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Volpara and Quantra algorithms have the lowest variability in repeated measures of breast density

Study Looks at Variability in Measures of Breast Density

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Lowest variability for Volpara, Quantra; higher variability for Cumulus ABD and CumulusV
A surveillance system for health care facilities can be used to identify and help reduce the number of preventable injuries among health care personnel

CDC: Surveillance System Can Help Reduce Health Care Injuries

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Nurse assistants and nurses found to have highest injury rates among all occupations examined
Motion-tracking magnetic resonance imaging scans of the heart can help identify people with atrial fibrillation who are at high risk for stroke

Motion-Tracking MRI May Help ID Stroke Risk in A-Fib

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Altered function in left atrium of heart may lead to stroke independently
Physician compensation has gone up for almost all specialties

Physician Compensation Up for Most Specialties

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Top three earners for patient care are orthopedists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists
New research from Taiwan uncovers more evidence that women may have a more difficult time recovering their memory after concussions. The study appears online April 28 in Radiology.

Worse Working Memory in Women Versus Men Post Mild TBI

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MRI study suggests working memory doesn't bounce back as quickly as it does in men
For patients with early Hodgkin's lymphoma who have negative findings on positron-emission tomography after three cycles of chemotherapy

Post-Chemo Radiation May Not Be Needed in Early Hodgkin’s

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For patients with negative PET after chemo, no further treatment was not noninferior to radiation
Women undergoing coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention have a higher rate of vascular complications than men

Radial Access Cuts Vascular Complications in Angiography

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Vascular complications significantly reduced with radial access in women and men
Electronic health records are a valuable source of data that can be mined to help practices with quality improvement performance

EHR Data Mining Helps With Quality Improvement

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Data mining tools, including health maintenance alerts, reports, are available in EHR products
For men with nonmetastatic castration resistant prostate cancer who have a negative bone scan after diagnosis

Under and Over Imaging Suspected in Prostate CA Care

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Patients with higher PSA, shorter PSA doubling time more likely to have second scan
Computerized clinical decision-support capabilities of electronic health records may improve appropriate use of diagnostic radiologic test ordering and reduce test use

EHR Decision Support Ups Radiologic Test Appropriateness

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Harms of computerized clinical decision-support capabilities of EHR rarely assessed