Adding CT, Symptoms Improves COPD Diagnosis

Adding CT, Symptoms Improves COPD Diagnosis

(MedPage Today) -- Incorporating chest CT imaging and respiratory symptoms into the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnostic schema improved identification of individuals with poor respiratory outcomes, two longitudinal cohorts showed...

Improving COPD Trial Efficiency Using the Win Ratio: Sanjay Ramakrishnan, MD

Sanjay Ramakrishnan, MD, senior lecturer, University of Western Australia, discusses the value of the win ratio approach in evaluating treatment effects in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Imaging Workload Jumps with Higher Use of CT, MRI - The Imaging Wire

Radiology’s shift to more advanced modalities like CT and MRI is increasing the burden on radiologists to interpret more complex exams. A new study in JACR documents the trend, finding that radiologist workload for inpatient imaging has risen sharply over the last 10 years.  Like many physicians, radiologists are feeling burned out from rising patient workload, personnel shortages, and declining reimbursement.  But radiology has the added burde…