Physician groups such as the Society of Interventional Radiology and American Medical Association previously voiced support for such mandates. 

A new Mayo Clinic analysis found this task is often ineffective, urging practices to reexamine their use of this combo, experts wrote in Clinical Imaging. 

One Northwestern Medicine researcher said the "landmark" findings take providers one step closer to using the tool for clinical decision making.

Payments for some office-based services are slated to fall 20%, potentially devastating private groups, experts said recently. 

Each company is believed to be in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. They have 15 working days to respond. 

Follow-up imaging 4-8 weeks after transarterial radioembolization predicted six-month treatment response and overall survival.

More research is still needed to find out why these differences exist, but the authors did offer some possible explanations. 

The increasing popularity of TAVR appears to be the biggest reason for this shift.

Mass General physicians believe this practice is sustainable, resulting in less time spent on scheduling, reduced room cleaning, and lowering the chance of errors.

Atlanta-based ImageLink already has 14 locations across Georgia and Ohio, while a 15th just recently opened in Boynton Beach, Florida.