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Given Imaging gets Australian reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel, said it has received reimbursement approval from Australia’s Medical Services Advisory Committee for the use of its M2A capsule endoscope.
September 17, 2003
DVI arranges financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Beleaguered imaging equipment financier DVI has arranged for $20 million in debtor-in-possession financing.
September 8, 2003
CTI to launch financing service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CTI Molecular Imaging of Knoxville, TN, is launching a financing program for CTI customers with De Lage Landen Financial Services, the North American subsidiary of De Lage Landen International of the Netherlands.
September 1, 2003
Skipping radiotherapy may benefit childhood leukemia survivors in the long run
Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who did not receive radiation therapy have life experiences similar to the general population, and may actually be less likely to develop second tumors, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
August 20, 2003
When imaging goes too far: Ethical concerns in whole-body screening
By Brian Casey
Stanford researchers have taken a proactive approach to the ethics of self-referred screening, and hopes to lay the groundwork for protocols and guidelines to prevent an anything-goes mentality from taking over the whole-body screening market.
August 14, 2003
Guidelines sought for self-referred imaging amid ethical concerns
By Tracie L. Thompson
In their first paper on self-referred imaging, biomedical ethicists from Stanford University explore the burgeoning world of whole-body CT and other screening exams, recommending the adoption of guidelines for such services. But their current concerns are tame compared to what they envision for the future.
August 13, 2003
AMGA finds solid radiologist compensation gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compensation for radiologists climbed 12.6% in 2002, according to findings in the American Medical Group Association’s 2003 Medical Group Compensation & Productivity Survey.
August 11, 2003
Italian Rotary clubs place WHIS-RAD unit in Armenia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of Italian Rotary clubs has installed a WHIS-RAD x-ray system in Armenia.
July 24, 2003
'Katie Couric effect' raises colon screening rates
By Eric Barnes
A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that significantly higher screening rates, dubbed the "Katie Couric effect," persisted throughout the U.S. for at least nine months after the Today show episode in which the popular host underwent colon cancer screening.
July 13, 2003
U.K. group accuses breast cancer screening advocates of disinformation
By Shalmali Pal
Breast cancer screening is under attack once again. This time, a U.K. group suggests that "paternalistic agents of the state" are more concerned with achieving large-scale screening results than letting women know about the risks of mammography.
July 10, 2003
Given Imaging gets Israeli reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel, said that Menora Insurance, one of Israel’s largest insurance companies, has issued reimbursement coverage for use of its M2A capsule endoscope for direct imaging of the entire small intestine.
July 2, 2003
New financing for Miracor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging center operator Miracor Diagnostics has completed a $1.25 million financing effort.
June 22, 2003
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