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UltraSPECT sponsors ASNC tech travel awards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
UltraSPECT is sponsoring the first annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Technologist Travel Awards with six grants.
March 5, 2014
AMIC criticizes Obama's 2015 budget proposal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) said that President Obama's 2015 budget would harm patient access to advanced medical imaging technologies by requiring prior authorization through radiology benefits management firms.
March 5, 2014
CMS releases instructions for FDG-PET tumor coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released instructions regarding the processing of claims for certain FDG-PET studies for solid tumors.
March 5, 2014
Physician groups urge repeal of SGR formula
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More than 600 organizations on March 5 joined the American Medical Association's call on Congress to pass legislation to permanently repeal Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
March 5, 2014
Sectra enjoys Q3 sales, profit increases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS developer Sectra saw increased net sales and operating profit in the company's 2014 third fiscal quarter.
March 4, 2014
Siemens completes 1st U.S. Mammomat Prime installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has completed the first installation of its Mammomat Inspiration Prime Edition mammography system in the U.S.
March 4, 2014
AAA gets orphan drug status
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) has received orphan drug designation status for gallium-68 DOTATATE.
March 4, 2014
7T MRI may improve diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers in Italy used 7-tesla MRI to uncover details of an area in the brain linked to Parkinson's disease, which could help improve early detection of the condition, according to a study published online February 26 in Radiology.
March 4, 2014
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Nordion, Bracco ink supply deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radioisotope firm Nordion and Bracco Imaging have signed a two-year contract to supply U.S. subsidiary Bracco Diagnostics with strontium-82.
March 3, 2014
MICI Q1: Reimbursement concerns still dominate
By Brian Casey
Concerns over reimbursement continue to weigh heavily on the minds of radiology administrators, according to the latest numbers from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI). Administrators surveyed for the index's first quarter expressed lower optimism that they would be adequately reimbursed by Medicare.
March 3, 2014
2014 03 03 15 07 51 717 2014 Mici Chart Q1 140128 200
Short-term follow-up OK for BI-RADS 3 lesions on MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
The malignancy rate is comparable for lesions detected at mammography and those found on MRI that are probably benign, which means that short-term follow-up is acceptable for women with no history of breast cancer, according to a new study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
March 3, 2014
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OR Technology to launch new wireless DR at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image processing and PACS firm OR Technology is planning to introduce a new wireless digital radiography (DR) system at next week's ECR 2014 in Vienna.
March 2, 2014
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