An MRI exam can identify residual disease and predict rectal patient outcomes, making it a useful resource to identify patients suitable for a watch-and-wait protocol, according to a study published Sept. 3 in Radiology.

Effective Sept. 10, healthcare facilities providing breast imaging services will be required to notify patients of their breast density in mammography reports. 

Physicians at New Haven, Conn.-based Smilow Cancer Hospital have performed the world's first multi-target radiotherapy treatment for a patient with metastatic Stage 4 cancer. 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Las Vegas-based Desert Radiology are partnering to improve education opportunities for radiography technician students.

Melvin Clouse, MD, a pioneer in radiology and cardiology, died July 25 at 90.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth will become one of the nation's first health systems to install radiation protection shields in its hospitals. 

The rate of radiologists' out-of-network imaging claims has significantly decreased over the past 15 years, according to a study published June 21 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Nine metropolitan areas have the highest average annual wage for radiologists, with Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wisc., leading the way at over half a million dollars.

Outpatient radiology services have more work to do with explaining price transparency to patients, a recent University of California Irvine and University of Michigan study found.

Radiology-only practices have decreased 31.8% in the last 10 years, a recent Renton, Va.-based Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found.

Forty-two percent of radiologists supplement their work income with extra work, according to Medscape's "Radiologist Compensation Report," published May 24. 

As oncology treatments continue to incorporate genomics, radiologists would benefit by becoming more familiar with the field, according to a clinical research review published Nov. 3 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer.

Houston-based National Interventional Radiology Partners and its radiologist CEO have agreed to pay $8.8 million to resolve allegations of kickbacks and False Claims Act violations, according to an Aug. 20 Justice Department news release.

Warwick-based-Rhode Island Medical Imaging has joined the Strategic Radiology coalition.

GE HealthCare and University of California San Diego School of Medicine are partnering to investigate advanced magnetic resonance imaging protocols and techniques for female-specific diseases.

Shifting radiology, imaging and other services out of the hospital could save the U.S. health system up to $147.7 billion in 2019 dollars annually, a recent study found.

Sixty percent of radiologists would take a pay cut for better work-life balance, a Medscape report found.

Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health is set to open its new Outpatient Imaging Center at UCI Medical Center in the city.

While the average annual wage for radiologists in the U.S. is $353,960, nine states pay wages above the national average.

Rogers-based Mercy Northwest Arkansas received a $5 million gift from the Walmart Foundation to expand the hospital, including building a new interventional radiology suite.