Beyond readmission, 32.9% of patients with increased pancreatic necrosis volumes required additional invasive interventions.

The alerts resulted in an overall reduction of CT scans—down to 29.8% from 38.6%—and increased PECARN guideline adherence.

In the June 29 announcement, the ACR revealed CMS said the additional evidence provided to them was “insufficient” to support the reconsideration of their non-coverage decision.

Patients who received an injection had an infection rate of 2.2% at 4-month follow-up. In comparison, the infection rate for the general population in Massachusetts was 7.5% during the same period.

Triaging patients with stroke-like symptoms using MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) could reduce the cost burden associated with unnecessary neurovascular imaging procedures. 

Researchers had 40 participants inhale polarized xenon gas in order to conduct 129Xe MRI exams for the study.

One of the largest private health insurers in the U.S. has gone from considering hybrid PET/CT for cardiac indications “experimental/investigational” to displaying willingness to pay for the modality. 

The protocol does not come at the expense of deteriorated image quality, according to work published recently in the European Journal of Radiology.