Industry News: Page 541

Terason teams up with DiA Imaging Analysis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology firm Terason has formed a partnership with ultrasound artificial intelligence software developer DiA Imaging Analysis.

August 19, 2019

FDA OKs Boston Scientific's MRI-conditional DBS device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Boston Scientific's Vercise Gevia deep brain stimulation (DBS) system during full-body MRI exams.

August 19, 2019

First look at new Medicare rules for 2020

By Sandy Coffta

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its annual proposal for changes to the Medicare payment system for the coming year, explains Sandy Coffta from Healthcare Administrative Partners. CMS has also released new information about the existing mandate for the use of clinical decision support beginning in 2020.

August 19, 2019

ViewRay touts clinical trial on MRI-guided radiotherapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided radiation therapy vendor ViewRay is highlighting a prospective clinical trial that confirmed the safety of using its MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer.

August 18, 2019

Accuray posts higher sales in Q4

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Accuray reported financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter that showed revenue edging up while its net loss grew.

August 18, 2019

Trump administration hits brakes on law to curb unneeded Medicare CT scans, MRIs

By Phil Galewitz

The U.S. Congress passed a law in 2014 to reduce unnecessary MRI exams, CT scans, and other expensive diagnostic imaging tests, but the Trump administration delayed putting the law into effect until 2020 after physicians argued it would interfere with their practices. Critics worry the delay comes at a cost: Medicare paying for millions of unnecessary exams and patients subject to unnecessary radiation.

August 18, 2019

Is it time to implement CT lung screening in Asia?

By Abraham Kim

A computer-based simulation model projected that CT lung screening in several Asian countries could reduce lung cancer deaths by nearly 5% in a new study, recently published online in PLOS One. These populations are likely to benefit greatly from widespread implementation of CT lung screening, researchers say.

August 18, 2019

USPSTF opens review of carotid stenosis screening

By Kate Madden Yee

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has posted a draft research plan on screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis, an exam that typically involves the use of ultrasound to detect signs of stenosis before a stroke can occur.

August 15, 2019

Ikonopedia nabs Tenn. contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Ikonopedia has secured a contract with a Tennessee-based breast center for its breast reporting and risk assessment software.

August 14, 2019

United Imaging completes 1st U.S. uExplorer install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

United Imaging Healthcare announced the first U.S. clinical installation of its uExplorer total-body PET/CT scanner.

August 14, 2019

GT Medical secures Ariz. radiation therapy contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GT Medical Technologies announced that HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center is the first hospital in Arizona to offer the company's GammaTile therapy, a surgically targeted radiation therapy for patients with brain cancer.

August 14, 2019

NRC proposes changes to rules on radiotracer patients

By Wayne Forrest

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing several updates in its regulatory guide on how best to handle patients who receive radioactive materials as part of their imaging scans.

August 14, 2019

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