Matthew Budoff, M.D., FACC, professor of medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, endowed chair of preventive ...
Leslee Shaw, Ph.D., director of clinical research and professor of medicine at Emory University, Atlanta, and past ...
Here are several updates in medical imaging contrast media agents. Two of the biggest news items were related to safety ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
July 18, 2017 — Guerbet recently announced that it will phase out sales throughout the world of two products: Hexabrix ...
IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and Inova recently signed a contract for a two-room Proteus Plus proton therapy solution, each treatment room equipped with pencil beam scanning capability and integrated cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Inova plans to start treating patients by 2020 at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute on the Inova Center for Personalized Health campus in Annandale, Va.

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National Decision Support Company announced the full qualification of its CareSelect Platform as a Qualified Clinical Decision Support Mechanism (qCDSM) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The qualification indicates compliance with the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) provisions under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
While most women understand the importance of health screenings, an estimated 72 million have missed or postponed a ...
Last-minute defections from two Republican senators early Tuesday ensured the chamber’s version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) would not have enough votes to secure passage. President Trump and GOP leadership indicated that despite this latest defeat, they would continue to work on legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as ObamaCare.
Radiologists from Synergy Radiology Associates (SRA) in Houston are using the power of 3-D medical imaging and subspecialty radiology to provide better patient care for men with suspicious prostate cancer findings.
Proton International (PI) and Beaumont Health recently opened the state’s first proton therapy center, offering the most advanced form of radiation treatment available to people with a wide range of cancers.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
Ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, has a harmful effect on the cardiovascular system even at doses equivalent to recurrent computed tomography (CT) imaging, a new study published in the International Journal of Radiation Biology suggests.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued an update to its recommendations for medical insurance coverage regarding the use of proton beam therapy to treat cancer. The updated Proton Beam Therapy Model Policy provides guidance to payers on clinical indications that are appropriate for treatment with proton therapy and should be covered by health insurance, including Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently revised its authoritative guide for the safe and effective use of contrast media.
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July 14, 2017 — Fluorine-18 (18F)-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) is a positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer that is ...
In a series of proposed rule changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) released July 13, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pushed back the start date for when providers will be required to consult clinical decision support (CDS) for advanced diagnostic imaging to 2019. CMS indicated the first year would be considered an “educational and operational testing year,” meaning claims would still be paid on advanced diagnostic imaging services that do not indicate appropriate use criteria (AUC) were consulted.
July 13, 2017 — Vital Images Inc. showcased a new version of its Practice Management analytics tool at the annual ...
Elekta and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have initiated installation of Elekta’s MR-linac, an investigational magnetic resonance radiation therapy (MR/RT) system at the Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.
As the debate over healthcare insurance coverage continues, Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled the revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) to repeal and replace Obamacare after the first attempt was met with strong opposition within their own party. The changes in the revised version are aimed at appeasing more moderate Republicans and expanding aid for lower-income people.
Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FSCCT, director of cardiac CT, Georgetown Medical Center, and president of the Society ...
Nationwide adoption of the Enterprise Imaging Health Record is inevitable as networks strive to improve patient safety and cost-to-diagnosis.
People with insurance policies that cover computed tomography (CT) colonography for colorectal cancer screening are almost 50 percent more likely to get screened than those whose policies don’t cover the procedure, according to a new study appearing online in the journal Radiology.