Nuclear Radiology: Page 74

Necessity criteria compliance critical for PET reimbursement
Are you thinking about developing PET as a modality that your practice will offer? CSI President Melody Mulaik explains Medicare’s medical necessity criteria and guidelines to ensure the financial viability of your venture.
February 27, 2002
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Breast gamma camera cleared by FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
IS2 Research of Nepean, Ontario has been given 510(k) clearance by the FDA for BCC, a dedicated breast cancer gamma camera. The scintimammography camera is to be used as an adjunct to x-ray mammography.
February 17, 2002
Self-Study Program III, Nuclear Medicine Cardiology: Topic 6, Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy -- Clinical Aspects
This 396-page self-study program covers the clinical aspects of myocardial perfusion imaging. The authors are to be commended for the effective organization and presentation of complicated subject material in an understandable and logical format.
January 13, 2002
SPECT MPI predicts cardiac danger in diabetics
By Shalmali Pal
Patients with diabetes tend to develop coronary artery disease more rapidly than the general population. A multi-institutional team looked at the role of SPECT stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in diabetic patients, and found that it can predict serious cardiac events in time to save lives.
January 13, 2002
U.S. gives thumbs-down on PET for Alzheimer's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The nuclear medicine community may be convinced of PET's value in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the U.S. government isn't sure enough to pay for it. On Thursday a Medicare panel recommended that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services not cover use of FDG-PET in the diagnosis and management of the disorder.
January 10, 2002
AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #5: U.S. nuclear medicine utilization by top 10 states
The rate of nuclear medicine procedures performed per capita in the U.S. is highest in the southeastern states. Four of the top 10 states come from this region.
January 8, 2002
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SPECT predicts restenosis potential in PTCA patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients who undergo coronary stent implantation, and subsequently suffer from early myocardial perfusion defects, are more likely to have restenosis, according to a study in the latest issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
December 19, 2001
AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #3: Nuclear medicine productivity
The productivity of nuclear medicine gamma cameras increases steeply as patient volume grows, according to IMV's 2000 Census of Nuclear Medicine Sites.
December 6, 2001
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Self-Study Program III, Nuclear Medicine Cardiology: Topic 5, Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy -- Technical Aspects
This well-written self-study program covers the technical aspects of nuclear cardiology. A highlight of the 218-page book is the section on standard software display programs, which explains a pair of topics that many texts barely touch on, or do not mention at all: circumferential profiles and polar maps.
December 5, 2001
Digirad names John Dahldorf CFO
Gamma camera manufacturer Digirad has named John Dahldorf chief financial officer, and appointed Brad Nutter to the company’s board of directors.
December 2, 2001
Reimbursement changes could sabotage PET growth in U.S.
After showing so much promise in the first half of 2001, a reality check hit the U.S. PET market in August when the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed drastic cuts in reimbursement. Nuclear medicine advocates are organizing resistance to the cuts, which they fear will eviscerate PET's growth by making it economically impossible to operate a PET center profitably.
November 24, 2001
Siemens installs first Biograph system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Solutions of Hoffman Estates, IL, has completed the first commercial installation of its Biograph hybrid CT/PET system.
November 14, 2001
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