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Released: 16-Apr-2019 8:05 AM EDT
Debra S. Dyer, MD, FACR Appointed to GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer Scientific Leadership Board
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer has appointed American College of Radiology (ACR) Lung Cancer Screening 2.0 (LCS 2.0) Subcommittee chair Debra S. Dyer, MD, FACR, to its Scientific Leadership Board. The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and Lung Cancer Alliance, recently merged to form the new foundation, which serves and advocates for the needs of the lung cancer community.

Released: 8-Apr-2019 9:00 AM EDT
SNMMI and ACR Collaborate on Clinical Data Registry for Nuclear Medicine
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) announce a new collaborative clinical data registry to support high-quality practice and patient care. The registry will allow collection and analysis of data on nuclear medicine procedures, supporting continuous improvement of patient care.

Released: 8-Apr-2019 8:05 AM EDT
American College of Radiology ACR AI-LAB and NVIDIA Team to Accelerate Adoption of AI in Diagnostic Radiology Across Thousands of Hospitals
American College of Radiology (ACR)

NVIDIA and the American College of Radiology today announced a collaboration to enable thousands of radiologists nationwide to create and use AI for diagnostic radiology in their own facilities, using their own data, to meet their own clinical needs. Following a successful three-month pilot program by both parties, ACR is integrating the NVIDIA Clara™ AI toolkit into the newly announced ACR Data Science Institute® ACR AI-LAB™, a free software platform that will be made available to more than 38,000 ACR members and other radiology professionals to build, share, locally adapt and validate AI algorithms, while also ensuring patient data stays protected at the local institution.

Released: 1-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
American College of Radiology Releases Update to ACR Appropriateness Criteria
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology (ACR) today released the latest edition of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®, which includes 188 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 908 clinical variants covering more than 1,670 clinical scenarios.

Released: 27-Mar-2019 8:00 AM EDT
PI-RADS® Steering Committee Releases New Version of the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (v2.1 2019)
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The PI-RADS Steering Committee – an international collaboration of the American College of Radiology (ACR), European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR), and AdMeTech Foundation – released an update, Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2.1 (PI-RADS v2.1).

Released: 2-Jan-2019 9:25 AM EST
American College of Radiology Announces Several New and Revised ACR Appropriateness Criteria Topics
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology (ACR) today released an update to the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®, which includes 186 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 914 clinical variants covering more than 1,600 clinical scenarios. This update includes seven new and 19 revised topics. Each topic contains a narrative, an evidence table and a literature search summary.

Released: 19-Nov-2018 8:05 AM EST
The 2018 ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis is now available
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The 2018 American College of Radiology (ACR) Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis is now available in electronic format.

8-Nov-2018 3:20 PM EST
New Study Cements Fact That Mammography is a Primary Factor in Reduced Breast Cancer Deaths
American College of Radiology (ACR)

Tabar et al — published online November 8 in Cancer — debunks claims that mammography screening is not a primary factor in plummeting breast cancer deaths and reinforces the long-proven fact that Mammography Saves Lives™.

5-Nov-2018 8:05 AM EST
International Day of Radiology Celebrates How Medical Imaging Makes a World of Difference
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is proud to co-sponsor the 2018 International Day of Radiology (IDoR), in recognition of the tremendous advances in modern health care made possible by radiology. The celebration, taking place this Thursday, Nov. 8, is a joint effort of the ACR, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR).

22-Oct-2018 2:30 PM EDT
Landmark ACR Data Science Institute Use Cases Advance Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence Development
American College of Radiology (ACR)

A first-of-its-kind series of standardized artificial intelligence use cases will accelerate AI use by ensuring that algorithms address relevant clinical questions; can be implemented on multiple electronic workflow systems; enable ongoing QA and Comply with legal, regulatory and ethical requirements

Released: 10-Oct-2018 9:00 AM EDT
ACR Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care Announces New Population Health Management Committee
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology’s Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care (CPFCC) announced the formation recently of a new Population Health Management (PHM) Committee. Syed F. Zaidi, MD, is the chair of the new committee. McKinley Glover, MD, will serve as vice chair.

Released: 1-Oct-2018 4:05 PM EDT
American College of Radiology Releases New Edition of ACR Appropriateness Criteria and Upgrades to Online Feedback Portal
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology (ACR) today released an update to the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®, which includes 179 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 898 clinical variants covering more than 1,560 clinical scenarios. This update includes three new and nine revised topics.

