February 6, 2012 — Contrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

February 6, 2012 — Between 2000 and 2009, the musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound volume increase among non-radiologists was much higher than that among radiologists, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Innova Image Guided System

February 2, 2012 — St. Mark’s Medical Center announced McKesson’s market-leading Horizon Medical Imaging picture archiving communications system (PACS) as the replacement for its aging legacy medical imaging solution.

February 2, 2012 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and representatives from the medical device industry have reached an agreement in principle on proposed recommendations for the third reauthorization of a medical device user fee program.


February 2, 2012 – Health and environmental concerns were raised after a radiation detector at a Waste Management Inc. (WMI) facility led to the discovery of an early radiation therapy medical kit someone threw out in the trash in Pennsylvania. It contained 1 curie of radium-226, which the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said is equivalent to having more than 100 computed tomography (CT) scans at once.

February 2, 2011 – Merge Healthcare announced the addition of 10 radiology practices that selected Merge radiology information system (RIS) to achieve meaningful use (MU). Almost 30 radiology practices now utilize Merge RIS as their complete and fully certified electronic health records (EHR).

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