MRI had a 98% rate of detecting cancer in asymptomatic pregnant persons, according to a study published Dec. 4 in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Radiology
The New York State Radiological Society has voiced its opposition to state legislation that would increase the amount of financial damages family members may collect through wrongful death lawsuits.
Springdale-based Arkansas Children's Northwest is one of the first hospitals in the nation to enable remote control of cardiac MRI and CT scans, it said in a Dec. 16 news release.
Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System has temporarily suspended mammography services at the Wes & Jan Houser Women's Pavilion, located inside Freeman Women's Center, also in Joplin.
Asymmetries on screening contrast-enhanced mammography may not need additional diagnostic workup, according to a study published Dec. 9 in the European Journal of Radiology.
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The Radiological Society of North America's board of directors named Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, the organization's new president.
To meet the rising demand for radiologists, systems are funding some of their own residency slots, Medscape reported Dec. 11.
John Tampas, MD, a former chair of the radiology department, died Dec. 6 at age 95, The National Herald reported.
Although a record number of medical students are pursuing radiology, a bottleneck is preventing many from becoming radiologists, the Radiological Society of North America said in a Dec. 5 article on its website.
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health researchers claim they have developed an MRI model that can make the scans more accurate.