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New CPT codes set for coronary CT angiography
By Tracie L. Thompson
It doesn't guarantee reimbursement, but coronary CT angiography (CCTA) will have its own specific CPT codes as of January 1, 2006. Physicians should use other codes only in limited instances, experts say, and they'll also need to make sure they're reading the noncoronary areas on the images.
July 25, 2005
Part II: Free scans, general practitioners key to CTA success
By Eric Barnes
In the second and final installment of our series on CT angiography practice-building, radiologist Dr. David Dowe of Atlantic Medical Imaging in New Jersey discusses the nuts and bolts of performing CT angiography (CTA) in the community setting.
July 25, 2005
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AuntMinnie.com Orthopedic Imaging Radiology Insider
By Tracie L. Thompson
July 24, 2005
Researchers make inroads with breast CT, gear up for clinical test
By Shalmali Pal
Thirty years after breast CT was introduced, abandoned, and then reintroduced, California researchers believe they have a viable breast CT unit that may detect tumors sooner than mammography. The group presented the results of their most recent research Sunday at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Seattle.
July 24, 2005
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Digirad posts Q2 downturn, brings Weatherhead on board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad reported fiscal 2005 second-quarter consolidated revenues of $15.5 million, down 11% compared with the $17.3 million turned in during the second quarter of 2004.
July 21, 2005
Abbott completes ZoMaxx I enrollment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Abbott Vascular Devices, a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, IL, reported that it has completed patient enrollment for its ZoMaxx I international drug-eluting coronary stent clinical trial.
July 21, 2005
Pinhole SPECT shows promise for arthritis imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Multipinhole SPECT has long been used for preclinical animal imaging. But in the past few years, the technique has been introduced into the clinical setting, with prospective studies performed in parathyroid imaging, scintimammography, and ankle imaging. And now multipinhole SPECT shows promise in arthritis imaging as well, according to initial study findings from researchers in Germany.
July 21, 2005
Kodak products debuted at AAPM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group showcased upgrades to its CR system for radiation oncology and displayed image management and archiving products at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting this week in Seattle.
July 20, 2005
NAS, Oncura sign palladium-103 deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm North American Scientific (NAS) and cryotherapy developer Oncura have signed an agreement to distribute NAS' palladium-103 prostate brachytherapy source, Prospera.
July 20, 2005
Calypso launches rad therapy trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization developer Calypso Medical Technologies of Seattle has launched a new clinical study to evaluate its patient positioning system for external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) of the prostate.
July 20, 2005
ONI scores DoD contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems has received a supplier contract from the Defense Logistics Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
July 19, 2005
MR, CT best to evaluate early tibial stress injury
By N. Shivapriya
MRI is the best technique to assess early tibial stress injury, but CT is the method of choice for detecting osteopenia, an early sign of fatigue damage of the cortical bone, according to a recent study by Italian researchers.
July 19, 2005
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