27-Sep-2018 4:45 PM EDT
New JACR Study Shows Dense Breast Reporting Laws Significantly Increase Breast Density Awareness, Conversations Between Women and Physicians on Screening
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) and the nonprofits, Are You Dense, Inc. and Are You Dense Advocacy, Inc. today announced study results showing that dense breast reporting laws in the United States significantly increase breast density awareness as well as prompt conversations between women and their healthcare providers about supplemental screening.

Released: 25-Sep-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Nelson Lung Cancer Screening Study Confirms NLST Results - Widespread Testing is Vital
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The Nelson Study, presented at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer, showed that lung cancer screening in high-risk patients reduced lung cancer deaths by up to 44%. Wider screening is needed. Doctors must prescribe these exams. Medicare reimbursement must be increased to support screening.

Released: 19-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Patient Groups and Doctors Tell Congress to Pass Medicare Virtual Colonoscopy Coverage
American College of Radiology (ACR)

Colorectal cancer care groups and the American College of Radiology are calling on Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (S.3465). The bipartisan bill introduced in the US Senate today would provide Medicare coverage for virtual colonoscopy.

13-Aug-2018 7:05 AM EDT
ACR LI-RADS® Steering Committee Releases New Version of CT/MRI LI-RADS, Integrated into American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Guidance
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS®) steering committee developed and approved a new version of CT/MRI LI-RADS (v2018), thus reaching a critical milestone of integration into the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) 2018 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) clinical practice guidance.

Released: 25-Jul-2018 7:00 AM EDT
New, Revised ACR Practice Parameters and Technical Standards Cover 27 Radiology Topics
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released four new and 23 revised documents in the 2018 Practice Parameters and Technical Standards.

Released: 24-Jul-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Journal of the American College of Radiology Increases Impact Factor in 2017 Ratings
American College of Radiology (ACR)

According to the newly released 2018 Journal Citation Report (JCR), the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) has achieved a 2017 Impact Factor of 3.383, a 16 percent increase over last year’s impact factor of 2.929. JACR is now ranked third among general radiology journals and 28th among all 128 journals JCR categorizes as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging, up two spots from our 30th ranking last year.

Released: 24-Jul-2018 8:10 AM EDT
FDA Approves New DBT Quality Control Tests for ACR’s Digital Mammography QC Manual
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the American College of Radiology’s (ACR’s) amendment to the 2016 Alternative Standard #24 to the “Quality control tests--other modalities” requirement. This FDA review and approval of the ACR Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) quality control (QC) test procedures enables the College to incorporate DBT into the 2016 ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual.

Released: 10-Jul-2018 11:05 AM EDT
ACR Data Science Institute Co-Sponsoring NIH Workshop to Produce Research Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology Data Science InstituteTM (ACR DSI) is a co-sponsor for the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)’s Workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Imaging. The two-day workshop aims to clarify the needs in foundational and translational research for machine learning in medical imaging.

Released: 5-Jul-2018 11:05 AM EDT
ACR DSI Releases Initial Use Cases for Industry Feedback
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology Data Science Institute (ACR DSI) began releasing its first use cases in the TOUCH-AI library to industry for comment this month, to generate feedback prior to the projected release of the use cases in the fall of 2018.

   
8-Jun-2018 4:35 PM EDT
ACR Radiology Leadership Institute Awards 10 Scholarships to Attend RLI Summit
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The Radiology Leadership Institute® (RLI) presented 10 radiology residents and fellows with scholarships to attend the 2018 RLI Leadership Summit, “Creating a Future-Proof Practice.” This year’s Summit features cutting edge topics at the intersection of radiology and business in 2018.

Released: 30-May-2018 3:30 PM EDT
Virtual Colonoscopy Can Attract Younger Americans to Follow New ACS Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines
American College of Radiology (ACR)

Virtual colonoscopy (CT Colonography) — shown to increase colorectal cancer screening rates at a lower cost than standard colonoscopy — can help jump-start the transition to screening Americans starting at age 45 as new American Cancer Society Screening guidelines recommend.

