Sanjay Parekh, PhD, senior market analyst with Signify Research, explains how some radiology AI is being adopted outside of radiology departments to improve care.

Use of the template, which included PCP notifications, also resulted in an increase of biochemical testing, follow-up imaging and specialist referrals in patients with incidental adrenal masses.

Many patients are unaware of factors that influence how they are billed, such as ancillary fees and organizational setups that use parties offsite to interpret imaging studies. In turn, the pricing information patients receive prior to exams is often incomplete. 

According to reports, the respiratory physician who treated the patient following her lung cancer diagnosis described her death as “totally avoidable."

For example, the term “negative” when used in an everyday context typically refers to something that is bad—negative feedback, negative balance, etc. But in the medical field, negative test results are most often a good thing.

Ed Gaines, JD, vice president of regulatory affairs and industry liaison, Zotec Partners, discussed the impact of the 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule on radiology at RSNA 2022 in Chicago last week. RSNA and several other medical societies say the cuts are not sustainable.

Based on the findings of a new paper in Radiology, the risks of contrast-associated acute kidney injuries are rare in kids, but age can be a protective factor.

There is a significant dose-response relationship between radiation incurred during head CT scans and brain cancer in children and young adults, according to a new paper published in The Lancet Oncology.