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How to avoid Medicare CT scan payment denials
By Jeff Majchrzak
Are your Medicare claims for CT services at risk of being rejected because they resemble "improper" scans? In this article, Jeff Majchrzak of Panacea Healthcare Solutions describes how to avoid submitting billing reports that raise red flags at the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
July 21, 2015
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MGH saves money and time printing 3D hearts
By Eric Barnes
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston say that having a 3D rapid prototyping printer in the cardiac imaging department is a potential boon for procedure planning and patient education -- and it doesn't break the bank.
July 16, 2015
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New take on mammo dose; safe CT in pregnancy; exercises for imagers
By Philip Ward
July 15, 2015
AAPM: Fetal CT dose calculator offers easy, accurate estimates
By Eric Barnes
A new technique that calculates fetal dose from CT scans given to pregnant women is accurate and easy to perform, according to a study presented at this week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2015 annual meeting in Anaheim, CA.
July 14, 2015
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Gender surprise in stimulant study; cocaine damage heals; radiologists order appropriately
By Eric Barnes
July 13, 2015
Vital Images to unveil CT perfusion software at SCCT 2015
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm Vital Images plans to debut its CT myocardial perfusion software at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) annual meeting this week in Las Vegas.
July 12, 2015
PHS Technologies adds to dose monitoring software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PHS Technologies Group, a unit of PACSHealth, will integrate software from Virtual Phantoms into its radiation dose monitoring system.
July 12, 2015
JACR: Radiologists order CT, MR exams appropriately
By Kate Madden Yee
When it comes to abdominal CT and MRI, radiologists are making good use of all available prior imaging before recommending additional exams, and they aren't ordering many unnecessary exams, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 12, 2015
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CMS releases 2016 MPFS; CT vs. IVUS for myocardial bridge; Dutch launch DENSE breast MRI trial
By Brian Casey
July 8, 2015
RSNA R&E Foundation awards $3.6M in grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The RSNA Research and Education (R&E) Foundation will fund 92 grants totaling $3.6 million this year.
July 7, 2015
A (myocardial) bridge too far: CT vs. IVUS in the heart
By Eric Barnes
Multidetector-row CT should be considered the noninvasive gold standard when evaluating myocardial bridge abnormalities, owing to its anatomic accuracy. But there are important things CT doesn't see that intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) does, according to new research from Stanford University.
July 7, 2015
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The power of CAC scoring; new mammo controversy; MICI Q3 numbers
By Brian Casey
July 6, 2015
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