A recent article published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology takes Stephen R. Covey’s eight habits of highly effective people and applies them to radiology, while adding a ninth.

According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, CESM may be easier to implement into clinical workflow by decreasing equipment and patient setup times related to contrast administration.

Though it’s been linked to reduced mortality in injured adults, emergent whole-body CT (WBCT) in lieu of selective imaging doesn’t seem to improve survival rates in children, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics this month.

Radiology providers may soon be able to educate patients in the waiting room with the recent launch of Radiology TV, a subscription-based video content service for medical imaging centers.

Radiology TV, a new subscription-based video service that launched this week, was designed specifically with hospital and imaging center waiting rooms in mind.

Applying a triple freeze approach to pulmonary cryoablation could safely treat malignant lung tumors with low recurrence and complication rates, New York physician Gray R. Lyons, MD, PhD, and colleagues have reported in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

For patients under the age of 50, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in addition to digital mammography is associated with a decrease in recall rates, according to a new study published by the American Journal of Roentgenology. DBT was also associated with increased cancer detection rates in women from that same age group with dense breast tissue.

Radiology staffing shortages are hitting Waikato Hospital in New Zealand. Its workforce problem led a department of health board executive to label the unit as “vulnerable” and has prompted the hospital to look for imaging specialist overseas, according to an April 5 article in Stuff.