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GE gets FDA nod for Veo CT dose algorithm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Veo CT dose reduction technology.
September 19, 2011
Fuji awarded 5-year DR contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has received a five-year contract for digital radiography (DR) systems from Novation, the healthcare supply contracting company for members and affiliates of VHA, United Healthcare, and Provista.
September 19, 2011
AllPro signs Stevens as distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital imaging technology developer AllPro Imaging has inked a deal with the Stevens Co. of Ontario to add the firm as a full-service dealer partner in Canada.
September 19, 2011
SIR nets $100K from St. Jude Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation's Discovery Campaign has received a $100,000 pledge from cardiac technology developer St. Jude Medical.
September 19, 2011
MITA nets grant to develop global standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) will receive more than $200,000 over the next three years from the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) Market Development Cooperator Program.
September 19, 2011
vRad to support Doctors Without Borders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic (vRad) will provide pro bono diagnostic radiology services to the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.
September 19, 2011
ACR tweaks rules for SPECT phantoms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
After a review of nuclear medicine accreditation program requirements, the American College of Radiology's (ACR) subcommittee on nuclear medicine physics has eliminated the need for sites to submit SPECT phantoms utilizing thallium-201, gallium-67, or indium-111.
September 19, 2011
CareCore chairman, CEO Ryan dies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Don Ryan, chairman and CEO of radiology benefits management firm CareCore National, passed away this weekend at the age of 64.
September 19, 2011
MedPAC: Specialists, not PCPs, should take brunt of SGR fix
By Kate Madden Yee
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended that in order to fix the broken sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, reimbursement to most physicians should be cut each of the next three years, while reimbursement for primary care services should be frozen at its current levels.
September 19, 2011
IMRIS moves forward with MR-guided surgical robot
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS has signed an agreement with MacDonald, Dettwiler, and Associates (MDA) for the final stages of collaborative development of a MR-guided surgical robot.
September 19, 2011
Mindray brings DP-50 scanner to U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical equipment manufacturer Mindray Medical International has introduced its DP-50 portable black-and-white ultrasound system in the U.S.
September 19, 2011
AMA joins criticism of MedPAC SGR proposal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a statement strongly opposing a plan under consideration by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for offsetting the cost of repealing the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
September 19, 2011
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