Health Expenditures Rising for Middle Class, Wealthy
But, since 2004, simultaneous decline in expenditures for the nonelderly poor
Success Rate High for Varicocele Embolization
Groin, neck approaches same in terms of radiation dose/screening time, success, complications
Imaging Post-Thyroid Cancer Treatment Doesn’t Always Benefit
Dramatic increase in imaging, but only radioiodine scans associated with improved survival
Osteoporosis Treatment-Linked Changes in BMD ID Fracture Risk
Treatment-related increases in total hip bone mineral density linked to reduced fracture risk
Medicare Spending Up for Decedents Versus Survivors
Average per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries who died 4-fold higher than survivors
Labor Compensation, Purchased Goods, Service Biggest Spends
Purchased goods and services saw the largest increase in 2012 spending
X-Rays Have Low Diagnostic Yield for Pulmonary Metastases
Findings in patients treated for T1a renal cell carcinoma followed with X-ray surveillance
Radiologists Vary Widely on How They Define Dense Breasts
Definition of dense breasts can range from 6.3 to 84.5 percent of patients, depending on radiologist
No Excess Mortality Seen for More Recently Graduated Radiologists
Efforts to improve monitoring and protective equipment have paid off, researchers say
Use of Local RVUs Could Aid CT Unit Management
Local relative value units range from 1.00 to 4.18 in different categories of tests; not linked to US-RVU
