Although a statistically significant difference was detected between the visual acuity of radiologists in the morning compared with other parts of the day, the difference was of such small magnitude that it fell within the expected range of variability, according to a study in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Barco has landed a contract to supply PACS displays to the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in Guangzhou, South China.

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) has unveiled a new Web site to demonstrate the imaging community's support for public policy that ensures patients have access to diagnostic imaging services.

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has signed state house bill 509 into law that acknowledges the advanced practice of radiologist assistants (RAs).

As policymakers consider ways to cut health costs as a part of healthcare reform, a new survey of U.S. physician practices finds that physicians are spending, on average, the equivalent of three work weeks annually on administrative tasks required by health plans, according to a study published online May 14 in Health Affairs.

Thin-section CT findings usually associated with interstitial lung disease are frequently seen in asymptomatic elderly individuals and are absent in younger subjects; therefore, these findings may not necessarily represent clinically relevant disease, according to research published in this months edition of Radiology.

Over the last year, Kaleida Health Stroke Center at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., a national leader in stroke care, revised its stroke protocol with 320 detector row CT to better inform and accelerate clinical decision-making and optimize patient care. The goal is to individualize stroke care by carefully selecting patients for treatment. Imaging is key, says Kenneth Snyder, MD, PhD, senior endovascular fellow.

Within a routine screening program, full-field digital mammography (FFDM) with hard-copy image reading performed as well as screen-film mammography, in terms of process indicators, according to a meta-analysis in the May issue of Radiology.