By expediting communication between radiologists and referring providers when suspicious findings are identified, the system has great potential to improve clinical outcomes in real-world scenarios, authors of a new study in JACR suggest.

Experts are hopeful that the portable scanner could improve access to neuroimaging used in the diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer’s disease.

The new code family was created to “capture the physician work involving patients with implanted medical devices that require access to MR diagnostic procedures.”