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JAMA IM: Lumbar spine MRI scans substantially overused
By Wayne Forrest
Canadian researchers have found evidence of "substantial overuse" of lumbar spine MRI scans: More than half of requests for images were considered inappropriate (29%) or of uncertain value (27%) in a study published online March 25 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
March 24, 2013
Stereotaxis brings Niobe to Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis has received clearance for its Niobe magnetic navigation system from Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency.
March 24, 2013
VidiStar signs GMI as sales partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS developer VidiStar has inked a partnership with imaging system sales and service provider Global Medical Imaging (GMI).
March 24, 2013
Net Medical Xpress posts 2012 profit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in telemedicine customers and usage contributed to a profitable 2012 for telemedicine and PACS developer Net Medical Xpress.
March 24, 2013
Senate bill would undo 25% payment cut for multiple scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bipartisan team has introduced the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act (S 623) in the Senate. The bill would undo the 25% Medicare multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) for interpretation of advanced diagnostic imaging scans performed on a single patient during a single session.
March 24, 2013
Jury awards $5M in GE Omniscan suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Ohio man and his wife were awarded $5 million on March 22 after an eight-person federal jury in Cleveland agreed that he was severely injured after receiving a dose of GE Healthcare's Omniscan MRI contrast agent.
March 24, 2013
Matakina hits milestone for breast density software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast density software developer Matakina International said it has completed the 100th installation of its Volpara objective breast density measurement software, with the most recent installation at Rome Memorial Hospital in Rome, NY.
March 24, 2013
Senate amendment would kill medical device tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An amendment to the Senate's 2014 budget proposal that supports repealing the medical device tax has passed the body with 79 votes, according to a statement from the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.
March 21, 2013
FDA clears new use for GE's AdreView SPECT tracer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cardiac indication for the AdreView (iobenguane I-123 injection) SPECT radiopharmaceutical from GE Healthcare.
March 21, 2013
Lantheus moves to reduce expenses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic agent developer Lantheus Medical Imaging said on March 21 that it is taking steps to cut expenses, such as reducing internal R&D resources and seeking a partner to assist in the final development of one of its most promising PET radiopharmaceuticals.
March 21, 2013
Digisonics promotes Devlin to president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics announced it has promoted James Devlin to president of the company.
March 21, 2013
DWI-MRI assists proton beam therapy for ocular melanoma
By Wayne Forrest
The ability of diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) to differentiate between ocular melanoma and retinal detachment can help direct the appropriate proton beam therapy for patients, according to a study presented at this month's European Congress of Radiology.
March 21, 2013
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