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Congress agrees on long-term SGR fix
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Congress has reached a bipartisan agreement that permanently repeals the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) mechanism.
February 5, 2014
Are you ready to comply with new radiation safety rules?
By Neomi Mullens
Radiation safety is no longer just a legal issue for imaging facilities in states such as California and Texas that have adopted new radiation reporting laws. With the publication of new diagnostic imaging standards by the Joint Commission, all imaging sites soon will have to comply with dose reporting. Are you ready?
February 5, 2014
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Given lands FDA nod for PillCam
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Given Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its PillCam Colon capsule endoscopy product.
February 4, 2014
VuCOMP gets PMA for new CAD version
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
VuCOMP has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration premarket approval (PMA) of version 3 of its M-Vu CAD software for digital mammography.
February 3, 2014
USPSTF revises stance on ultrasound AAA screening
By Erik L. Ridley
In an update on Monday to its 2005 recommendations for ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) largely kept to its previous recommendations for men while adding nuance to its suggestions for screening in women.
January 27, 2014
Siemens gets FDA nod for RT Pro software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for the company's RT Pro edition software for enhancing radiation oncology workflow.
January 26, 2014
FDA expands use for Medtronic SureScan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for use of its SureScan pacing systems with MRI scans positioned on any region of the body.
January 23, 2014
FDA offers committee member nomination portal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched an advisory committee membership nomination portal.
January 21, 2014
FDA: Breast transilluminators require PMA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final order requiring that a premarket approval (PMA) application be filed for a breast imaging technology called breast transillumination.
January 21, 2014
Varian's ProBeam update gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its updated ProBeam proton therapy system.
January 14, 2014
USPSTF posts CT lung cancer screening fact sheet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has published a fact sheet for primary care doctors on its final recommendation for CT lung cancer screening in high-risk individuals.
January 12, 2014
Breast biopsy payment cuts could revive open surgeries
By Kate Madden Yee
Could open surgical breast biopsy experience a revival? That could be the outcome if deep Medicare cuts to payments for stereotactic breast biopsy procedures are implemented in 2014, according to women's imaging advocates.
January 12, 2014
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