Imaging utilization for low back pain by primary care providers has increased in recent years, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines, Iowa) purchased Carestream’s Clinical Collaboration Platform (see video link) with features that include advanced visualization, mammography, 3D, lesion management, PET-CT applications and integrated voice recognition.

The method spared nearly 90% of patients from unnecessary contrast and additional imaging sequences, reported authors of a May 16 study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Platform provides comprehensive capabilities at affordable cost.

Would an automated radiology-pathology feedback tool provide value for radiologists? Researchers developed one and studied its effectiveness, sharing their findings in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

There is considerable variation among radiologists when choosing whether to include follow-up imaging recommendations in radiology reports, according to new findings published in Radiology.

"It remains poorly understood how much radiologists vary when recommending additional imaging and what additional radiologists and other factors influence the likelihood of additional imaging," wrote authors of a new study published in Radiology.

Patients are now reading their own radiology reports on a regular basis. A new commentary published in Academic Radiology examined what this means for the specialty as a whole and how radiologists can work to still provide the very best patient care possible.