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Integral PET opens new center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET services provider Integral PET Associates has opened a PET center in Philadelphia.

August 13, 2003

Guidelines sought for self-referred imaging amid ethical concerns

By Tracie L. Thompson

In their first paper on self-referred imaging, biomedical ethicists from Stanford University explore the burgeoning world of whole-body CT and other screening exams, recommending the adoption of guidelines for such services. But their current concerns are tame compared to what they envision for the future.

August 13, 2003

2004 JCAHO standards mix it up with patient participation

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

ANAHEIM - Starting in January 2004, a JCAHO survey team will select from 11 to 15 patients to tail as "tracer patients." Judith Atkins of McKenna & Associates explains what this means for radiology administrators and their departments.

August 12, 2003

Bard gets added clearance for vena cava filter

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional technology developer C.R. Bard has received Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its Recovery vena cava filter as a removable device.

August 11, 2003

AMGA finds solid radiologist compensation gains

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Compensation for radiologists climbed 12.6% in 2002, according to findings in the American Medical Group Association’s 2003 Medical Group Compensation & Productivity Survey.

August 11, 2003

Imaging center learns startup lessons the hard way

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

ANAHEIM - Debby Platt of Great Basin Imaging in Carson City, NV, tells her AHRA audience how to forge ironclad contracts and create project punch lists -- before they even break ground on an imaging center.

August 11, 2003

Assessment planning improves PACS performance

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

ANAHEIM - It’s been said that ignorance is bliss, but try telling that to a radiology administrator tasked with a PACS project. Consultants and administrators who have presided over PACS installations know that the greater the detail in the planning stage, the fewer surprises will arise during implementation and integration.

August 10, 2003

ARRT suspends bone densitometry requirement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists has temporarily suspended its requirement that RTs recertify their registration in bone densitometry after five years.

August 10, 2003

AuntMinnie.com Imaging Center Radiology Insider

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

PET is arguably one of the most desired modalities for a full-service imaging practice, yet its steep acquisition cost gives many radiology administrators second thoughts about the necessary capital investment. A study in the American Journal of Roentgenology reveals the magic number for a PET center in the U.S. to break even.

August 10, 2003

MRI/CT Maintenance Labor Rates Show Biggest Increase

Hourly manufacturers' labor charges for MRI/CT maintenance have grown at a faster rate over the past five years than either nuclear medicine or general radiology rates. From 1998 to 2002, MRI/CT rates increased 116% from $174 an hour to $376 an hour.

August 10, 2003

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Ring takes over at Bard

Timothy Ring has been named chairman and CEO at interventional technology developer C.R. Bard, effective today.

August 7, 2003

Proper positioning for the pelvis and proximal femur

By Naveed Ahmad, MD

An anteroposterior unilateral hip study is usually ordered to demonstrate the acetabulum, femoral head and neck, and the greater trichinae, but it's frequently insufficient for proper evaluation. Dr. Naveed Ahmad discusses the special radiographic projections required for optimal imaging of these areas.

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