Equity & Inclusion: Page 10

Use of mammography screening varies at county level

By Kate Madden Yee

Wednesday, November 29 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSM01-03 | Room E451AThe use of mammography screening services varies widely at the county level, based on factors such as income, race, and primary care access, as well as whether a county is more or less metropolitan, according to research being presented in this Wednesday session.

October 30, 2017

Tailored education gets Muslim women to mammography

By Kate Madden Yee

Receiving education on breast screening that was tailored to their religion helped Muslim women overcome their concerns about mammography and get screened, according to research presented at an American Association for Cancer Research conference in Atlanta by a team from the University of Chicago.

September 25, 2017

ACR forms education committee for patient-centered care

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care has launched a new education committee to develop educational resources and tools for radiologists.

August 7, 2017

Fuji SonoSite supports Moroccan mountain bike race

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound developer Fujifilm SonoSite provided point-of-care ultrasound to participants in the Gaes Titan Desert mountain bike race in Morocco.

May 18, 2017

RADPAC backs radiologist in congressional race

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Radiology Advocacy Alliance political action committee (RADPAC) said it is supporting the candidacy of interventional radiologist Dr. Stephen Ferrara in the Arizona 9th Congressional District race.

May 16, 2017

Varian opens education center in Japan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems has partnered with Komazawa University to create a new advanced radiotherapy education center in Japan.

November 28, 2016

AccuBoost inks Ga. contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's health firm AccuBoost has won a contract for its image-guided partial-breast irradiation technology with a clinic in Georgia.

October 13, 2016

Joint Commission eases CT technologist standards

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

After receiving feedback from rural and critical access hospitals, the Joint Commission has elected not to implement certain aspects of proposed advanced certification requirements for CT technologists in new diagnostic imaging requirements set to take effect on September 1.

June 20, 2016

How to get ready for MACRA | Race and sex impact who gets brain imaging

By Brian Casey

May 25, 2016

ASNR 2016: Race and sex affect who gets brain imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Patient factors such as race and sex influence the use of neuroimaging for stroke, according to research presented at the American Society of Neuroradiology annual meeting (ASNR 2016) in Washington, DC.

May 25, 2016

Study: No big gender differences in nuclear MPI dose

By Wayne Forrest

Despite some geographic variability, there are no major differences in the way nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) studies are performed on men and women around the world, including the amount of radiation delivered, according to a new study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

April 4, 2016

Breast MR: Is it accessible to women who need it?

By Kate Madden Yee

MR is an effective breast cancer screening tool for women with a higher lifetime risk of the disease. But its availability can be limited, and sociodemographic factors may play more of a role in access than women's breast cancer risk factors, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

March 29, 2016

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