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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82% of radiology residents motivated to study by tablet-based curriculum

Implementation of a complete tablet-based curriculum positively impacts the motivation, satisfaction and engagement of radiology residents, according to findings published in Academic Radiology.

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Chest tomosynthesis can accurately ID pulmonary nodule growth, replace CT

Chest tomosynthesis can accurately detect pulmonary nodule growth, according to a new study in Academic Radiology, but clinicians must be aware of certain factors that may influence its accuracy.

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Defining imaging’s role in the treatment of cervical, endometrial cancers

Though not often the first line of defense, clinicians should consider endometrial cancer screening using either CT or MRI after a patient undergoes radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma, Portuguese researchers argue in the first-ever study published on the subject.

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New photoacoustic CT system detects breast tumors with 15-second scans

Researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena have developed a single-breath-hold photoacoustic CT (SBH-PACT) system that can image a patient’s breast in 15 seconds and requires no ionizing radiation or contrast agents, sharing their findings in a new study published by Nature Communications.

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Fitbit, other wearable trackers help predict how patients will react to chemo

Wearable fitness trackers aren’t just for the gym anymore, the Guardian reported this month—according to a group of California researchers, the devices can track health information indicative of how cancer patients will react to chemotherapy.

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Time-harmonic elastography assesses liver disease without need for invasive biopsy

New technology known as “time-harmonic elastography” allows physicians to assess the severity of liver disease without resorting to invasive biopsies, a team from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Germany announced in a Radiology study this week.

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NHS confirms delays in breast cancer screening throughout London

Just more than a month after it was revealed that 450,000 women around the age of 70 were not sent invitations to participate in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) breast screening program, women in London are being forced to delay screening due to ongoing staffing problems.

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Brain imaging links hypertension to dementia

Individuals with high blood pressure are at an increased risk for developing dementia, according to an imaging study funded by the Italian government.