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IHE proposes radiology supplements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Radiology Technical Committee has published supplements to the IHE Radiology Technical Framework for public comment.
June 20, 2010
ASTRO backs MedPAC on Stark law exception
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) of Fairfax, VA, has thrown its support behind the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for highlighting concerns about physician self-referral in cancer care.
June 17, 2010
ACR tackles NSF risk in new gadolinium MRI contrast guidance
By James Brice
The American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA, is advising radiologists to avoid using the Magnevist, Omniscan, or Optimark contrast agents with patients at high risk for developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF).
June 16, 2010
ABII adds new CIIPs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) has welcomed 64 new Certified Imaging Informatics Professionals (CIIPs) following the most recent exam administration on March 26.
June 15, 2010
AdvaMed, MITA launch RT equipment safety program
By Cynthia E. Keen
The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) have announced an industrywide effort to develop and implement additional patient protection features for radiation therapy (RT) equipment.
June 9, 2010
New ACR course to replace AFIP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has created the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology, which will provide a four-week radiologic-pathology correlation course five times per year beginning in January 2011.
June 9, 2010
SNM convenes annual meeting as challenges persist
By Wayne Forrest
As SNM convenes its annual meeting on June 5, the society faces a number of challenges, including a persistent shortage of a key radioisotope, looming new regulatory guidelines on PET radiopharmaceutical production, and the need to continually demonstrate nuclear medicine's value.
June 2, 2010
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ACR promotes VC screening bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation introduced last week that would require Medicare to pay for virtual colonoscopy screening.
June 1, 2010
ASNC offers tips to reduce MPI radiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has published a new set of recommendations to reduce radiation exposure for patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) procedures.
May 31, 2010
Rads need to improve hospital relationships
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) task force on relationships between radiology groups and hospitals has proposed several steps that can help improve relations between radiologists and the healthcare systems they service, according to an article in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 31, 2010
Patti to head ACR board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. John Patti has been elected chair of the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Board of Chancellors.
May 27, 2010
ACC task force releases 2010 policy on CTA, CMR
By Eric Barnes
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents has published the 2010 version of its views on coronary CT angiography (CTA) and cardiac MRI (CMR), detailing the strengths and weaknesses of each technology.
May 18, 2010
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