The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) ignited a breast imaging firestorm in November 2009. In the midst of a recent flare-up, Health Imaging & IT examines the impact of the guidelines.
Breast imagers may have breathed a collective sigh of relief with the publication of three-decade data from the Swedish Two-County Trial in Radiology in July. Tabar et al demonstrated a long-term and sustained mortality benefit associated with screening mammography.
Emergency physicians are contending with ubiquitous closures, expanded coverage and continued spending cuts. Is CT helping EDs cope or causing new problems?
Tried-and-true imaging models based on volume no longer suffice. Proactive organizations have leveraged advanced CT to employ a value-based model to improve patient care and save resources.
As radiology departments deploy automated contrast injectors, they are establishing protocols to simultaneously reduce the incidence of contrast-associated adverse events and improve the bottom line.
Can mobile devices untether radiologists? Evidence is building that these platforms will improve patient care, efficiency and communication in radiology.
Healthcare has become as much a matter of politics as medicine in the U.S., leading many physicians to fear that determinations about the fate of their specialties may lie entirely outside of their control.
