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Cedara partners with Instrumentarium

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging software developer Cedara Software of Mississauga, Ontario, will be providing a customized version of its I-Acquire/MG digital acquisition console to Instrumentarium Imaging.

December 22, 2002

CMS publishes final Medicare rule with 4.4% fee cut

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reluctantly issued a final rule today on Medicare physician payment rates for 2003 that includes a 4.4% cut in the physician fee conversion factor.

December 22, 2002

Worrisome radiation dose seen in CT lung screening, follow-up

By Eric Barnes

Lacking cumulative dose data for lung screening protocols, radiologists from Duke University Medical Center decided to add them up based on the literature. CT lung screening and multiple follow-up scans can produce alarmingly high dose totals, according to Dr. Philip Goodman.

December 22, 2002

Mammo plus US negates need for breast MR

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) According to radiologists at Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital in Mainz, the use of mammography and whole breast ultrasound is adequate for preoperative assessment of patients with suspected breast cancer.

December 22, 2002

Konica aims for speed, image quality with Xpress CR

By Erik L. Ridley

Hoping to bridge the performance gap between single and multibay computed radiography readers, Konica Medical Imaging debuted its dual-bay Xpress CR system at the 2002 RSNA meeting in Chicago last month.

December 19, 2002

ARRT plans certification in breast ultrasound

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiologic technologists who specialize in mammography will be able to gain additional qualifications in breast ultrasound through a certification program currently being developed by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in St. Paul, MN.

December 19, 2002