Research

• September 2009

  Optimal Utilization Of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Equipment: Principles and Implications

  Dr. David W. Lee, Dr. David Butz

  Basic tenets of operational research suggest that adopting MedPAC’s recommended 90% utilization factor would have significant negative consequences for patients.

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• September 2009

  New Survey: 71 Percent of Voters Oppose Medicare Cuts for Medical Imaging

  Zogby Interactive

  A public opinion survey released on the eve of President Obama’s Joint Address to Congress on health care shows that Americans recognize the value of medical imaging as a critical component of high-quality health care…

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• September 2009

  Report: Imaging Equipment Utilization Rates Lower Than Assumed

  Radiology Business Management Association

  The Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) conducted a survey of its members with freestanding/outpatient imaging centers to collect imaging equipment specific information…

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• July 2009

  Study Demonstrates Significant Benefits of F-FDG PET in Evaluating Colorectal Liver Metastases

  Journal of Nuclear Medicine | Theo J.M. Ruers, Bastiaan Wiering, Joost R.M. van der Sijp, Rudi M. Roumen, Koert P. de Jong, Emile F.I. Comans, Jan Pruim, Helena M. Dekker, Paul F.M. Krabbe, and Wim J.G. Oyen

  In a randomized multi-center study of 150 patients with colorectal liver metastases recommended for surgery, Ruers et al evaluated the benefits of F-FDG PET by comparing the utilization of F-FDG PET…

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• June 2009

  The Association Between Hospital Outcomes & Diagnostic Imaging: Could More Be Better?

  Academy Health 2009 Annual Research Meeting | David W. Lee, Ph.D. and David A. Foster, Ph.D.

  Diagnostic imaging, such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic radiology (MR), ultrasound and x-ray, uses advanced radiation technology to view the inside of a patient’s body for signs of stroke, cancer and other serious diseases.

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• June 2009

  Study Demonstrates Significant Increases in Life Expectancy Due to Advanced Medical Imaging, Offsetting Mortality Rates Attributed to Obesity

  National Bureau of Economic Research | Dr. Frank Lichtenberg, PhD

  In his evaluation, Dr. Lichtenberg sought to determine the reach and effect of certain variables on life expectancy: the effect of the quality of medical care, behavioral risk factors…

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• June 2009

  New Research Concludes Computed Tomography Colonography an Acceptable Alternative to Colonoscopy for Surveillance of High-Risk Individuals

  Journal of American Medical Association | Regge D, Laudi C, Galatola G, et al.

  In a multi-center study, Dr. Daniele Regge and her team examined a cohort of 937 patients, each of whom had one or more of the following three determining factors that may increase a patient’s susceptibility…

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• May 2009

  CT Angiography Shown to Be Safe, Effective Screening Method for Ruling out Cardiovascular Disease

  Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s annual conference | Judd Hollander et al.

  In the first long-term study to follow a large number of patients who have undergone emergency room computed tomography angiography…

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• April 2009

  Breast Cancer Risk Assesment and MRI

  The Lancet Oncology | Norman Boyd et al.

  Mammographic density is known to be a significant risk-factor in the development of breast cancer among middle-aged women, but little is known about its development early in life…

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• March 2009

  Cost-Benefit Analysis of CT Colonography in Screening for Colorectal Cancer

  American Journal of Roentgenology | Perry Pickhardt et al.

  A recent study published in Cancer showed that fewer than 25% of average-risk Medicare beneficiaries undergo complete screening for colorectal cancer. Although Medicare currently covers…

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