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MITA lauds low-dose CT Medicare study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is applauding a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine that supports the value of low-dose CT lung imaging for high-risk Medicare-eligible patients.
September 9, 2014
CT contrast not tied to poor outcomes, even in at-risk patients
By Eric Barnes
The use of intravenous contrast before CT imaging is safe for most patients, according to a large study published online on Tuesday in Radiology. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, found no difference in complication rates between patients who received contrast and those who did not.
September 8, 2014
NLST: CT lung screening more effective for older smokers
By Eric Barnes
A new analysis of data from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) has found that CT lung cancer screening is more effective for older smokers than younger ones. The study, published online Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is sure to shape the roiling debate over whether Medicare should pay for CT lung screening.
September 7, 2014
GE begins Revolution CT installations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has begun installing its new Revolution CT scanner.
September 7, 2014
JACR: CT lung screens better than thought
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT lung cancer screening is even more effective than previously estimated and will benefit a broader range of people, according to two new studies published online August 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
September 7, 2014
Good news for CT lung screening; calcium predicts heart disease; breast tomo approval
By Brian Casey
September 1, 2014
Study finds CT lung cancer screening highly cost-effective
By Eric Barnes
CT lung cancer screening is cost-effective in the Medicare-aged population, concludes a new study published in American Health and Drug Benefits that was tailored specifically to older individuals undergoing lung cancer screening with CT. Proponents of the exam hope it will add impetus to efforts to win Medicare reimbursement.
September 1, 2014
CAC best predicts heart disease in kidney patients
By Eric Barnes
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) as calculated from CT scans was by far the best predictor of cardiovascular disease in individuals with chronic kidney disease, just as it is in the population at large, concludes a new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
September 1, 2014
Radiologists get moving; Sonivate builds fingertip ultrasound; ACR cries foul
By Brian Casey
August 27, 2014
ACR cries foul as DNA test beats CTC to Medicare approval
By Eric Barnes
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is crying foul after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently approved a stool DNA test for colorectal cancer screening -- as reimbursement for CT colonography (CTC) continues to languish.
August 27, 2014
IMRIS CFO to leave company
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS has announced that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Kelly McNeill is leaving the company.
August 27, 2014
Segmentation technique supports coronary CAD
By Eric Barnes
A new coronary artery segmentation and tracking method is showing promise for supporting computer-aided detection (CAD) schemes that can read coronary CT angiography scans to look for arteries blocked by both soft and calcified plaque, according to research published in Medical Physics.
August 25, 2014
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