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NLST: CT Detects Twice as Many Lung Cancers as X-Ray

Physicians have more information to share with their patients about the benefits and risks of LDCT lung cancer screening following the publication in the New England Journal o... Full Article

Baby’s Life Saved with Groundbreaking 3D Printed Device That Restored His Breathing
Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that... Full Article

Two New Trustees Named to ARRT Board
Lisa Bartenhagen, MS, RT(R)(T)(ARRT), and Barbara J. Smith, MS, RT(R)(QM)(ARRT), FASRT, FAEIRS, have been appointed to four-year terms on the ARRT Board of Trustees, beginning... Full Article

Nearly 50% Increase in ICU Admissions
A study released by George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) researchers offers an in-depth look at hospitals nationwide and admissions... Full Article

Tavenner Confirmed as CMS Administrator
Marilyn Tavenner was easily confirmed by the Senate Wednesday to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 91-7 vote makes Tavenner the first confirmed CMS l... Full Article

ACR Foundation Launches National Campaign to Benefit Generations of Future Radiology Leaders
Healthcare in the US is changing, and radiologists, at all career levels, need to obtain the leadership skills necessary to adapt to these changes and keep radiology as centra... Full Article

Tissue Damage from Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Appears Before Pain Symptoms Appear
Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining (synovitis) long before symptoms appear, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify th... Full Article

Despite New Recommendations, Women in 40s Continue to Get Routine Screenings
Women in their 40s continue to undergo routine breast cancer screenings despite national guidelines recommending otherwise, according to new Johns Hopkins research. In 2009, ... Full Article

‘Good Vibrations’! Brain Ultrasound Improves Mood
Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques aimed at mental and neurological conditions include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for depression, and transcranial direct c... Full Article

Nerve Stimulation for Severe Depression Changes Brain Function
For nearly a decade, doctors have used an implanted electronic stimulator to treat severe depression in people who don’t respond to standard antidepressant therapy. Now, prel... Full Article

Launch of Multicenter RELIEF Registry to Collect Data on MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Uterine Fibroids
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Royal Philips Electronics and InSightec Ltd have announced that they are collaborating with leading clinicians in the field and support the ... Full Article

New Jersey, Maine Hospitals Recognized as ACR's First Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellence
The American College of Radiology (ACR) recognized medical facilities in New Jersey and Maine as the first-ever Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellent (DICOE), recognizing a ... Full Article

Diagnosis, Treatment of Common Outpatient Disorder Adds $238 Million a Year in ER Costs
A relatively common urinary tract disorder that can usually be managed in an outpatient setting is adding an estimated $238 million a year to the cost of emergency room visits... Full Article

Minimal Dose CT Superior to Chest X-Ray for Detection of Recurrent Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is associated with very high mortality, in part because it is hard to detect at early stages, but also because it can recur frequently after surgical removal. The ... Full Article

Courses that Advance the Radiology Profession
The American College of Radiology’s Radiology Leadership Institute™ (RLI) has announced a partnership with the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University to offer R... Full Article

Biomedical Imaging Expert Ge Wang Joins Rensselaer as Clark and Crossan Professor
Biomedical imaging expert Ge Wang recently joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Professor of Engineering, and a faculty member in... Full Article

‘Catastrophic’ Malpractice Payouts Add Little to Healthcare’s Rising Costs
Efforts to lower healthcare costs in the United States have focused at times on demands to reform the medical malpractice system, with some researchers asserting that large, h... Full Article

CI Therapy Produces Increase in Grey Matter in Brains of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) report that children with cerebral palsy who underwent Constraint Induced Movement therapy (CI therapy) saw a sign... Full Article

Survey Finds Nearly Half of US Adults Uninsured in 2012
Nearly half of working-age adults, or 84 million adults aged 18-64, were uninsured for at least part of 2012, say authors of a report based on findings from the Commonwealth F... Full Article

Researchers Devise Method for Enhancing CEST MRI
Researchers at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center have created a novel way to enhance MRI by reducing interference from large macromolecules that can often obs... Full Article

Hospitals See Need for Streamlined Management of Medical Images from Beyond the Enterprise
According to a new survey by ETIAM, hospitals see a significant need for an organized system to manage the sizable flow of medical images many receive from beyond the enterpri... Full Article

Anti-Smoking Ads with Strong Arguments, Not Flashy Editing, Trigger Part of Brain That Changes Behavior
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at University of the Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activatio... Full Article

Experimental Therapy at Vanderbilt Saves Child Born Without Bones
Four years ago, Janelly Martinez-Amador was confined to a bed, unable to move even an arm or lift her head. At age 3, the fragile toddler had the gross motor skills of a newbo... Full Article

ACR Achieves Highest CME Accreditation Status
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has been awarded Accreditation with Commendation for six years as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians by th... Full Article

Scientists Scan the Human Heart to Create Digital Anatomical Library
JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) will publish a new video article by Dr. Paul A Iaizzo demonstrating the anatomical reconstruction of an active human heart. The resear... Full Article

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