Clinical News: Page 1526

CMS releases instructions for FDG-PET tumor coverage

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released instructions regarding the processing of claims for certain FDG-PET studies for solid tumors.

March 5, 2014

Mobile devices, tablets come of age for remote image reading

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Tablets and mobile devices are evolving rapidly, providing alternatives to traditional workstations. Today's Refresher Course at ECR 2014 offers radiologists a comprehensive review of how these devices can be used to access medical images and patient records, and helps familiarize them with different technical settings and new mobile applications available.

March 5, 2014

Nipple problems, automated breast US come under intense scrutiny

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - A presentation at Thursday's breast ultrasound course at ECR 2014 aims to answer questions surrounding the nipple and areolar area and will also provide an update on developments within breast ultrasound.

March 5, 2014

Hybrid imaging gathers momentum in cardiac indications

By Becky McCall

VIENNA - Hybrid imaging is gaining acceptance as opportunities using combinations of modalities emerge and promise to optimize cardiac imaging, according to expert speakers in today's session called "Hybrid cardiovascular imaging: Where should we go?" at ECR 2014.

March 5, 2014

'Get clinical' to tackle growing threat posed by turf battles

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Besides nonradiologists taking a greater share of imaging, complacency among radiologists themselves poses a significant threat to the profession, according to Dr. Georg Bongartz, from the University Hospital of Basel in Switzerland. At ECR 2014, he is a speaker at today's Professional Challenges session about opportunities and threats.

March 5, 2014

ESR's EuroSafe Imaging campaign promotes radiation protection

By Madan M. Rehani, PhD

VIENNA - The mission of EuroSafe Imaging is to support and strengthen medical radiation protection across Europe. Europe is unique and has the potential for coordinated radiation safety actions in medical imaging, according to Madan Rehani, PhD, director of radiation protection for the European Society of Radiology (ESR).

March 5, 2014

Austria launches nationwide breast cancer detection program

By Dr. Michael Fuchsjäger

VIENNA - The Austrian Roentgen Society can look back to a successful year with various positive developments. The most important radiology initiative in Austria last year, however, was the planning and launch of the Austrian Breast Cancer Early Detection Programme, notes Dr. Michael Fuchsjäger of the Medical University of Graz.

March 5, 2014

Siemens completes 1st U.S. Mammomat Prime installation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has completed the first installation of its Mammomat Inspiration Prime Edition mammography system in the U.S.

March 4, 2014

AAA gets orphan drug status

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) has received orphan drug designation status for gallium-68 DOTATATE.

March 4, 2014

7T MRI may improve diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers in Italy used 7-tesla MRI to uncover details of an area in the brain linked to Parkinson's disease, which could help improve early detection of the condition, according to a study published online February 26 in Radiology.

March 4, 2014

Nordion, Bracco ink supply deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian radioisotope firm Nordion and Bracco Imaging have signed a two-year contract to supply U.S. subsidiary Bracco Diagnostics with strontium-82.

March 3, 2014

MRI of carotids predicts stroke; ECR coverage on tap; Q1 MICI numbers

By Brian Casey

March 3, 2014

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