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Optellum touts new Medicare reimbursement eligibility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Optellum said that its software’s lung cancer prediction technology is eligible for reimbursement nationwide under the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) new technology ambulatory payment classification (APC).
June 27, 2022
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Seno secures supplemental PMA for Imagio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optoacoustic imaging firm Seno Medical Instruments has received supplemental premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Imagio breast imaging system.
June 27, 2022
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Machine learning, radiomics differentiates glioma
By Erik L. Ridley
An automated method based on a machine-learning algorithm and MRI radiomics can differentiate between low-grade and high-grade gliomas, according to research presented at the annual Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) conference in Kissimmee, FL.
June 27, 2022
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'Pop-up' alert boosts appropriate pediatric CT use in the ED
By Kate Madden Yee
A simple "pop-up" clinical decision-support alert for children presenting in the emergency department (ED) with mild brain injury reduces unnecessary head CT scans, a study published June 23 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine has found.
June 27, 2022
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Biden creates new cancer care model for Medicare patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Biden administration has announced the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), a new model to improve cancer care among Medicare patients and address health equity.
June 26, 2022
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CMS rethinks limit on PET scans for Alzheimer’s disease patients
By Will Morton
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will take another look at its recent national coverage determination that limits Alzheimer’s disease patients eligible for monoclonal antibody treatments to a single PET scan.
June 26, 2022
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Proton online adaptive radiation therapy group formed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ion Beam Applications (IBA), RaySearch Laboratories, OncoRay, and Particle have created ProtOnART, a new consortium to advance proton online adaptive radiation therapy.
June 26, 2022
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Bayer inks deal to buy Ac-225 from BWXT Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bayer has signed a deal to buy the radioisotope actinium-225 (Ac-225) at predetermined prices from BWXT Medical, a subsidiary of BWX Technologies.
June 26, 2022
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Contrast mammo useful alternative to MRI for treatment response
By Amerigo Allegretto
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) can be a useful alternative to supplemental MRI for assessing breast cancer treatment response, according to an Italian study published June 22 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
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Photon-counting CT proves value in driving down imaging dose
By Kate Madden Yee
Photon-counting CT is showing promise as a way of reducing radiation dose by more than a third, researchers from Tübingen in Germany have reported. It enables oncologic abdominal CT with a much reduced dose while retaining image quality similar to dual-energy CT, they say.
June 26, 2022
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Whole-body PET/CT for a child: 5 minutes, no sedation
By Will Morton
Danish nuclear medicine physicians recently tested a new whole-body PET/CT scanner with a five-minute image acquisition time and no sedation on a 17-month-old girl to resolve a case of suspected incomplete Kawasaki disease.
June 26, 2022
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Trans patients needs adequate breast cancer screening
By Amerigo Allegretto
The time is now to take steps toward removing barriers and promoting inclusion in breast cancer screening for transgender people, according to an editorial published online June 22 in Academic Radiology.
June 26, 2022
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