Ultrasound-Guided Treatment Feasible for Trigger Finger
Trigger finger completely resolved immediately after procedure in 81.7 percent of 60 cases
X-Ray Noise Reduction Technology Cuts Radiation
Image noise reduction algorithm reduces radiation exposure during coronary angiography, angioplasty
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
