Wayne Forrest[email protected]Nuclear MedicineLawsuit attacks CMS policy on PET beta-amyloid scansThree women have filed suit against the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS), seeking to invalidate the agency's reimbursement policy for PET beta-amyloid scans to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease. The litigation charges that CMS overstepped its authority when it implemented the policy last year.September 10, 2014MRIClinical audit sheds light on breast MRI performanceYou can't manage what you can't measure. This maxim by quality expert W. Edwards Deming can easily be applied to breast MRI: Despite its growing use, the exam still lacks adequate benchmarks for assessing quality, according to a study published in the September Journal of the American College of Radiology.September 10, 2014MRIMRI protocol links gray-matter changes to MS severityUsing a homegrown MRI protocol, researchers found that a loss of myelin in the gray matter of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients' brains was a strong indicator of disease severity, according to a study published online September 10 in Radiology.September 9, 2014Image-Guided SurgeryStart-up advances MR-guided procedures with software platformWisconsin researchers are developing a new software platform that would allow surgeons to observe the brain in real-time on MRI during surgical and therapeutic drug interventions. The goal of their company, called InseRT MRI, is to develop customized MRI-guided minimally invasive procedures.September 3, 2014MRIAuntMinnie.com MRI InsiderSeptember 1, 2014Nuclear MedicineUltralow-dose SPECT provides top image quality, less radiationWith an eye toward lowering radiation exposure, a group of researchers found that an ultralow-dose high-efficiency SPECT scan for myocardial perfusion imaging can achieve better image quality than standard low-dose SPECT, according to a study published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine.August 28, 2014MRIDTI-MRI shows how Wii can improve balance in MS patientsUsing diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI), Italian researchers detected brain changes related to improved balance and movement in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who regularly trained on a Nintendo Wii balance board for 12 weeks. Results were published online in Radiology.August 26, 2014Nuclear MedicineResearchers dial back FDG activity to reduce PET/MRI doseEuropean researchers have set the groundwork for what they believe is a feasible way to achieve optimal image quality in PET/MRI scans: balancing lower radiotracer dose with prolonged PET image acquisition time to match the longer duration needed for MR image acquisition.August 20, 2014BreastJAMA IM: Older high-risk patients still getting cancer screeningsA substantial number of patients 65 years or older with limited life expectancy still receive routine screenings for cancer, despite the fact that they are unlikely to benefit from treatment procedures, according to a study published online August 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine.August 19, 2014MRIMRI points to brain benefits of exercise for kidsDiffusion-tensor MR images have confirmed that aerobically fit children have more favorable white-matter tracts in their brains than their less fit peers, thus improving their chances for greater cognitive function.August 19, 2014Previous PagePage 112 of 239Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-Ray3D DEXA reveals lower bone density in diabetes patients3D DEXA revealed differences that conventional bone mineral density measurements did not detect.MRIGadolinium in ... beer?UltrasoundMWA safe, effective in treating hyperthyroidism with nodulesAIAI model shows promise for diagnosing prostate cancerCT'Habitat' AI model helps stratify lung nodule disease risk on LDCT
