Brian Casey[email protected]HomeAuntMinnie.com Digital X-Ray InsiderFebruary 17, 2020HomeWeek in Review: Radiology's hottest job market | Walmart's foray into imaging | CT for coronavirusFebruary 14, 2020Clinical Decision SupportWeek in Review: 5 features of coronavirus | Medicare AUC, CDS mandate | SalaryScan ends tomorrowFebruary 7, 2020Practice ManagementRadiology mourns passing of Dr. David C. LevinOne of the pioneers of research on health services in radiology, Dr. David C. Levin, died on January 15. Levin was one of the first researchers to investigate issues related to turf battles and inappropriate utilization of imaging services and laid the academic groundwork for legislation that rolled back physician self-referral. He was 85.February 3, 2020HomeMRI follow-up for BI-RADS 3 | Coronavirus concerns | Enterprise imaging in the cloud | Last week for SalaryScanJanuary 31, 2020Clinical NewsX-ray helps diagnose coronavirus in Vietnamese manRadiography was one of several diagnostic tools that helped detect the presence of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in a Vietnamese man who had traveled to Wuhan, China, the center of the outbreak. The case study was reported on January 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine.January 27, 2020Genitourinary RadiologyWeek in Review: Imaging helps spots coronavirus | Contrast safe for kidneys | Portable x-ray photosJanuary 24, 2020Radiation Oncology/TherapyShould cancer centers ban the bell?Bells have become commonplace within oncology centers as a means to allow cancer patients to mark the end of their course of treatment. But is it time to ban the bell? A new study published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics suggests it might.January 23, 2020Molecular ImagingBiomarkers on PET, MRI show breast cancer riskIn a finding they described as "unexpected," researchers used PET and MRI to discover that women with a malignant tumor in one breast have lower levels of certain biomarkers in the contralateral, healthy breast. Results were published in the January edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.January 22, 2020Digital X-RayDeep learning of x-rays helps predict pulmonary blood flowA deep-learning algorithm that analyzed chest x-rays was able to predict pulmonary to systemic blood flow just as well as clinicians. The finding could give healthcare providers a better way to determine which patients with congenital heart disease require intervention, according to a January 22 article in JAMA Cardiology.January 22, 2020Previous PagePage 27 of 140Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundPOCUS performs well in assessing pathologic venous congestionPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) showed success in venous excess ultrasound assessment of critically ill patients.CTMachine learning plus CT helps assess severity of COPDUltrasoundActive 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 surgery
