Practice Management: Page 270

Handheld ultrasound + CADx helps triage breast masses

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers successfully used a combination of handheld ultrasound and computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) software to triage women in Mexico who had palpable breast masses. They believe the combination is good news for women who may not have access to screening mammography, according to an article published online August 29 in the Journal of Global Oncology.

August 30, 2018

Medical groups back more patient time, less paperwork

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

More than 100 organizations and health groups, including the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and the American College of Radiology, are supporting a plan by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reduce paperwork requirements in filing codes for evaluation and management procedures.

August 29, 2018

Swiss start-up lands $14M to fund x-ray for developing world

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Swiss company's ambitious project to bring high-quality x-ray to the developing world took a step forward with the receipt of $14.4 million (12.3 million euros) in funding. Pristem hopes to bring an affordable, rugged radiography system that can be used anywhere in the world to market in two years.

August 29, 2018

Success of proton therapy may depend on who pays for it

By Kate Madden Yee

The financial success of a proton therapy facility may depend on who pays for the treatment delivered -- specifically, whether it's private payors whose patients require less than 30 minutes of treatment time, according to a study published online August 26 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

August 29, 2018

Report: Hospital staff members in fatal MRI case await charges

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Two staff members at a hospital in India where a man was killed in an MRI suite still await legal charges due to confusion between police and municipal authorities over the investigation of the incident, according to a news report.

August 29, 2018

Interventional rad Ferrara wins GOP primary in Ariz.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional radiologist Dr. Steve Ferrara won the Republican primary in Arizona for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He will face off in the general election in November against a Democratic opponent.

August 28, 2018

Chinese Journal of Academic Radiology to launch in 2018

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The new Chinese Journal of Academic Radiology is scheduled to launch at the 2018 Chinese Congress of Radiology in Beijing.

August 27, 2018

RSNA launches AI challenge to detect pneumonia on x-rays

By Rebekah Moan

The RSNA has launched its second annual machine-learning challenge: The RSNA Pneumonia Detection Challenge invites teams to develop artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify and localize pneumonia in chest x-rays, with top submissions to be recognized at the RSNA 2018 meeting.

August 27, 2018

Senate passes 'minibus' bill that includes health funds

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Senate on August 23 passed an $857 billion "minibus" bill that includes health funding, according to a report published by the Hill.

August 26, 2018

Breast cancer takes financial toll beyond treatment

By Kate Madden Yee

High healthcare costs continue to burden women after they have been treated for breast cancer, especially those with lymphedema, a treatment complication that affects about a third of breast cancer survivors, according to a study published online August 18 in the journal Supportive Care in Cancer.

August 26, 2018

ESR's world tour begins in Brazil in 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) will make the first stop of its Best of ECR tour at the Brazilian Congress of Radiology in Fortaleza in October 2019.

August 23, 2018

Strategic Radiology adds 3rd Ga. practice

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology consortium Strategic Radiology has added Radiology Assoc. of Macon.

August 22, 2018

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