In a talk during RSNA's annual meeting, one expert urged the specialty to forge its own path, before it's forced to follow others.

A large coalition, including several cardiology groups, is asking Congress to pass legislation that would help protect healthcare providers from the final rule's "arbitrary" Medicare cuts. 

Imaging advocates recently intensified their push for congressional action to counteract the payment punch.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently issued what it called a "historic" update in a bid to "unleash innovation" in medicine. 

The two groups emphasized the importance of shared decision-making and detailed when patients can consider competitive sports. 

Specialists from the American College of Cardiology and Society of Thoracic Surgeons explored data from more than 276,000 patients who have undergone a TAVR procedure in the last nine years. 

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging said the move denies patients access to potentially lifesaving technologies.

Dozens of medical societies signed the request, addressed to the leaders of three key congressional committees.