In 2011, an estimated 85.3 million CT procedures were performed in the U.S., representing an annual growth rate of 4 percent compared with 2010. While the numbers are increasing, the 4 percent growth rate is a slowdown from the double digit growth of CT seen in the early 2000s, according to a survey of CT sites published by IMVs Medical Information Division.

The dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri, Columbia, will step down this year amid a federal investigation into alleged Medicare billing fraud by two radiologists.

While pressure to justify the appropriateness of imaging remains ubiquitous, newly published research may offer some defense for use of CT of the abdomen and pelvis in the ED as it appears to be preferentially used in patients classified as clinically complex, according to a study appearing in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

SCA Credit Services, the collection agency for Carilion Clinic, mistakenly mailed approximately 9,000 letters to patients of a private radiology practice affiliated with the clinic.

With a bill to halt the approaching medical device tax teed up to hit the House floor any day nowthe bill being Minnesota Republican Erik Paulsens heavily co-sponsored Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011pro-repeal pundits and politicians have been weighing in and pulling few punches.

Diane DAmato of New Milford, Conn., has filed a lawsuit against Michael Waldman, MD, formerly a practicing radiologist at New Milford Hospital, in connection to the death of her husband Tom DAmato, according to a Danbury News-Times report.

The U.S. Olympic Committee will, for the first time, use EMRs for managing athlete care at this summer's Olympic Games in London.

Rochester General Health System in Rochester, N.Y., will upgrade to the latest version of Carestreams Vue PACS, allowing physicians access to reports and images through mobile devices.