Abbreviated MRI exams for suspected appendicitis require fewer sequences and, in turn, take less time for radiologists to interpret. But in the absence of a designated code, patients often foot the bill for reads of more costly exams.

Researchers involved in the work are hopeful their findings will help patients find relief sooner.

The state’s fourth largest hospital will no longer provide around the clock IR coverage—something physicians at the facility fear will affect patient care. 

Orthopedic issues are the biggest work-related injury in cardiology, but this low cost intervention may help.

The WISEWOMAN program proved to be a useful intervention to screen low-income, uninsured women and offer them risk reduction counseling to improve blood pressure, diet and physical activity.

In some cases, contrast doses can be reduced by as much as 62% without sacrificing diagnostic quality.

Many newer devices are MRI conditional, but most legacy devices are not, leaving uncertainty around whether their abandoned leads are hazardous when in the presence of a strong magnetic field.

New cardiac ultrasound advances, from AI to completely study workflow, new 3D/4D catheters, virtual reality simulators, to robot-assisted ultrasound, will be presented on the expo floor of ASE 2024 this weekend in Portland.