Rural U.S. populations often suffer poor access to healthcare services. The cracks many patients fall through are not the fault of radiology per se. However, researchers and rural radiologists agree that much imaging ground must be gained if location-based disparities are to be cut down to size.

A certain segment of patients is prone to undergoing dozens of CT scans, potentially increasing their chance of harm from radiation and contrast agents, researchers wrote in the European Journal of Radiology. 

The percentage of imaging experts who prefer to deal with distress on their own is higher than last year's Medscape survey.

Debate about this topic has heated up recently in the Netherlands, with differing recommendations on whether it’s still necessary. 

More than a quarter of academic imaging experts cited a lack of autonomy and conflict with institutional leadership as contributing factors to workplace fatigue, according to a new survey.

The former CEO of San Rafael, California-based Sanovas was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering for siphoning millions from the company toward luxury purchases. 

That’s one of the key takeaways from a new special report, published in the journal Radiology. 

Big-name players are doing their part to address the growing threat from the disease, which has now killed more than 360 individuals and sickened thousands more.