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FDA clears 2 clot retrieval devices for stroke
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it has allowed the marketing of two catheter-based clot retrieval devices from medical device company Concentric Medical as an initial therapy to reduce paralysis, speech difficulties, and other symptoms of ischemic stroke.
September 1, 2016
Getinge, GE roll out angiography offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Operating room technology developer Getinge Group and GE Healthcare have debuted an integrated angiography package designed for surgical, interventional, and hybrid operating room procedures.
August 24, 2016
Assigning E&M codes for interventional radiology
By Donna Richmond
Can interventional radiologists (IRs) bill evaluation and management (E&M) codes? What do Medicare's global surgery rules have to say about when and how to assign them? Donna Richmond from Panacea Healthcare Solutions offers advice.
August 10, 2016
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SIR submits feedback on payment rule to CMS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has submitted comments to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recommending changes to the agency's proposed rule on its quality payment program.
June 27, 2016
Philips, Yale ink research deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has entered into an interventional oncology research agreement with Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT.
May 31, 2016
NEMA publishes interventional x-ray equipment standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published a report that lists important x-ray equipment attributes for interventional radiology procedures.
May 26, 2016
Toshiba installs 1st combo CT/angio room in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has made its first U.S. installation of its hybrid angiography/CT room concept at the Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute.
May 25, 2016
A new strategy to profit from interventional radiology
By Cecilia Kronawitter, Mark F. Weiss
A confluence of trends has created a new business opportunity for interventional radiologists: profiting from the ownership of interventional radiology ambulatory surgery centers. In this article, Mark Weiss and Cecilia Kronawitter discuss this evolving new trend.
May 22, 2016
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SIR: Better interventional radiology staffing needed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
To meet increasing demand for interventional radiology services, better staffing is needed, according to guidelines released by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). The group published its recommendations in the May issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
May 4, 2016
Trial: Catheter device cuts contrast use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A catheter-based device designed to reduce contrast media use was found to cut dose by more than 15% in interventional cardiac procedures, according to trial results presented on Wednesday at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions scientific sessions.
May 4, 2016
Cook recalls catheters with Beacon tip
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An increase in reported adverse events has led interventional technology developer Cook Medical to voluntarily recall more than 4 million of its catheters with Beacon tip technology.
May 3, 2016
Augmented reality cuts fluoro dose in needle guidance
By Eric Barnes
Ohio researchers used a prototype augmented reality system to overlay fluoroscopy images with a virtual needle for guided placement during interventional procedures, cutting dose significantly compared to conventional fluoro guidance, according to an article in Radiology.
April 27, 2016
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