Research
Only 5.8% of People Eligible Receive Lung Cancer Screening
The American Lung Association’s 5th annual “State of Lung Cancer” revealed that only 5.8% of the Americans eligible for low-dose CT lung cancer screening had been screened. The US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines recommendations are: Have a 20-pack-year history (1 pack/day for 20 years, 2 packs/day for 10 years) Are a current smoker or…
Read MoreFDA Approves GE’s DaTscan to Detect Dementia with Lewy Bodies
GE Healthcare announced on November 3 that patients suspected of having Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) now have new FDA-approved imaging options to diagnose DLB definitely. This kind of dementia is sometimes called LBD or Lewy Body Dementia. GE’s DaTscan (ioflupane I 123) has been used to confirm a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in over…
Read MoreForbes Announces States with the Highest and Lowest Costs for Healthcare
A Forbes Advisor study of the 50 states and the District of Columbia utilized 11 metrics from the Kaiser Family Foundation data to determine the states with the highest and lowest healthcare costs. Healthcare costs continue to rise for Americans; in 2020, the average cost of healthcare per person averaged $10,000. Almost half (44%) of…
Read MoreImaging Can Help Emergency Room Radiologists Detect Signs of Elder Abuse
Emergency room radiologists can be the missing link when it comes to identifying elder abuse — especially if they are skilled in detecting “mechanism mismatch.” Dr. Mihan Lee, PhD, corresponding author, and his colleagues from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City report, “The radiographic finding of a ‘mechanism mismatch,’ that is, an injury or…
Read MoreRecruitment Retention and Skills – Rural America’s Radiology Challenge
The ACR and the SIR, working together in a joint task force, recently made recommendations in the form of a consensus document to expand access to image-guided procedures for patients living in rural areas or served by small, independent IR practices. Researchers Laura Findeiss, MD, of Emory Healthcare and Tim Swan, MD, of Marshfield Clinic…
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