Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a technology-enabled national radiology practice, and Lakeland Radiologists, Ltd., a multi-site, Central Illinois-based radiology practice serving Champaign/Urbana, Effingham, Danville, and surrounding areas, have formed a strategic alliance merging Lakeland with an affiliated medical practice of vRad. To be known as

While molecular imaging is slowly becoming a reality, several obstacles will need to be removed from the path to full realization of its potential in personalized medicine, reports Fabian Kiessling, MD, chair of experimental molecular imaging at the University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany.

In a move that has created the second-largest radiology group in the U.S., Radiology Associates of Tarrant County (RATC), Southwest Imaging and Interventional Specialists (SIIS), and Grapevine Radiology Associates (GRA) have entered an agreement to merge their respective radiology practices, effective this past Tuesday.

Spectral mammography offers promising diagnostic benefits for breast cancer, according to the first clinical results of a research project conducted by Sectra. Published in the February issue of Radiology,the results will be presented tomorrow at a symposium dedicated to breast cancer detection and ways of improving cancer detection with photon

Fradulent or improper payments accounted for roughly $48 billion of Medicare’s $507 billion budget in 2010, according to a report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Representatives from the American College of Radiology last week outlined strategies for transforming computed tomography (CT) technology and its use to minimize medical radiation. The representatives made their presentations at the National Institutes of Health "Summit to Focus on Management of Radiation Dose in Computerized Tomography – Emphasis

Hospital executives are planning for budget increases over the next five years and are prioritizing strategic initiatives that had previously been on hold due to economic constraints, reveals a new study by L.E.K. Consulting.

Continuing a pattern of media attention, the CARE (Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy) bill, slated for reintroduction in Congress this spring, yesterday was featured prominently in a New York Times article that highlighted the patient-safety proposal as a way to improve the quality of