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Radiology admins worry about staff costs in new MICI numbers
September 26, 2022 -- Radiology administrators are struggling to cope with rising staff costs and personnel shortages as they also try to manage a variety of financial pressures, according to the latest numbers from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI). Read More

Advances in osteoporosis screening: Finding more patients at risk
September 26, 2022 -- New technologies are dramatically changing our ability to screen for osteoporosis and detect changes in bone health at an earlier stage -- enabling the earlier delivery of treatments. Learn more about them in this webinar. Read More

What will the MIPS Value Pathways option mean for radiology?
September 26, 2022 -- Beginning in 2023, physicians will have the option to report under the Medicare Quality Payment Program using Medicare Incentive-based Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways in lieu of the traditional reporting methods. Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners breaks down what this means to radiology. Read More

CT contrast crisis prompts call for more use of MRI and ultrasound
September 23, 2022 -- When it comes to head and neck imaging, MRI and ultrasound offer sound alternatives to CT with iodinated contrast, and use of the modalities could mitigate crises such as contrast shortages, according to a commentary published September 20 in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. Read More

AI spots large vessel occlusions, predicts patient outcome
September 23, 2022 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) was able to detect large vessel occlusions (LVO) on CT angiography (CTA) and predict treatment outcomes in research published September 15 in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. Read More

Cancer mortality continues to decline, but challenges remain
September 23, 2022 -- Cancer mortality continues to decline in the U.S., one of the many findings in a new report issued by the American Association for Cancer Research. Despite the decline, many challenges remain in the fight against cancer. Read More

The PACSman Pontificates: Webinars, bobbleheads, and AI
September 23, 2022 -- What do webinars, bobbleheads, and artificial intelligence have in common? The PACSman --Michael J. Cannavo -- offers some thoughts. Read More

4D ultrasound shows fetuses reacting to taste, smell
September 22, 2022 -- Four-dimensional ultrasound scans show evidence that fetuses at 32 to 36 weeks react positively or negatively to smell and taste, according to a study from the U.K. published September 21 in Psychological Science. Read More

5 ways dual-energy CT improves emergency room neuroimaging
September 22, 2022 -- Dual-energy CT is an effective tool for improving neuroimaging in the emergency room -- and making use of it can translate into a variety of benefits for patients, according to a recent presentation. Read More

Can decision aids prevent lawsuits in interventional radiology?
September 22, 2022 -- Providing patient decision aids (PDAs) could reduce lawsuits in interventional radiology resulting from inadequate informed consent conversations, according to a study published September 21 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Read More

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