Members of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists have elected three officers to serve on the 2015-2016 ASRT Board of Directors.

Prices for noncontrast head CT vary widely among all imaging facilities but are readily available for most top-tier academic and private radiology practices, according to study results published online April 1 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Nearly half of all multiple-choice continuing medical education (CME) questions published in leading radiology journals could be flawed, according to results of a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roegentology (AJR).

While most states have licensing requirements for medical imaging and radiation therapy personnel, there are some gaps as one looks around the country. Five states have no licensing requirements at all, and others have very bare bones regulation. That may change significantly in 2015.

In an effort to fill in the gaps in radiologic technologist licensing requirements around the country, North Dakota has passed a measure strengthening its regulations, while legislators in North Carolina have introduced a bill that would establish a licensure system currently nonexistent in the state.

The U.S. Senate will not vote on a bill that would repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) until after it returns from a two-week break on April 13.

A growing collective of former patients subjected to gadolinium-based contrast agents claims to experience symptoms long after contrast-enhanced MRI procedures. While the assertions contradict prevailing knowledge regarding gadolinium use in imaging, some are calling for more research into the stability and safety of one of the most popular and widely used contrast tools.

Zotec Partners, LLC (Zotec), a leading provider of revenue cycle and practice management services to hospital-based physicians, is pleased to announce that Steve Collins has taken a new position as vice president of business development for its radiology division.