Authors of the five-year Project Valuable Area Life-Saving Exams in Town program say their results should prompt the creation of similar strategies across the U.S.
Federal officials will award up to $20 million to successful proposals in a bid to understand the causes of multisystem inflammatory syndrome or MIS-C.
“While the intention of the bill’s sponsors is to protect patients, the unintended consequences of this legislation would increase the risk to patient safety,” said Patrick Hope, executive director of MITA, on Thursday.
The ACR, RSNA and AAPM are all participating in the project, with funding coming from an agreement between the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago, the groups announced recently.
Many patients shudder at the thought of the loud noise and enclosed space waiting for them inside of an MRI exam, but Swedish clinicians believe their approach may help.
