Recent evidence confirms that interventional radiology produces solid clinical outcomes while beating surgery on the cost-effectiveness of numerous procedures.

Four years of running the imaging portion of the program cost nearly $158,000, experts wrote in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 

Atul Verma, MD, director of cardiology at McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, explained why the late-breaking PULSED-AF trial data on Medtronic’s pulsed-field ablation technology is so important for cardiologists. 

To reduce the healthcare costs associated with straightforward, minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures, more and more ambulatory surgical centers and office based labs are opening all over the United States.

Many were concerned that delays in care inflicted by COVID restrictions also would potentially delay diagnoses, causing undue harm for patients.

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open aimed to explore how patients feel about receiving test results via patient portals as soon as they are available.

Up to one-third or more of patients who experience moderate or severe allergic-like reactions to ICM must have their imaging protocols revised when subsequent exams involving contrast are requested.

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