New CT Scan Can Diagnose Most Common Cause of High Blood Pressure

New CT Scan Can Diagnose Most Common Cause of High Blood Pressure

  A new way to diagnose primary aldosteronism (PA), probably the single-most common cause of hypertension, is on the horizon. PA is difficult to diagnose, and knowing which patients are most likely to benefit from surgery is challenging. 47% of Americans have hypertension, a risk factor for both heart attacks and strokes, contributing to the…

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Trauma CT Scan Volume Fluctuations from Pre-Pandemic to Post-Pandemic Times

Trauma CT Scan Volume Fluctuations from Pre-Pandemic to Post-Pandemic Times

  The volume of trauma CT scans fluctuated when compared to pre-COVID data, COVID-19 social-distancing orders, and the post-pandemic period — according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine, in a study published online in Emergency Radiology. The study was led by radiologist Roozbeh Houshyar, MD, and his colleagues. They followed CT trauma volume…

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Early Stage Lung Cancer Has 80% Survival Rate over 20 years

Early Stage Lung Cancer Has 80% Survival Rate over 20 years

  Results from a study of patients enrolled in the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP) were presented at the 2022 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting. The study was led by Claudia Henschke, MD, PhD, of Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine in New York City. She and her study members…

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Congress Urged Not to Implement Medicare Payment Cuts

Congress Urged Not to Implement Medicare Payment Cuts

  The American Medical Association and every state medical society have authored a letter to Congress urgently requesting them to intervene before the new Medicare payment cuts take effect in 2023. Congress has until January 1, 2023, to stop these cuts. The organizations’ letter highlights the challenges the healthcare sector is now experiencing. Hospitals and…

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UT Health San Antonio Offers New MS in Imaging Sciences

UT Health San Antonio Offers New MS in Imaging Sciences

The School of Health Professions at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) recently announced its plan to introduce the first Master of Science in Imaging Sciences. The program offers training for imaging technologists in radiography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). According to program director…

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