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Congenital heart disease detected less often in rural areas
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound may be doing a better job overall of diagnosing critical congenital heart disease prenatally, but that's not necessarily the case in poorer and more rural communities, according to research presented on Monday at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in San Diego.
April 27, 2015
RamSoft installs PACS in Ky.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RamSoft has installed its PowerServer PACS software at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, which operates locations in Kentucky and Indiana.
April 26, 2015
ARRS: 6 reasons to be optimistic about radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists love to complain about the challenges they face, including declining reimbursements, a tight job market, and increased workload. But there are at least six good reasons to be optimistic about the specialty, according to a presentation at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting in Toronto.
April 26, 2015
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ACR, AAPM release radiation safety resource
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) have released ACR-AAPM Radiation Safety Officer Resources, a new document designed to assist physicians and medical physicists who serve as radiation safety officers at medical facilities.
April 23, 2015
ASRT unveils new online education modules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has released three new online education modules: Safe CT Practices, Safe MRI Practices, and Low-Dose Computed Tomography.
April 22, 2015
ATA tackles thyroid nodule management for children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) has released its first guidelines for managing thyroid nodules and cancer in children.
April 22, 2015
Cardinal Health to pay $26.8M to settle FTC charges
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardinal Health has agreed to pay $26.8 million as part of a settlement to resolve monopoly charges brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
April 20, 2015
New nonprofit group launches breast density website
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new nonprofit organization called DenseBreast-info.org has launched a website that provides education and information about breast density.
April 20, 2015
ARRS: Patient consults improve care, raise radiology profile
By Kate Madden Yee
TORONTO - Face-to-face consultations between radiologists and patients may improve the health of patients, as well as the visibility of radiologists, according to a presentation at the annual American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
April 20, 2015
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Dr. Daniel Kopans: On the draft USPSTF breast screening guidelines
By Dr. Daniel Kopans
In this Second Opinion article, Dr. Daniel Kopans offers his perspective on the release this week of new guidelines on screening mammography from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) -- guidelines that he believes will restrict access to mammography.
April 20, 2015
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ARRS: QC system averts CT scanning mishaps
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mistakes in the use of CT -- such as scanning the wrong patient or body part -- were reduced to zero in a group of more than 36,000 patients following implementation of a new CT quality control (QC) system at a California hospital, according to study featured at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Toronto.
April 19, 2015
President signs SGR fix into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. President Barack Obama on April 16 signed into law legislation that permanently replaces Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, according to the White House press secretary.
April 16, 2015
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