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Imagine Software renews RBMA sponsorship
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology billing and RIS developer Imagine Software has renewed a sponsorship agreement for 2013 with the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA).
February 6, 2013
How to take action against radiology threats: Part 2
By Kate Madden Yee
In this two-part series, Dr. David C. Levin and Dr. Vijay Rao from Thomas Jefferson University outline actions that radiologists can take to address threats to the specialty. In part 2, Levin provides eight steps that radiologists can take to protect themselves.
February 6, 2013
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RSNA to cut back to 2 exhibit halls for 2013 show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RSNA plans to cut the number of halls it uses for its technical exhibition from three to two for the 2013 edition of the meeting, scheduled for Chicago's McCormick Place from December 1 to 6.
February 5, 2013
Audit cites irregularities in University of Ark. rad department
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An audit of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' radiology department found irregularities in the department's moonlighting protocol compliance and in payments from outside entities, according to the January 16 report.
February 5, 2013
Bill introduced to repeal medical device tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) on February 6 introduced HR 523, the Protect Medical Innovation Act, which is aimed at repealing the 2.3% excise tax on medical devices.
February 5, 2013
IHE launches pilot certification program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) said it introduced a pilot certification program at its recent North American Connectathon and Conference.
February 5, 2013
Breast cancer diagnosis, survival rates low in rural India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women in developed countries survive approximately 10 years longer after a breast cancer diagnosis than women in poor-to-middle-income countries, suggests a study conducted in rural India and published in the Global Science and Technology Forum's Journal of BioSciences.
February 5, 2013
Guidelines address nonsurgical stroke intervention
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology and several other medical societies have teamed to release new guidelines for interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
February 5, 2013
Accelerated RT with boost works well for breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Accelerated whole-breast radiation therapy (RT), which shortens radiation treatment duration by half, is proved to be as effective as conventional therapy for early-stage breast cancer patients. Whether a concomitant boost is needed remains a subject of debate among radiation oncologists due to the overall treatment's potential toxicity.
February 5, 2013
SIR, SVS launch study on vein filter use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) are planning to plan to launch a large-scale, multispecialty prospective study to evaluate the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters and related follow-up treatment.
February 4, 2013
ACR releases LI-RADS updates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released the latest version of its Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) to standardize terminology and criteria in the interpretation and reporting of imaging examinations of the liver.
February 3, 2013
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Leaders Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
February 3, 2013
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