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iPad meets need for on-call brain CT reading
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | MSVR31-15 | Room N228A team from Rambam Medical Center in Israel found that the iPad was suitable to use for on-call interpretation of brain CT exams.
November 6, 2011
Oxford buys Platinum Medical Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
London-based Oxford Instruments has acquired Platinum Medical Imaging of Deerfield Beach, FL, for an initial cash payment of $18 million, plus the option of future payments.
November 3, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Insider
By Eric Barnes
November 2, 2011
Incidental findings on CT spark disagreement
By Eric Barnes
Many radiologists disagree on the management of incidental findings detected at body CT scans, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 1, 2011
RADExpo virtual conference starts tomorrow; breast cancer and genetics
By Brian Casey
October 31, 2011
Listening to Mozart boosts colonoscopy detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Doctors who listen to Mozart while performing optical colonoscopy may increase their adenoma detection rate, according to a presentation on Monday at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Washington, DC.
October 31, 2011
House bill would stop MPPR imaging cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill that would prohibit a looming multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) to Medicare payments for the professional component of CT, MRI, and ultrasound exams received by the same patient, on the same day, in the same setting, in 2012 was introduced on Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives.
October 27, 2011
Technology brings new opportunities in VC screening
By Eric Barnes
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Technology is affecting virtual colonoscopy in ways that will improve the patient experience and increase the technique's detection accuracy, according to presentations at the 2011 International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.
October 26, 2011
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Siemens sponsors student competition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare is sponsoring an international student competition to obtain ideas on how technological progress and changes in society will affect global healthcare systems.
October 25, 2011
Virtual colonoscopy advocates press on for reimbursement
By Eric Barnes
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Virtual colonoscopy screening advocates were upbeat about their quest for reimbursement of the exam at this week's 2011 International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy. Which is not to say that getting doctors paid to perform virtual colonoscopy has been an easy struggle, or a particularly quick one.
October 25, 2011
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CT boosts prediction of acute stroke in TIA patients
By Rosemary Frei
Modifying a commonly used scale for stroke prediction in transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients to take into account whether acute ischemia is present on CT increases the scale's accuracy, according to a presentation this month at the Canadian Stroke Congress in Ottawa, Ontario.
October 25, 2011
Low-dose CT detects COPD; SIIM discusses Calif. radiation law
By Brian Casey
October 24, 2011
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