Phil Galewitz

Regulatory
Trump administration hits brakes on law to curb unneeded Medicare CT scans, MRIs
The U.S. Congress passed a law in 2014 to reduce unnecessary MRI exams, CT scans, and other expensive diagnostic imaging tests, but the Trump administration delayed putting the law into effect until 2020 after physicians argued it would interfere with their practices. Critics worry the delay comes at a cost: Medicare paying for millions of unnecessary exams and patients subject to unnecessary radiation.
August 18, 2019
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Economics
Walmart charts new course by steering workers to high-quality imaging centers
Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, is worried that too many of its workers are having health conditions misdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgery and wasted health spending.
May 15, 2019
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Ex-NFL QB Matt Hasselback points brain imaging study
The trial’s main goal it to establish methods for diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the living, rather that by postmortem exams.
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Telix inks deal to acquire ITM for $1.65B
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Kevin Rooker outlines what attendees can expect at the 2026 SDMS annual meeting in Atlanta.
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One proposed risk score, SAFE, showed modest benefit in patients with imaging-confirmed steatotic liver disease (SLD).
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FES-PET guides second-line therapy decisions in breast cancer
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FES-PET/CT results led to therapeutic management changes in 37.8% of patients.
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Recalls stable for radiation oncology tools despite tech advancements
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While radiation oncology devices using AI or machine learning are increasingly entering the market, recalls may be plateauing.
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Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 17: Elastography holds promise toward expanded role
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David Fetzer, MD, discusses current applications and issues in the world of elastography.
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Minibeam radiotherapy performs well in first clinical trial
By Will Morton
The technique delivers very high doses of radiation through closely spaced, extremely narrow beams.
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Radiation oncology medical physicist Michael Grams, MD, holds a device called a tungsten collimator that divides a conventional radiation beam into submillimeter-wide beamlets.
USPSTF names radiologist to task force; ACR responds
By Amerigo Allegretto
Dennis Wulfeck, MD, has 33 years of experience in diagnostic imaging, and his appointment to the task force has the support of the ACR.
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Individual specialization may drive IR procedure complexity
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Practice- and radiologist-level IR specializations showed associations with greater procedural complexity.
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AI boosts brain aneurysm detection on CT angiography
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AI preferentially detected smaller aneurysms (< 3 mm), while radiologists more often identified larger aneurysms (3 to 5 mm and > 5 mm).
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ASTRO issues first radiation therapy guideline for bladder cancer
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Bladder preservation should be presented as a curative treatment option alongside radical cystectomy.
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