Released: 29-May-2018 10:05 AM EDT
ACR Foundation Presents Global Humanitarian Award to Minnesota Radiologist
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology Foundation (ACRF) presented its 2018 Global Humanitarian Award to Michael T. Nelson, MD, FACR, of Minnetonka, MN. The award, honoring Dr. Nelson’s global impact of radiology services, was announced at the recent ACR 2018 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Released: 20-May-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Journal of the American College of Radiology Names Dr. Ruth Carlos New Editor-in-Chief
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology announced that Ruth C. Carlos, MD, MS, FACR, will assume the role of editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) beginning in January 2019. Dr. Carlos succeeds Bruce J. Hillman, MD, FACR, the founding editor of the JACR.

Released: 16-May-2018 4:05 PM EDT
ACR Hillman Fellowship in Scholarly Medical Publishing Now Accepting Applications
American College of Radiology (ACR)

Applications are now open for the American College of Radiology (ACR) Bruce J. Hillman Fellowship in scholarly publishing. This year, for the first time, residents and fellows are also welcome to apply in addition to staff radiologists.

Released: 9-May-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Northwell Health, Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute Announce Research Partnership to Improve Health Outcomes
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The Neiman Institute announced a new, four-year research partnership with Northwell Health to establish the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Program for Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research at Northwell Health. This agreement expands on the existing imaging clinical effectiveness and outcomes research (iCEOR) program in Northwell’s Department of Radiology, which is working to determine the value of medical imaging in effectively delivering high-quality, low-cost care.

Released: 9-May-2018 9:00 AM EDT
McGinty to Receive Thorwarth Award for Radiology Leadership
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology selected Geraldine McGinty, MD, MBA, FACR, as the 2018 recipient of the William T. Thorwarth, Jr., MD, Award. This honor recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding contributions to the field of health policy and economics for radiology.

7-May-2018 9:00 AM EDT
ACR Foundation, Rotary Clubs and Imaging the World Join to Save Lives in Uganda
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology Foundation (ACRF) is partnering with a team of Rotary Clubs chartered by Rotary International to support Imaging The World efforts to address excessive maternal and infant mortality in Uganda.

Released: 30-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
ACR Data Science Institute Summit to Explore Opportunities and Challenges of Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the Economics of Radiology
American College of Radiology (ACR)

On May 30, 2018 the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute (DSI) and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) will hold the Spring 2018 Data Science Summit: Economics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Care at the SIIM 2018 Annual Meeting.

Released: 26-Apr-2018 4:30 PM EDT
ACR and MICCAI to Leverage AI Algorithms to Meet Clinical Needs in Radiology
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assistance Intervention (MICCAI) Society recently announced that they are working together to develop artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to better meet the clinical needs of radiologists.

Released: 17-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Future-Proof Your Radiology Practice at the 2018 RLI Summit
American College of Radiology (ACR)

Registration is now open for the 2018 Radiology Leadership Institute® (RLI) Summit to be held Sept. 7-9 at Babson College in Wellesley, MA. The Summit is the only radiology leadership program that brings together experts in both radiology and business education to provide a comprehensive approach to improving your practices and preparing for the future.

Released: 16-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
ACR National Radiology Data Registry Celebrates a Decade of Quality Improvement
American College of Radiology (ACR)

Now marking its 10-year anniversary, the American College of Radiology (ACR) National Radiology Data Registry (NRDR®) is improving care today and moving radiology into the future.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
New ACR/SBI Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Call for Significant Changes to Screening Process
American College of Radiology (ACR)

New American College of Radiology)and Society of Breast Imaging breast cancer screening guidelines are the first to recognize that African-American women are at high-risk for the disease and should be screened as such. ACR and SBI now call for all women to have a risk assessment at age 30 to see if screening prior to age 40 is needed.

Released: 2-Apr-2018 9:05 AM EDT
ACR Appropriateness Criteria Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Release of New Topics
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology (ACR) today released the latest edition of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®, which includes 178 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 912 clinical variants covering more than 1,110 clinical scenarios. The ACR Appropriateness Criteria is also celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

Released: 23-Mar-2018 4:50 PM EDT
Mammography Protections Included in Omnibus Spending Bill Can Save Lives
American College of Radiology (ACR)

An extension of current protections included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (HR 1625) — signed into law by President Trump March 23 — ensures that women who want to get regular mammograms retain insurance coverage with no copay. This may help avert a screening decline and thousands of breast cancer deaths.

