Practice Management: Page 610

New cardiac CT guidelines expand use for low-risk patients

By Eric Barnes

New guidelines published on the appropriate use of coronary CT angiography generally recommend broader use in low- and intermediate-risk patients, while discouraging use in high-risk patients or for multiple coronary calcium exams.

October 31, 2010

Community facilities follow breast MRI rules

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An overwhelming majority of facilities in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) performing breast MRI in the U.S. are compliant with technical guidelines for use of the modality, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

October 31, 2010

Medipattern grows revenue in FY 2010

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern posted a double-digit revenue gain in its 2010 fiscal year, despite weaker than expected reimbursement from U.S. healthcare insurance companies for its B-CAD technology.

October 28, 2010

MarketStat #61: Radiation therapy treatment plans using images

Almost all radiation therapy treatment plans, 98%, use CT images. MRI images are used with 12% of the plans, PET images with 8%, ultrasound images with 1%, and other images with less than 1% of the plans.

October 27, 2010

VC advocates tout aggressive strategy for screening coverage

By Eric Barnes

BOSTON - Advocates of virtual colonoscopy laid out their plans for securing Medicare reimbursement for VC colon screening at this week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy. The new strategy includes initiatives at the clinical, legislative, and public advocacy levels designed to make reimbursement a reality.

October 25, 2010

Spectral Molecular names chief technologist

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Optical imaging developer Spectral Molecular Imaging has named Robert Chave to the position of chief technologist.

October 25, 2010