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Lung group offers CT screening tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Lung Association has introduced an online tool to help users determine whether they're candidates for low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
October 24, 2013
NEJM: Urologist self-referral equals IMRT overuse
By Kate Madden Yee
Allowing urologists to self-refer patients for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatments contributes to overuse of this expensive therapy, according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
October 23, 2013
MedRisk buys imaging services network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Workers' compensation physical medicine manager MedRisk has purchased imaging network Medical Diagnostic Associates Management.
October 23, 2013
ASE releases mobile echo app
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Foundation has unveiled a free new mobile app to support appropriate use of echocardiography.
October 23, 2013
ASRT launches public awareness campaign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has created a new program to help educate patients about the radiologic technologist's role in healthcare.
October 22, 2013
SDMS names Kerns to CEO post
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) announced that Donald Kerns will become the organization's new CEO effective January 1, 2014.
October 22, 2013
Pakistan losing radiologists to lucrative overseas offers
By Rabia Mughal
Pakistan is facing a shortage of radiology faculty members as they are leaving the country for more lucrative salaries and better working conditions abroad, with the brain drain reaching an alarming rate in recent years, according to a new article in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 22, 2013
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JACR: RSNA 2012 Twitter volume up more than 30%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Use of the microblogging service Twitter grew by at least 30% at the RSNA 2012 meeting compared to the previous year's RSNA conference, according to a new article published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 20, 2013
ASRT Foundation, Elekta renew partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation and Elekta have renewed their partnership for the International Speakers Exchange Award program.
October 17, 2013
Minn. mobile MRI firm sued for fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A mobile MRI provider in Edina, MN, has been accused of fraud for allegedly conspiring with 46 chiropractors by conducting unnecessary exams and providing kickbacks to practitioners.
October 17, 2013
Obamacare and academic radiology; fewer med students eye radiology; breast MRI screening
By Brian Casey
October 16, 2013
How will Obamacare affect academic radiology?
By Kate Madden Yee
With the government shutdown behind us, implementation of the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) continues to proceed. Its effects will extend into academic radiology, which can adapt by focusing on value, not volume, according to a review published in the October Academic Radiology.
October 16, 2013
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