Regulatory: Page 117

CMS again withholds endorsement of PET beta-amyloid imaging
By Wayne Forrest
For the second time this year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has stopped short of fully endorsing PET beta-amyloid imaging for Medicare beneficiaries with dementia or neurodegenerative disease.
July 2, 2013
FDA clears Philips' live image-guidance system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its AlluraClarity live interventional image-guidance system.
July 2, 2013
U.S. updates x-ray rules for black lung program
By Brian Casey
The U.S. government has finalized new rules that allow images from digital radiography (DR) systems to be used for claims filed under its program for screening coal miners for black lung disease. The program's technical specifications haven't been updated since 1980, despite the rising use of DR.
July 1, 2013
Ex-fugitive convicted in radiology center scheme
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
New York state officials have announced that an international fugitive apprehended at an airport in Puerto Rico in 2011 has been convicted on charges of setting up phony radiology companies to take part in a no-fault insurance fraud scheme in the state.
July 1, 2013
FDA issues warning about Puerto Rican mammo facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to patients who had mammograms at a breast imaging facility in Puerto Rico.
June 27, 2013
FDA clears Siemens digital mammography system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Mammomat Inspiration Prime Edition digital mammography system.
June 26, 2013
SEC charges Imaging3 with fraud
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against 3D imaging device developer Imaging3 and its founder and chief executive Dean Janes.
June 26, 2013
FDA clears Siemens' ARFI elastography mode
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Siemens Healthcare's Virtual Touch ultrasound application.
June 23, 2013
iCAD gets new SecondLook FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) and radiation therapy firm iCAD has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to use its SecondLook mammography CAD system with Fujifilm Medical Systems USA's Aspire HD full-field digital mammography system.
June 20, 2013
Senate committee passes helium bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 18 unanimously approved a bill that would prevent the early closure of the Federal Helium Reserve.
June 20, 2013
Carestream gets FDA nod for new DR detector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new wireless digital radiography (DR) detector.
June 19, 2013
FDA issues cybersecurity warning
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a communication addressing recent cybersecurity incidents affecting medical devices and hospital networks.
June 13, 2013
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