Gadolinium Retention Research Roadmap Now Available   On February 15, 2018, The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering brought together an international group of researchers, scientists, and medical doctors to look at the current and future concerns regarding the human body’s retention of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). Ultimately, they wished to identify any potential […]

Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Radiologists One Day?   Artificial intelligence (AI) has undergone dramatic growth in recent years; its effects can be seen in virtually every field, from oil drilling to games of chess. Deep learning, a method which teaches computers to recognize objects within pictures, has significant potential impact on the medical imaging field. […]

How Digital Access to Medical Images Helps Personal Injury Lawyers   Diagnostic imaging is one of the clearest, most powerful ways to demonstrate objective manifestation of injury in a lawsuit. But like any piece of evidence in trial law, quality matters. Standard-quality images that clearly show a broken bone or inflammation to a trained radiologist […]

As of 2015, work-related musculoskeletal disorders accounted for more than 30 percent of all reported nonfatal injuries incurred on the job. When employers ignore ergonomic hazards, requiring staff to lift heavy objects, engage in repetitive tasks, or assume awkward postures, they increase the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in the workforce.   As a result, musculoskeletal […]

How Diagnostic Imaging Could One Day Affect Tax Laws for Personal Injury Settlements   With the 2017 passing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, IRS tax policy on personal injury cases is back in the spotlight. At the same time, for the past few years, the legal profession has been absorbing the impact of […]

According to the American Medical Association (AMA) Code of Medical Ethics, “Managing health care resources responsibly for the benefit of all patients is compatible with physicians’ primary obligation to serve the interests of individual patients.” In other words, doctors should consider the cost of treatment, and save their patients money when they can.   At […]

Personal injury attorneys rely on MRI scans and other types of diagnostic imaging to build their cases. But not every hospital or clinic has the experience, the infrastructure, and the staff to provide crucial evidence when you need it.   Precise Imaging specializes in working with legal professionals while providing their clients with friendly, patient-centered […]

    As evidence-based medicine (EBM) evolved into value-based medicine (VBM) — the “practice of medicine based upon the patient-perceived value conferred by an intervention,” as Jong-Myon Bae defined it in the journal Epidemiology and Health — many referring physicians began to wonder about their choice of imaging providers.   Hospital-affiliated doctors can simply send […]

How MRI Scans Can Reduce the Need for Biopsies   Researchers at the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center have authored a study detailing a multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) technique that predicts a malignant type of kidney cancer without performing a biopsy. The results of the method are impressive, but require more refinement to fully take […]

  A first-time MRI procedure can make patients nervous, even to the point of ending the scan. That can lead to higher costs for imaging centers, and even affect patient outcomes if the anxiety interferes with the quality of the radiology report. Research shows one simple way to help nervous patients get through their scans […]