of interest depicted in colors: cerebrospinal fluid (blue), cortical gray matter (dark green), and white matter (yellow). Scatter plots present significant correlations between (b) [semi-solid spin pool size, or ms0m0s] entropy and age in cerebrospinal fluid and cortical gray matter, and (c) [longitudinal relaxation rates, or Rf1R1f] entropy and age in cortical gray matter and white matter (p < 0.05). Images, graphics, and caption courtesy of Sohae Chung, PhD, and the ISMRM.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-09-novel-mri-technique-image.tmqDtL6pTg.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
