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Cuts on top of cuts: 2014 Medicare rates slash CT, MR payments
By Kate Madden Yee
One of the nuggets found in the recently proposed 2014 Medicare payment rates for hospitals is a change that would slash reimbursement for the technical component of CT and MRI scans by as much as 38% and 19%, respectively.
July 21, 2013
CCTA makes the call for coronary revascularization
By Eric Barnes
Addressing a question that has traditionally received little attention, researchers from South Carolina found that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) can accurately decide whether symptomatic patients at high risk of coronary artery disease actually need revascularization.
July 21, 2013
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MinXray installs units in Latin America and Africa
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable x-ray equipment developer MinXray said it has installed compact portable digital x-ray equipment in Dakar, Senegal, and Bogota, Columbia.
July 18, 2013
UPPI names Witkowski as president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear pharmacy network United Pharmacy Partners (UPPI) has named John Witkowski Jr. as its new president.
July 18, 2013
Contrast-mixing protocol improves GI opacification on CT
By Dr. Peter Quagliano
Many imaging facilities have developed different protocols for opacification of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract before CT of the abdomen or pelvis. In this article, Dr. Peter Quagliano offers his formula for diluting and administering ionic iodinated contrast for optimal performance in these scans.
July 18, 2013
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Cumming returns to Hologic as president/CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
After a four-year absence, Jack Cumming has returned to women's imaging vendor Hologic as president and CEO, effective immediately.
July 17, 2013
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
July 17, 2013
AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
July 17, 2013
Fine-tuning CT lung cancer screening; Oosterwijk on CDA; rads on rounds
By Brian Casey
July 17, 2013
Agfa secures contract with U.S. military
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has installed six DX-D 100 mobile digital x-ray systems at the U.S. Department of Defense Medical Education and Training Campus.
July 17, 2013
Shimadzu completes Fla. installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shimadzu Medical Systems and its southeast regional dealer CMS Imaging have completed the installation of x-ray systems at a Florida hospital.
July 17, 2013
Infraredx touts clinical study findings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coronary imaging developer Infraredx is highlighting findings published in JACC Cardiovascular Interventions that show its True Vessel Characterization imaging system can detect lipid core plaque in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
July 17, 2013
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