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Zonare hires Southard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems (formerly Novasonics) has appointed Donald Southard as president and CEO.
June 16, 2004
Vepro, Richard Wolf team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two German firms, PACS provider Vepro and minimally invasive surgery vendor Richard Wolf have teamed up to create CORE (complete operating room endoscopy).
June 16, 2004
PET Medicare reimbursement -- narrow but widening
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Reimbursement for PET procedures in the U.S. has improved incrementally over the past few years. But coverage can still be problematic. In an effort to hold down costs, the CMS has tightly controlled payments for the use of PET in diagnostic imaging. The best bet for practitioners to receive payment is to be aware of the specifics for Medicare reimbursement.
June 16, 2004
Sectra acquires rest of Mamea
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has purchased the remaining shares in its digital mammography unit, Mamea Imaging.
June 15, 2004
CMS to reimburse PET for Alzheimer's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that it intends to expand Medicare coverage of PET to include some Medicare beneficiaries with suspected Alzheimer's disease.
June 15, 2004
Vascular ultrasound on the rise in echo cath labs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
While overall echocardiography procedure utilization was stable from 2001 to 2002, vascular ultrasound procedures performed in echo labs increased 22%, according to a recent study published by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
June 15, 2004
Contrast media market set to double by 2009
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The overall market for contrast media in the U.S. is expected to double from the $1.41 billion posted in 2003 to $2.58 billion by 2009, according to a recent study by market research firm Bio-Tech Systems.
June 15, 2004
Prone, supine, and the moveable colonic polyp
By Eric Barnes
A new study in this month's Radiology suggests that polyps, especially when long or pedunculated, can be mobile, mimicking stool. The researchers, from New York University Medical Center in New York City, looked at the question and found that it actually happens pretty often.
June 15, 2004
More minefields for mammography?
By Shalmali Pal
Controversy roils the breast imaging community once again. This time it blows in as a report from the Institute of Medicine recommending that non-physician personnel -- such as technologists -- be trained to prescreen or double-read mammograms. The change would expedite the interpretation process, and increase women's access to breast imaging services, according to the IOM.
June 15, 2004
Barco mammo display gets FDA OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monitor provider Barco has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its cathode ray tube-based MGD 521M dedicated mammography display.
June 14, 2004
Cardinal unveils CT dose phantom kit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare products firm Cardinal Health Radiation Management Services of Cleveland has debuted a multi-use CT dose phantom set featuring a new pediatric head phantom.
June 14, 2004
Konica Minolta debuts CR cassette ID tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging of Wayne, NJ, is set to launch an exam and cassette identification tool for radiologists and technologists who need to perform CR exams at the point of patient care.
June 14, 2004
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