The New Jersey Institute of Technology’s New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII) announced this week it has joined forces with SaferMD to provide radiologists with a new clinical-data registry.

Gadobutrol, a gadolinium-based contrast agent approved by the FDA in 2011, has a low allergic-like reaction rate similar to other gadolinium-based agents, according to a recent study published by Radiology. 

More than one million U.S. patients are treated in EDs each year for potential cervical spine injuries, and cervical spine imaging exams are often ordered to treat those patients. However, there is a lack of information on national trends in the utilization of cervical spine imaging and how it has been impacted by changing attitudes and evolving technology.

Graduate medical education (GME) is vital for successfully teaching the next generation of physicians, yet attempts have repeatedly been been made to limit the funding it receives from Medicare. In a recent study published by Academic Radiology, researchers took a closer look at this ongoing struggle, noting that teaching hospitals are already facing an uphill battle and need all the funding they can get.

Work has been put on hold at two National Institutes of Health (NIH) facilities after evidence was found that the laboratories are “not in compliance with quality and safety standards.”

Patients who undergo whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) do not have a significantly longer length of stay (LOS) in the hospital than those who receive selective CT, according to a recent study published by Academic Radiology.

The FDA posted a new advisory to its Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) website earlier this week, emphasizing the importance of proper patient positioning during mammography. 

Reading room interruptions often cause radiologists to completely disengage from the case at hand, wasting the radiologists’ time and potentially delaying care, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.