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SCCT adds scans to Choosing Wisely list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In cooperation with the Choosing Wisely campaign, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) has released a list of five CT scan indications that it considers questionable.
February 21, 2013
SIR launches quarterly magazine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has launched IR Quarterly, a new magazine covering the subspecialty of interventional radiology.
February 21, 2013
Rads have right, duty to report findings directly to patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists have not only the right but a duty to communicate findings directly to patients who are interested in knowing their diagnostic results, according to a clinical perspective published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 21, 2013
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More medical tests added to Choosing Wisely
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Another 16 medical specialty societies have joined the Choosing Wisely campaign, developing lists of medical tests that should be scrutinized before being ordered for patients.
February 20, 2013
ACR Dose Index Registry tops 5M scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Less than two years after its launch, the American College of Radiology (ACR) Dose Index Registry (DIR) has added more than 5 million CT scans and nearly 3 million exams.
February 20, 2013
SNMMI offers list of common tests to question
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has released a list of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging tests that are commonly ordered -- but not always necessary -- as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign.
February 20, 2013
HIMSS unveils plans for Innovation Center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a move aimed at advancing the cause of interoperability in information technology, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) will launch an Innovation Center in Cleveland in October.
February 19, 2013
Neiman Institute issues guidelines to define repeat imaging
By Cynthia E. Keen
What does "repeat imaging" mean? While wasteful duplicate exams might be your first thought, some repeat imaging exams might actually be medically necessary, according to a new report from the American College of Radiology's Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute that tries to clarify the concept.
February 19, 2013
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Mercy Ships offers volunteer opportunities for physicians
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists have much to offer as volunteer physicians for Mercy Ships, a nonprofit organization that provides much-needed basic medical care to people in developing nations. In a recent article in the American Journal of Roentgenology, a U.S. radiologist who served on the Africa Mercy described his experiences.
February 19, 2013
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Philips will supply RT planning systems to Premier
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Premier healthcare purchasing alliance announced that it has awarded a new agreement for radiation therapy (RT) planning systems to Philips Healthcare.
February 18, 2013
NJ cardiologist cops to taking kickbacks from imaging center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A New Jersey cardiologist has pled guilty to taking cash payments as a kickback for referring patients to a diagnostic imaging center in Orange, NJ.
February 18, 2013
DR Systems awarded another patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS software developer DR Systems has been awarded a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
February 14, 2013
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