“It's very important,” one cardiologist said. “This is a life-saving test and it's very frustrating that we can't access the medication.”

And the improved scan times did not come at the expense of image quality but, instead, offered improved signal-to-noise ratio, according to a new study in Skeletal Radiology.

Coronary CT angiography is commonly used to assess patients at low or intermediate risk of CAD but is less effective in high-risk patients with an increased presence of coronary calcifications and stents due to the “blooming” effect they have on imaging.

As a source of patient information, human-authored SIRweb.org beats ChatGPT on readability and, in a word, helpfulness. However, the website needs work on those scores too.

CT findings that have historically been deemed as concerning relative to PE might not hold as much weight when it comes to associated risks as previously thought, new analysis suggests.

Radiology reports are typically written in language well above the average American adult’s eighth grade reading level, making them a source of confusion for patients.

Clinicians only want the information they need to make treatment decisions, rather than advice on what actions they should take, the survey found. 

Someday, getting an MRI exam could be as simple as having food delivered to your door—at least that is the hope of a group of experts at the University of Minnesota who are working on a compact system said to be small enough to sit in the bed of a truck.