A JAMA Oncology study found a decrease in two-year mortality rates between 2010 and 2015, attributing the findings to a 2014 Medicaid expansion.

Randall Thompson, MD, immediate past president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), explains the current ASNC lobbying efforts.

Using CT scans and EIT, researchers from an Italian hospital shed light on the specific benefits of the prone position for intubated COVID-19 patients. 

Economic hardship was associated with smaller global brain volumes, while maternal psychosocial stress did not reveal any significant impacts. 

In addition to O-RADS external validation, experts also sought to determine if incorporating acoustic shadowing as a benign finding would improve diagnostic performance. 

"A CT-first strategy allows physicians to provide relevant findings without the need for an invasive procedure," one radiologist explained. 

Duly Health and Care in suburban Chicago recently opened a new outpatient cardiac evaluation center equipped with a dedicated cardiac CT system, which will likely be a new business model that will be seen more in the coming years.

A new study published in Radiology found that mesh plugs that are traditionally used to treat brain aneurysms where the blood vessels branch out can also be effective when used to treat aneurysms on the side of the vessel.