Practice Management: Page 343

Advocacy groups urge Congress to pass CT colonography bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Major colorectal cancer care advocacy groups and medical societies are urging Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act.
March 2, 2017
Video from ECR 2017: Dr. Lluís Donoso Bach on radiology's future
VIENNA - Will emerging technology replace the radiologist? Does artificial intelligence pose a serious threat to radiology's survival? Dr. Lluís Donoso Bach, PhD, immediate past president of the European Society of Radiology, answers these and other questions.
March 1, 2017
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Radiology Partners' practice teams with Ohio hospitals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiology practice of imaging services provider Radiology Partners announced a partnership with multiple hospitals within the Mercy Health system in Ohio.
March 1, 2017
Global ultrasound market to top $6B by 2021
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global ultrasound market is primed to reach $6.86 billion U.S. by 2021, according to a new report by research firm MarketsandMarkets.
March 1, 2017
Old equipment must be replaced, COCIR says at ECR 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) launched a new infographic as part of the EuroSafe Imaging presence at ECR 2017 to address the deterioration of medical imaging equipment.
March 1, 2017
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Video from ECR 2017: Dr. Fiona Gilbert on Brexit & breast screening
VIENNA - The U.K.'s planned exit from the European Union poses a grave threat to the future of imaging research. That's the view of Dr. Fiona Gilbert from the University of Cambridge. In advance of her honorary lecture on Saturday, she also speaks about the persistent controversies in breast cancer screening and the growing potential of digital breast tomosynthesis.
February 28, 2017
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Video from ECR 2017: Dr. Afshin Gangi on turf battles
VIENNA - Turf battles are an everyday reality in medicine today, but how can you avoid them? One of Europe's leading interventional radiologists, Dr. Afshin Gangi from Strasbourg, France, explains how best to minimize conflicts with other disciplines. He also discusses whether he feels more like a surgeon than a radiologist.
February 28, 2017
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How can radiology departments ensure patient safety?
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - Radiology departments have a moral, professional, and legal responsibility to protect the safety of patients receiving imaging studies with ionizing radiation. It takes teamwork, however, to meet that critical mandate, according to a talk at ECR 2017.
February 28, 2017
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Brazil hospital uses Varian's Calypso system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems said Moinhos de Vento Hospital is the first cancer center in Brazil to begin using its Calypso system.
February 27, 2017
ASRT, Siemens award travel grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) and Siemens Healthineers have teamed up to provide two medical imaging technologists and one radiation therapist with travel grants of up to $4,000 each.
February 27, 2017
Cardiac implants may be safer in MRI than thought
By Brian Casey
A new study published February 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that implantable cardiac devices may be safer in the MRI environment than previously thought. In more than 1,000 patients who received nonthoracic scans, researchers found no device or lead failures, even with devices that were not certified for use with MR imaging.
February 22, 2017
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Follow-up imaging is less when rads read ED ultrasounds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients undergo less follow-up imaging when radiologists rather than nonradiologist physicians read ultrasound scans performed in the emergency department (ED), according to a study published online February 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
February 22, 2017
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