The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the deadliest the century has seen. It has not only claimed thousands of lives but also shocked the economies gravely. The radiology imaging services, in particular, are experiencing a grim situation at present. As the pandemic continues to rule the market, besides claiming millions of lives, it has also […]
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Diagnostic Imaging Pay Continues To Drop Except Nuclear Medicine
Healthcare is one of the primary aspects that every nation needs to look after to keep the population healthy and working. The better the quality of a country’s human resources, the higher are the chances of the nation to ascend the stairs of success and prosperity. With phenomenal advancement in science and technology over the […]
Teleradiology Is The Future
The Healthcare sector is one of the primary domains that ensure the overall health of the mass. No nation can think of sustainable growth if the human capital of the country is not healthy. And this is the very task the medical care sector has been entrusted with. To ensure good health, timely detection of […]
Push To Prevent the Revised Payment Policy In Medical Imaging
The imaging technology has changed the medical world beyond recognition. When the X-ray was first discovered in 1895, little did people think it would bring such a phenomenal change to the medical world. However, in less than a year, the German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen had already developed a system that used X-ray for imaging. Since […]
COVID-19 and Neurological Issues
Now it’s been almost a year since the novel coronavirus began spreading from one part of the world to another. With every passing day, since the outbreak, the novel coronavirus kept on spreading fast from one country to another, and within a quick time, it encompassed the entire world. In a period of ten or […]
Lawsuit for no physician present during contrast delivery
Violation of False Claims Act Costs $5 Million to an Imaging Service Provider Contrast imaging is a radiology procedure in which a contrast dye is injected into a person’s body to see his/her tissues and organs more clearly during medical imaging. This kind of imaging is often done when a CT, X-ray, ultrasound or MRI […]
Exercise increases blood flow to the brain, helps memory
Deteriorating Memory? Exercise More for Improved Blood Flow and Regain Memory At present, more than 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and this number is believed to get triple by the year 2050. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find ways to slow down the progression of dementia. Keeping that in mind, UT […]
Importance of Reduced Variations in Radiology Reports with a Standard Template
Wide-ranging variations are found among radiologists for making reports for radiology exams. But have you ever wondered what causes such variations and discrepancies? According to previous studies conducted at small institutions and single subspecialty divisions, radiologists’ experiences are associated with fewer recommendations for follow-ups. However, it is not clear how many variations are there, what […]
Medical Specialty Associations Write a Letter to Congress Making Six Requests
A number of medical specialty associations, including the American College of Radiology, Radiology Business Management Association, and other healthcare provider groups have written a letter to Congress, asking the national lawmakers to relieve radiology practices that have been until great turmoil due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Requests Made in the Letter The letter that has […]
Photoacoustics: The New Form of Fluoroscopy
Numerous innovative approaches are being introduced into mouse imaging, and one promising modality seems to be the technology of photoacoustic imaging. This system works by combining tissue penetration and acoustic imaging resolution with flexibility and sensitivity of optical imaging. That being said, it proves to be a great technology to be applied to clinical trials […]