Practice Management: Page 396

SDMS to hold conference on work-related MSK injuries
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) invites industry stakeholders to participate in a consensus conference on work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries in sonography from May 2-3 in Dallas.
October 25, 2015
CMS approves Medicare payment for ultrasound contrast agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lumason ultrasound contrast agent from Bracco Imaging has been approved for Medicare payment by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
October 22, 2015
Christie InnoMed taps Roy as new chief executive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian systems integrator and distributor Christie InnoMed has appointed Martin Roy as its new president and CEO.
October 22, 2015
MICI Q4: Radiology administrator confidence builds
By Brian Casey
Radiology administrators continue to show growing confidence in their business prospects, according to the latest data from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI).
October 21, 2015
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WhatsApp enables teleultrasound in Nigeria
By Erik L. Ridley
Patients in rural areas of Nigeria may not have ready access to experts for potentially lifesaving consultations on complicated ultrasound exams. Fortunately, there's an app for that.
October 21, 2015
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MRI detects gender differences in aging of the heart
By Wayne Forrest
Using cardiac MRI, researchers have found that the mass of the left ventricle changes differently over time in men and women, potentially necessitating more gender-based treatment approaches to maintain heart health, according to a paper published online October 20 in Radiology.
October 20, 2015
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ACR Foundation donates to Nepal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Foundation is helping to rebuild Nepal's radiology services after the country suffered two earthquakes this past spring.
October 20, 2015
ASTRO: Shorter RT works for low-risk prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) yields similar rates of cure and side effects compared to conventional RT in men with low-risk prostate cancer, according to a study presented on Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Antonio.
October 20, 2015
Elekta raises funds for women with breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta said that it raised $29,000 at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting to support uninsured women with breast cancer.
October 20, 2015
ACOG maintains breast cancer screening advice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Cancer Society may have changed its recommendations on breast cancer screening, but the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is holding firm to its current advice that women receive mammography screening every one to two years beginning at age 40.
October 20, 2015
ACS: Breast cancer screening should begin at age 45
By Kate Madden Yee
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released new breast cancer screening guidelines that raise its recommendation to age 45 for when women should start screening. Are the guidelines a blow to proponents of early mammography? Or do they represent an effort to develop a more nuanced approach to mammography screening?
October 20, 2015
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Komen voices concern over new ACS mammo advice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In response to today's release of new American Cancer Society (ACS) breast cancer screening guidelines, the Susan G. Komen breast cancer organization said it is concerned that the new recommendation could reduce access to and payment for screening mammography.
October 19, 2015
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