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Meta-analysis highlights ethnic discrepancies in osteoporosis risk factors
By Shalmali Pal
A group from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana performed a meta-analysis of major osteoporosis trials and compiled the most current information about race and osteoporosis. They also noted some of the shortcomings of these studies, and what direction future research should move in. "Considering osteoporosis to be an aged white woman's disease is an outdated practice," wrote Dr. Pooja Pothiwala and colleagues.
September 7, 2006
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
September 5, 2006
More data will be key to CTA reimbursement
By Wayne Forrest
To reach appropriate reimbursement levels, Dr. Geoffrey Rubin, professor of radiology at Stanford University in California, said several criteria must first be met. In his presentation at Stanford's 2006 International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT in San Francisco, Rubin outlined several technology assessment steps that Blue Cross and Blue Shield uses on a national level to determine the value of technology and its benefit to healthcare.
September 5, 2006
UnitedHealthcare, Oxford Health Plans donate imaging equipment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare insurance providers UnitedHealthcare and Oxford Health Plans have made a donation of $1.8 million of medical imaging equipment, including mammography ultrasound, and bone densitometry systems to three federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in Connecticut.
August 30, 2006
Konica Minolta signs Hallmark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has received an order for its Xpress CR system from Hallmark Health System in Melrose, MA.
August 30, 2006
Konica Minolta names Kobayashi president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has named Henry Kobayashi as its president, according to the Wayne, NJ-based firm.
August 28, 2006
Cordis introduces Steer-It guidewire
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis said its Steer-It deflecting-tip guidewire is now available for commercial use in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
August 28, 2006
Kodak scores large Alberta CR/DR deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group has received a multimillion dollar order for its DirectView CR and DR systems from the Regional Shared Health Information Program (RSHIP) in Alberta, Canada.
August 27, 2006
Quantum completes Indiana installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has completed the installation of its QV800 universal digital x-ray system at the Indiana Spine Center in Lafayette, IN.
August 27, 2006
GE, Volcano get 510(k) for integrated DR/US product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) developer Volcano of Rancho Cordova, CA, said that they have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to integrate products.
August 23, 2006
Kodak inks deal with Medlink
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group has signed a multiyear distribution agreement with Medlink Imaging.
August 23, 2006
MDCT complements MR in heart disease evaluation
By Wayne Forrest
As multidetector-row CT (MDCT) becomes more prevalent in cardiac imaging applications, its primary benefit may be as a complementary modality to MR, providing additional information and patient coverage that MR cannot.
August 21, 2006
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