These programs may provide benefits in some cases. In others, however, there is a concern that they could actually lead to higher costs over time.
Patients who exercise and take all prescribed medications, for instance, experience better outcomes than those who do not.
Moving X-ray images can help evaluate pulmonary regurgitation in Tetralogy of Fallot patients.
Armed with an advanced 7T MRI and one very committed graduate student, researchers are gaining new insight into how sleep patterns affect brain health.
FFR-CT literature has reached a state of maturity where experts can comfortably start to provide guidelines to the wider community.
Targeting coronary inflammation helps cardiologists provide better care
Michael Garshick, MD, examines the role of inflammation in coronary disease development, detailing how this risk factor can be detected and treated.
Low field 0.55T MRI images as diagnostically useful as 1.5T for abdominal scans
Researchers from the University of Michigan scanned 52 patients at multiple field strengths to make the comparison.
Micro-CT used to scan mysterious wormlike reptiles
The underground life of an Amphisbaenia has not been easy to study.
New American College of Cardiology registry focuses on data from outpatient ambulatory surgical centers
The ACC launched its latest registry knowing that volumes at these outpatient facilities are expected to rise in the years ahead.
Error rates in radiology have not changed in 75 years
Radiology report reading errors are as prevalent as ever. Michael Bruno, MD, of Penn State Hershey Medical Center says it's time for that to change.
MRI overutilized in prostate cancer screening, study finds
MRI scans rarely detect prostate cancer even in men marked as having an elevated risk, calling into question current clinical guidelines.
Music eases anxiety during imaging. But, don’t let patients pick their playlist
Not all genres are equal in a clinical setting.
Study examines outcomes of resection for ground-glass adenocarcinomas in the lungs
Researchers from Harvard Medical School looked into clinical findings for three types of nodules seen across 469 patients.
