Practice Management

Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.

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Researchers examine racial, ethnic differences in ED imaging utilization

"...to our knowledge, no studies of nationally representative data have explored racial and ethnic differences in ED medical imaging while accounting for patient-level factors and facility-level differences in imaging use,” wrote authors of a recent JACR study.

How radiologists can use mammography to improve lung cancer screening utilization

Many women who undergo screening mammography are also eligible for lung cancer screening (LCS), according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Yet LCS utilization in the United States remains considerably low.  

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ACR: Helium shortage not an issue for imaging providers

The world’s helium shortage became a hot topic in the last week, with mainstream news outlets such as Forbes, USA Today and CNN all reporting on the issue.

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Radiologist develops smartphone app for educating patients about their health

A new smartphone app allows patients to gain a better understanding of their own health by viewing a large 3D image of their body.

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New imaging technique uses protein found in scorpion venom

Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have developed a new brain imaging technique that includes an amino acid commonly found in scorpion venom. The team shared its findings in Neurosurgery.

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Instrument navigation tool reduces radiation, required images for fluoroscopy procedures

The tool, ultralow radiation imaging coupled with image enhancement and instrument tracking (ULR-IE/IT), reduced the total time to localize an instrument by more than 30% and cut radiation exposure by more than 90% compared to C-arm fluoroscopy.

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Many radiology residents unable to ID signs of child abuse

Radiology residents aren’t being properly trained to recognize signs of child abuse in imaging results, according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2019 Annual Meeting in Honolulu.

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How does BI-RADS 4 stack up against the 5th edition?

“To our knowledge, no study has examined how changes in categorization of calcification from the 4th to the 5th edition of BI-RADS have affected positive predictive values (PPVs)," wrote authors of a recent study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.