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CMS issues final 'cost-centers' rule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 2 implemented its controversial new policy changing the way it accounts for costs in its hospital inpatient prospective payment system.
August 5, 2013
MITA takes issue with IPPS final rule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is criticizing the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule.
August 5, 2013
Axess appoints new executive director
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound services firm Axess Ultrasound has named Christine Wright as executive director.
August 5, 2013
Hologic grows Q3 sales but slips into red
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic saw a boost in revenues for its third quarter, although the company slipped into the red.
August 5, 2013
Matakina touts 2 AAPM studies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Matakina International is touting two studies of its Volpara volumetric breast density assessment software from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting.
August 5, 2013
Philips gets FDA nod for rad therapy planning module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Pinnacle3 proton treatment planning module.
August 4, 2013
AAPM: MRI shows early brain tumor response to treatment
By Wayne Forrest
By using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-weighted MRI, physicians can determine if a brain tumor is responding to treatment as soon as two weeks into radiation therapy, according to a study presented on Sunday at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in Indianapolis.
August 4, 2013
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AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
August 4, 2013
GE takes aim at breast tomosynthesis market
By Kate Madden Yee
GE Healthcare has long been one of the top two mammography firms, but the company until now hasn't had an offering in the cutting-edge breast tomosynthesis segment. That is changing, however: The firm has begun shipping its SenoClaire tomosynthesis system in Europe and has put the final touches on a regulatory application in the U.S.
August 4, 2013
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Toshiba gets Japanese radiotherapy install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems has received an order for its new rotating gantry irradiation system from Japan's National Institute of Radiological Sciences in Chiba.
August 1, 2013
IBA Molecular names new execs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm IBA Molecular has made several key additions to its U.S. management team.
August 1, 2013
Hologic gets FDA nod for single-energy femur scan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its single-energy femur exam, which detects atypical femur fractures on a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) bone densitometer.
August 1, 2013
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