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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Will AI change healthcare jobs for the better or worse?

In what could be a surprise to experts and industry leaders, a recent survey from Accenture has suggested that consumers are more optimistic about the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, according to a recent article by Harvard Business Review.

Freezing a specific nerve can help patients lose weight

Freezing the posterior vagal trunk, the nerve that sends hunger-related signals to the brain, could help patients with mild-to-moderate obesity lose weight, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting in Los Angeles.

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New renal CTA protocol results in improved findings with less contrast medium

Renal computed tomography angiography (CTA) is an effective resource for radiologists with numerous benefits, but it requires the application of contrast medium that could potentially cause issues in patients with renal impairment.

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How to effectively communicate radiation risks, benefits in pediatric imaging

Effective communication between medical imaging providers and pediatric patients and guardians about radiation risks remains problematic, despite improvements in imaging technology and protocol optimization, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

SPECT imaging may ID those likely to respond to depression treatment

Mental illness can be difficult to quantify, with the complexity of the brain obscuring symptoms and improvements. But single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging may identify those likely to respond to treatment for depression by examining blood flow and activity patterns.

VR offers radiologists a 3D look at splenic aneurysms

A team from Stanford University used virtual reality (VR) technology to turn CT scans into 3D images to help radiologists prepare to repair splenic artery aneurysms.

Interrupting radiologists does not hurt their accuracy, but it affects them in other negative ways

Interruptions don’t impact an on-call radiologist’s accuracy, according to a new study in the Journal of Medical Imaging, but they can increase time spent on each case.

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SIR debuts 1st virtual reality interventional radiology training video at annual meeting

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) debuted the first virtual reality 360 (VR360) training video featuring interventional radiology being performed in practice during the SIR 2018 annual meeting in Los Angeles.