Researchers polled 374 radiologists about their perspectives on the causes of increasing and unnecessary use of radiological investigations, the results of which were published Sept. 1 in BMC Health Services Research.

If more radiology residents are going to go into pediatric radiology practice, recruiters need to emphasize the availability of job opportunities, diverse practice settings and well-compensated private practice positions in that subspecialty, according to an article in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Qubec has implemented Agfa HealthCares Impax 6 PACS.

Sectra has inked a a six-year partnership agreement for its products and services with Norwegian radiology provider Curato.

For some patients with acute coronary syndromes, the strategy of immediate intervention at a medical center does not appear to result in differences in outcomes compared with an intervention performed the next day, according to results of the ABOARD trial published in the Sept. 2 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) have released statements defending the radiology profession in wake of a recent study and perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine on imaging and radiation exposure that has garnered national media attention.

In a real-world, clinical setting, the negative predictive value of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in low-risk patients is very high and "exceptionally helpful" in predicting freedom from events for up to three years, according to a study in the Aug. 15 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology .

Disclosure of financial conflicts of interests to potential participants in research is important, but may have a limited role in managing these conflicts, according to an article in the Aug. 27 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.