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Physician Self Referral Causing Concern: Radiology Issues Prompting Government Intervention
East Tennessee Medical News reviews the growing practice of non radiology physicians providing radiology procedures in their offices. University Radiology provides some insight into how this is affecting patient care.
Read the Entire ArticleCoronary CT Angiography Saves Lives and Money: 20,000-Plus Cases Prove It
As Coronary CT Angiography (CCTA) becomes more accepted as a diagnostic tool in the early detection of coronary artery disease, the question remains about its impact on healthcare costs and its place among other procedures used to diagnosis heart disease. This article discusses how CCTA, when used appropriately, will not only drastically reduce healthcare costs, but can provide a noninvasive more patient friendly alternative to current procedures. (return to homepage)
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University Radiology Welcomes Dr. Geoffrey Laing
Dr. Geoffrey Laing joined University Radiology October 1, 2007 and has recently completed fellowship training in abdominal MRI from UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Laing will be practicing at all locations including University of Tennessee Medical Center, University Radiology at Turkey Creek, and Hawkins County Regional Medical Center. (return to homepage)
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Virtual Colonoscopy Gaining Traction
ARLINGTON, VA - Trial results unveiled today marked the apparent end of a long road to validation for virtual colonoscopy (VC or CT colonography [CTC]), a radiology-based colon screening exam whose advocates have toiled for more than a decade to show equivalent detection sensitivity in a large screening trial compared to more invasive optical colonoscopy.
Preliminary results of the National CT Colonography Trial (ACRIN 6664), a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and performed on 2,531 participants in 15 U.S. centers, yielded an impressive per-patient sensitivity of 90% for adenomatous colorectal lesions 1 cm or larger in diameter, a sensitivity on par with that of optical colonoscopy. (return to homepage)
Read the entire articleUniversity Radiology Welcomes Dr. Jeffrey Peeke
Dr. Jeffrey Peeke has recently joined University Radiology after completing a Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship at the University of Maryland. Dr. Peeke will be practicing at all University Radiology locations. His expertise provides the Knoxville area access to one of the most highly trained physicians in Chest Imaging, including Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI. (return to homepage)
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MRI Finds Breast Cancer in High Risk Women
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can find breast cancers that mammograms miss in high-risk women, according to Dutch researchers. Their finding, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 351, No. 5: 427-437), lends support to the notion that screening with both methods may be a better option for high-risk women than using either one alone.
"These new investigations expand our knowledge in a very important area, which is how to screen for breast cancer in very high-risk groups," said Robert Smith, PhD, director of cancer screening for the American Cancer Society. "The amount of information we have is quite thin with respect to what age to begin screening and the best way to screen in women who are at higher risk." (return to homepage)
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