Released: 20-Mar-2018 12:45 PM EDT
Registration is Now Open for the All-New Radiology Leadership Institute® (RLI) Leadership Essentials Program
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI)’s all-new Leadership Essentials Program equips tomorrow’s radiology leaders with the skills they need to succeed throughout their careers.

Released: 8-Mar-2018 11:05 AM EST
ACR Expands First-of-Its-Kind Patient-Friendly Appropriateness Criteria Summary Resource
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) released six new patient-friendly summaries of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria (AC). The new summaries are less than 250 words, written in language that is easily understood by those with little or no medical experience or training.

27-Feb-2018 9:00 AM EST
Special JACR Issue Focuses on Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging
American College of Radiology (ACR)

A new special issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) addresses clinical, regulatory, technological, societal and ethical challenges faced as medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) use advances.

Released: 6-Feb-2018 9:55 AM EST
New ACR Contrast Reaction Card Can Help Improve Management of Contrast-Related Adverse Events
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The new American College of Radiology (ACR) contrast reaction card summarizes important steps to be taken when managing an acute reaction to contrast material.

Released: 2-Feb-2018 3:05 PM EST
FDA-Funded NEST Program Names ACR Data Science Institute Artificial Intelligence Use Case as Demonstration Project
American College of Radiology (ACR)

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -funded program to speed safe and effective medical device technologies to market has chosen an ACR Data Science Institute™ (DSI) use case among its first demonstration projects.

Released: 10-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
New ACR Appropriateness Criteria Patient Summaries May Be First-of-Its-Kind Step to More Patient-Centered Care
American College of Radiology (ACR)

New Appropriateness Criteria Patient Summaries can help patients understand which imaging tests are best for their condition or why they may not need a scan at all. The first item in this first-of-its kind series created by patients for patients in everyday language are now published online in JACR.

Released: 5-Dec-2017 7:05 AM EST
American College of Radiology Names Gold Medalists, Honorary Fellows and Distinguished Achievement Awardee
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors (BOC) selected three innovators as 2018 Gold Medalists for their extraordinary service to the College or radiology. Honors will be bestowed during the ACR 2018 Annual Meeting, to be held May 19–23, 2018, in Washington, DC.

Released: 29-Nov-2017 3:30 PM EST
Generalist vs. Subspecialist Characteristics for Radiologists
American College of Radiology (ACR)

A new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute analyzes the generalist versus subspecialty characteristics of the U.S. radiologist workforce in the Medicare population from 2012-2014. The study is published online in Radiology.

Released: 16-Nov-2017 2:05 PM EST
The ACR Data Science Institute™ Structures Artificial Intelligence Development to Optimize Radiology Care
American College of Radiology (ACR)

The American College of Radiology Data Science Institute™ (DSI) will provide the framework, strategy and focus to move artificial intelligence (AI) from concept into everyday radiology practice.

Released: 14-Nov-2017 3:30 PM EST
Physician Specialty Characteristics Associated with Higher Patient Complexity
American College of Radiology (ACR)

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study assesses physician specialty and radiologist characteristics associated with higher patient complexity in the Medicare population. The research is published online in Academic Radiology.

Released: 7-Nov-2017 7:05 AM EST
JACR Explores Social Media Impact on Medicine
American College of Radiology (ACR)

It’s a social networking world! The Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR®) will examine its influence on medical journals and professional meetings, radiology education and health care organizations in an upcoming special issue.

Released: 1-Nov-2017 2:05 PM EDT
IDoR 2017: Emergency Radiologists on the Front Lines of Patient Care
American College of Radiology (ACR)

On Nov. 8, about 150 medical societies worldwide will mark the International Day of Radiology (IDoR) and celebrate the countless lives saved by emergency radiologists.

Released: 1-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EDT
ACR Chair Tells House Subcommittee to Fund Modern Low-Dose Medical Radiation Research
American College of Radiology (ACR)

James A. Brink, MD, FACR, told the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy today that medical imaging and radiation oncology save lives.

Released: 11-Oct-2017 12:05 PM EDT
ACR Appropriateness Criteria Add Topics, Increase Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Scenarios
American College of Radiology (ACR)

Radiologists can enhance the quality and effectiveness of care with the newest release of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria®. The latest edition covers 178 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 890 clinical variants. Diagnostic imaging topics now cover 1,570 clinical scenarios.



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