The FDA has approved an implantable spinal cord stimulation device designed to block pain that’s safe for patients who need to undergo full-body MRI.

While some advocate use of a radiologic examination of ducts during gallbladder surgery to prevent common duct injury, the benefits are unclear. Adding to the debate, a study published Aug. 28 in JAMA found no significant association between the procedure and reduced risk of injury.

More robust educational interventions may be necessary to encourage appropriate imaging, as a single lecture and Q & A session failed to deliver results in one institution’s efforts to limit unnecessary CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) tests in the emergency department (ED), according to a study published in the September issue of Academic Radiology.

The total number of providers participating in Medicare has steadily increased since 2007, and the percentage of office-based physicians accepting new Medicare patients is now slightly higher than the percentage accepting new privately insured patients, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Medical imaging is supposed to supply information that guides physicians in an effort to improve a patient’s health. But what about situations where the use of imaging leads to questionable outcomes? How can we ensure that the clinical benefit of an imaging exam outweighs the risks from overdiagnosis or excessive downstream testing and the associated costs?

Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a technology-enabled national radiology practice and the largest telemedicine company in the world, and its subsidiary, NightHawk Radiology Services (NRS), have filed a lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona claiming patent and copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets by Tandem Radiology and certain of its employees and founders, and claiming infringement of patent rights by Direct Radiology  and Imaging Advantage through their use of Tandem's platform.

A joint statement issued by the American Society of Neuroradiology, the American College of Radiology and the Society of NeuroInternational Surgery proposed a simple, pragmatic approach to determining an imaging strategy for stroke patients.

A former radiologic technologist and traveling cardiac cath lab technician has pleaded guilty to charges that he stole a controlled substance and sparked a multistate outbreak of hepatitis C in the process.