A clinician trained to manage reactions should be on-site at any imaging facilities doing contrast studies to maintain patient safety.

The college is one of seven groups to receive the grant aimed at improving best practices for lung cancer reporting.

Some payers are taking advantage of the NSA by forcing practices to accept lower rates to remain in-network, says Rad Partners' Richard Heller, MD. 

The ACR Committee on Drugs and Contrast Media stated that exposure to the gadolinium-based contrast agent represents a “sufficiently low or possibly nonexistent” risk to patients.

Specifically, the college wants additional input related to radiologic-recommended follow-up imaging of AAA, which is often discovered incidentally.

The most recent updates contain “substantial new content and safety recommendations," the ACR reported recently. 

These trends include growth in 3D mammography, supplemental imaging for women with dense breasts and in the role of artificial intelligence.

Mahadevappa Mahesh, PhD, professor of radiology and a medical physicist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, explains a new ACR effort to ensure that lower radiation dose X-ray images under Image Wisely and As Low as Reasonable Achievable (ALARA) meet diagnostic reading standards.