Reports of sky-high costs for coronavirus testing may be the exception, with the majority of testing being “relatively tame” in cost, according to an analysis by Axios.

These radiology resident-led interactions improve patient care, image ordering and relationships with other providers, experts wrote recently in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

The device will be tested in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients.

Franklin Sequeira, 72, of Cicero, passed away on June 1 after a months-long battle with the disease, according to his family. 

The approach was on-par with CT scan quality at detecting some of the most common findings associated with the disease, including lesions and ground-glass opacities, experts wrote in the Journal of MRI.

Ambient air pollution directly leads to poorer health outcomes, and even short-term exposure to fine particulate matter can increase a person’s risk of adverse cardiovascular events.

HHS has announced new laboratory data reporting guidance for COVID-19 testing, expanding requirements for laboratories to report demographic details that can help improve the public response.

The Florida physician firm had been in advanced discussions to exit imaging before the pandemic and plans to move forward with a sale "when market conditions are appropriate."

Some had hoped that the board might make an exception and allow for remote test-taking in 2020, but that is not the case. 

In a screening population at elevated risk, experts say their algorithm could reduce the number of scans required for manual interpretation by 34%.