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JAMA: Nuclear MPI use in Kaiser system falls dramatically

By Wayne Forrest

The use of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) dropped by half from 2006 to 2011 within a Kaiser Permanente healthcare system in California, but researchers can't quite point to specific reasons for the decline, according to a study published in the March 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

March 24, 2014

CMS hones in on CT lung screening questions for advisory meeting

By Eric Barnes

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published additional details about the discussion topics it plans to address in an April 30 advisory committee meeting on reimbursement for CT lung cancer screening.

March 23, 2014

U.S. radiologists return to Haiti

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

For the third year in a row, U.S. radiologists will gather in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to provide a series of lectures and hands-on training in ultrasound.

March 19, 2014

NinePoint receives $34M in financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

NinePoint Medical has received $34 million in financing, which it will use to bring its NvisionVLE imaging system to market.

March 19, 2014

ACR, 40 orgs call for Medicare coverage of CT lung screening

By Kate Madden Yee

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and 40 other medical organizations and healthcare providers are calling for full Medicare coverage for low-dose CT lung cancer screening.

March 12, 2014

Russia eyes teleradiology to bridge gaps in healthcare

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Slowly but surely, teleradiology is clearing challenging hurdles to adoption in Russia, paving the way for improved healthcare in sparsely populated areas of the country, attendees learned during Friday's "ESR meets Russia" session at ECR 2014.

March 6, 2014

Video from ECR 2014: Interview with ECR President Dr. Valentin Sinitsyn

VIENNA - ECR 2014 President Dr. Valentin Sinitsyn, PhD, from Moscow, discusses the new changes at this year's congress, how the political situation in Ukraine is affecting the congress, and how the ECR helps to strengthen friendship and understanding between radiologists from many nations.

March 6, 2014

Video from ECR 2014: Dr. Georg Bongartz on the growing issue of turf battles

VIENNA - Dr. Georg Bongartz, head of general radiology at University Hospital Basel in Switzerland, discusses how radiologists should respond to the growing issue of turf battles with other medical specialties at ECR 2014.

March 5, 2014

Ukrainian, Russian radiologists still friendly despite crisis

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - The political situation in Ukraine has had no bearing on ECR 2014, according to both the ECR president and the president of the European Society of Radiology. This is particularly potent as this year's ECR focuses on Russia and has a Russian president.

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

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

Radiology's top tweeters: Dr. Garry Choy

By Brian Casey

With more than 5,700 Twitter followers, Dr. Garry Choy has the second-highest following among radiologists on Twitter. As part of our ongoing series on radiologists who tweet, AuntMinnie.com spoke with Choy, who believes social media tools like Twitter are powerful for healthcare professionals.

February 24, 2014

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