Combining automatic tube potential selection with tube current modulation (APSCM) and iterative reconstruction significantly improves objective image quality and reduces radiation dose at coronary CT angiography (CTA), according to a study published in August in Radiology.

According to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets, the value of Optical Imaging Technologies Market was $915.75 Million in the year 2012 and is expected to reach $1.9 Billion by 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 11.37% from 2013 to 2018.

For children with minor blunt head trauma, a period of observation in the emergency department (ED) is associated with reduced CT use without risking a delay in diagnosing traumatic brain injury, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

It’s been said that problems are really just opportunities in disguise. If this is true, then radiology has had its share of opportunities in recent years, thanks to reimbursement cuts and other cost-control schemes targeting the specialty, fairly or unfairly, as a major driver of healthcare costs.

After years of growth, the utilization rate for MR exams in the Medicare population fell 3.2 percent between 2008 and 2010, according a study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Puget Sound Institute of Pathology (PSIP) has partnered with McKesson Business Performance Services (BPS) to reduce billing expenses and gain access to comprehensive business support services.

During the keynote address at the recent Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) Annual Event, former Senate Majority and Minority Leader Tom Daschle expressed support for computerized decision support systems that use appropriateness criteria in the ordering of medical imaging exams.

The 4 million pediatric CT scans of the head, spine or abdomen/pelvis performed each year are projected to cause nearly 5,000 future cancers, according to a study published in the August issue of JAMA Pediatrics.