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Philips debuts healthcare education program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch industrial conglomerate Royal Philips Electronics said it has launched an effort to extend healthcare education in Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific. The company is collaborating with the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) on the program.
January 2, 2008
Ultrasound contrast advocates take aim at FDA black box warning
By Cynthia E. Keen
Advocates of ultrasound contrast have launched a grassroots lobbying effort to persuade the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relax its recent black box warning on the use of two echocardiography contrast agents. The group believes the FDA warning was unnecessarily strident given the safety profile of ultrasound contrast, and that the warning could hamstring further clinical use of cardiac ultrasound contrast.
January 2, 2008
Residents' on-call CT reads comparable to faculty's final reports
By Kate Madden Yee
At the 2007 RSNA meeting in Chicago, Dr. Matthew Chan of Detroit's Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center presented findings from a study he and colleagues performed to evaluate on-call radiology resident CT interpretation performance as compared with faculty radiologists' final reports. The study was conducted using RADPEER, a system designed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) that allows peer review to be performed during the routine interpretation of current images.
December 31, 2007
IDSI says Hansen to retire as CEO
CT laser mammography (CTLM) system developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) of Plantation, FL, has reported that CEO Tim Hansen will be retiring.
December 27, 2007
Neoprobe nets financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe of Dublin, OH, has signed a finance agreement, the company reported.
December 26, 2007
Canadian firm to buy U.S. center chain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian healthcare firm CML HealthCare Income Fund has signed a deal to acquire American Radiology Services (ARS), a Baltimore-based operator of 17 imaging centers.
December 23, 2007
ASRT: First-year enrollments flat
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A survey from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) shows that entering-class enrollments in radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine programs in 2007 remained steady.
December 20, 2007
Practice Fusion inks two deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
San Francisco-based Healthcare IT firm Practice Fusion is partnering with Physician Services (PSI) of Escondido, CA, and Azalea Health Innovations of Valdosta, GA, for billing and other professional services.
December 20, 2007
Dilon, Naviscan settle patent dispute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scintimammography developer Dilon Technologies of Newport News, VA, and PET developer Naviscan PET Systems of San Diego have buried the hatchet in a dispute over patent technologies.
December 20, 2007
Bill introduced to add VC to Medicare screening coverage
By Eric Barnes
A bill introduced yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives would add virtual colonoscopy (VC or CT colonography [CTC]) to the list of colorectal cancer screening alternatives covered by Medicare.
December 19, 2007
Medical imaging averts cuts in new U.S. budget
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The final version of healthcare budget legislation passed by the U.S. Congress this week spares medical imaging from any significant cuts in reimbursement. Imaging advocates had been worried that Congress might surprise radiology with a last-minute "gift" along the lines of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
December 19, 2007
Illinois AG files suit against more MRI centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed additional lawsuits against imaging centers in the state accused of fraud due to their alleged participation in time-share leasing deals.
December 19, 2007
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