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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Kids with autism support UK healthcare with fundraiser for better imaging equipment

Residents across the United Kingdom are contributing to a more than $3 million effort to provide local NHS hospitals with more high-quality imaging equipment, the Northern Echo has reported.

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Danish trial estimates overdiagnosis of lung cancer with low-dose CT at 67%

A post-hoc analysis of the Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial (DLCST) has estimated an overdiagnosis rate of more than 67 percent in patients who opt for low-dose CT lung screening, researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine this month.

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Patients remain confused, misinformed about breast density

Breast density reporting legislation is in place in dozens of states, but according to a new study published by Academic Radiology, confusion about breast density remains high among women receiving mammography screening.

Scotland's radiology shortage reaches ‘red alert’

There’s a national shortage of radiologists in Scotland. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness lost its last interventional radiologist in a substantive post last week, BBC reported. The head of the country’s radiology group says the situation is dire.

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Light-emitting nanoparticles could make imaging safer, less invasive

Research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found light-emitting fragments known as alloyed upconverting nanoparticles, or aUCNPs, offer a unique window for radiologists to see deep into living tissue with little risk, potentially leading to high-precision radiation treatments.

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New imaging technique diagnoses tuberculosis in just an hour

Researchers have developed a new “glowing” imaging technique that can diagnose tuberculosis (TB) within an hour, according to research published in Science Translational Medicine.

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Body CT adequate for diagnosing spinal fractures without dedicated spine imaging

Dedicated spine CT in the acute clinical setting can be useful for catching fractures that might have been missed on an initial CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, according to research published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. But for the sake of time, money and resources, radiologists can expect visceral CTs to detect any injury needing surgical attention.

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Thomas Berquist to retire as editor of AJR in 2020

Thomas H. Berquist, MD, will step down from his position as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) after 12 years at the journal, according to an AJR statement.