Personalizing care and using patient-centered performance measures are better suited to lead to high-benefit and appropriate care compared to one-size-fits-all guidelines, according to a viewpoint published July 10 in JAMA.

The accepted narrative on medical imaging says imaging rates peaked in the mid-2000s, but tailed off and began to decline more recently. The percentage of annual medical visits made by Medicare-aged patients that resulted in imaging, however, has been in steady decline since 2003, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) has awarded scholarships to 10 residents enabling them to attend the RLI Annual Event, July 25–28, 2013, at the Kellogg School of Management on Northwestern University’s Evanston, IL, campus. This all-new event will arm participants with the tools and strategies needed to succeed in today's changing health care environment.

As radiologists contemplate new roles as clinical consultants and imaging gatekeepers, they may want to fasten their seatbelts and prep for bumpy ride. An editorial published July 4 in New England Journal of Medicine detailed the pending transition and obstacles blocking the path.

3D printing has been used in manufacturing since the early 1980 but is now being used to make prosthetic limbs, stents and even a child’s heart.

I am not a patient person, an admission that often invokes a fair amount of guilt. But two of this week’s top stories illustrate the power of impatience.

The National Lung Screening Trial showed that low-dose CT screening can catch lung cancer at an early stage, but it can work only if somebody picks up the bill for the CT scan.

The pediatric radiology department at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn took a hit in the media following a 2011 New York Times article exposing the facility’s over-radiation of infants through the use of “babygrams.” Now, after implementing a major process improvement plan, the hospital represents a success story for boosting patient safety, according to an article published online June 14 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.