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Women and minorities underrepresented in nuclear medicine

By Will Morton

Women and members of racial and ethnic groups are significantly underrepresented in nuclear medicine (NM) in the U.S., according to research published April 25 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 28, 2021

ASRT announces distinguished author award winners

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has announced recipients of its distinguished author awards, which recognize the best peer-reviewed articles published in the society's scientific journals in 2020.

April 27, 2021

Humana partially reverses PET/CT policy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Humana will begin covering PET/CT imaging for gastric and esophageal oncologic indications, a sign that the modality may be shifting out from under Current Procedural Terminology codes that list it as "experimental/investigational," according to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

April 27, 2021

ACP releases point-of-care-ultrasound guideline

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released a new guideline for the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for patients with acute shortness of breath in emergency departments or in-patient settings. The guideline was published April 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

April 27, 2021

SNMMI lands 'Hangover' star Jeong as guest speaker

By Brian Casey

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has announced that comedian Dr. Ken Jeong -- who rose to fame as a kidnapped gangster in "The Hangover" -- will be a guest speaker at the group's 2021 virtual meeting in June.

April 25, 2021

ACR updates appropriateness criteria

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has added 13 new topics and revised five others in an update to the ACR Appropriateness Criteria.

April 25, 2021

ACR DSI links with Cancer Imaging Archive

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute (DSI) has partnered with the U.S. National Cancer Institute-funded Cancer Imaging Archive in an effort to aid developers of artificial intelligence algorithms in radiology.

April 25, 2021

Should radiologists discuss results with patients?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Both patients and primary care physicians reported an increase in how well patients understood their medical conditions following virtual visits with radiologists in a study presented April 22 at the virtual American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.

April 25, 2021

Radiologists should embrace immediate patient access to reports

By Erik L. Ridley

It's time for radiologists to embrace the practice of providing patients with immediate access to their radiology results, according to a presentation at the virtual annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society.

April 25, 2021

ICUS issues statement supporting US contrast safety

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In the wake of news reports of allergic reactions to ultrasound contrast, the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) issued a statement in support of the agents.

April 22, 2021

Use of CTA, CT perfusion up -- but for the right reasons

By Kate Madden Yee

The use of both head CT angiography (CTA) and CT perfusion studies increased dramatically between 2010 and 2018, according to research presented on April 22 at the virtual American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.

April 22, 2021

Accuray to tap Japanese market for ClearRT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Accuray has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to sell its ClearRT helical fanbeam kVCT imaging system in Japan.

April 21, 2021

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