Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, chair of the department of radiology at the University of Virginia, vice chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors, and chairman of the ACR Commission on Interventional and Cardiovascular Radiology, explains that the iodine contrast shortage has led to use of MRI gadolinium contrast agents in some cases.

Another teaching hospital has quickly and safely reduced its reliance on iodinated contrast media (ICM) by around 50% and taken to the pages of JACR to tell how they did it.

The device is a novel self-operated prenatal home ultrasound solution that enables pregnant women to self-scan for remote clinical assessment by their healthcare provider when the device is combined with their smartphone.

“We need to commit to changing the supply chain so that a single event in a faraway country does not put us in this predicament again," experts wrote in a new special report shared by Radiology.

Chief equity officer and chief health equity officer are rising roles across the healthcare space. 

The case has rocked the healthcare industry and could have more implications for mistakes made by healthcare professionals in the future.

Vivasure Medical will use the funds to advance clinical development and attempt to secure regulatory approval of its vessel closure devices.

Researchers at a quaternary academic medical center have developed a short-term workaround that they report is now reducing the institution’s consumption of Omnipaque (iohexol) by more than 50% without compromising care quality.