An expected uptick in applications this fall may not actually indicate a growing interest in the specialty, imaging experts cautioned.

Brain MRI scans do lead to increased costs, the authors noted, but the clinical benefits are significant.

Radiologists self-reported one of the highest “physician task load” scores of any specialty, experts wrote in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 

The Rochester, Minnesota, system is notifying patients who received care at its Florida and Arizona locations.

The study's authors explored data from more than 1,500 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine and more than 3,000 who received usual care. 

A team of experts from Emory University and the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute analyzed a decade's worth of Medicare data to answer this question. 

German researchers reported success using Cerenkov luminescence imaging in 10 patients, according to a first-in-human study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Medical scribes can save cardiologists a lot of time, and seeing just one additional patient a day would cover the additional costs. 

IBM and others designed an algorithm that can match or even surpass fledgling physicians at reading the most common imaging exam in the ED. 

The company’s work with Anthem-affiliated health plans, in particular, is expected to prosper as a result of this additional funding.