April 15, 2009 - Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that they can determine after a single cycle of chemotherapy whether the drugs are killing the cancer or not using a PET/CT scanner.

April 15, 2009 - SNM is making history by becoming the first medical association in America to launch a “virtual march” on Capitol Hill to raise awareness among policymakers about the benefits of molecular imaging with the goal of ensuring that patients have access to medical imaging such as PET/CT and SPECT/CT.

It takes three steps to join the march:
1. Go to www.MIMarchforHealth.org.


Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. needs to reform its healthcare system if it is to fulfill its Medicare obligations and for American companies to stay competitive in the world economy.

Greenspan was a keynote speaker during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference April 8 in Chicago.

April 14, 2009 – MedCurrent Corp. today released a new version of its MedCurrent Verify, a Web-based insurance eligibility verification tool.

April 14, 2009 – Bienville Orthopaedic specialists in Ocean Springs, MS, and Mountain Valley Orthopedics in East Stroudsburg, PA. selected NovaRad’s NovaPACS for its affordability and the availability of integrated orthopedic trauma tools and templates.

April 14, 2009 - Abstract submissions are due on May 11, 2009, for the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC 2009), which will be held from Sep. 23-26 in Montreal.

The current rate of submission suggests that WMIC 2009 will receive more abstracts than for WMIC 2008. The group is using a new submission system, Abstract Central, a ScholarOne product.

Gammex’s new 464-ACTS automated CT software is designed to provide automated data analysis for the ACR accreditation CT Phantom 464.

The software will reportedly help medical physicists significantly reduce their time spent analyzing the results of the scan by providing results in report form which will allow the physicist to simplify and speed up the quality control process.

April 14, 2009 – Virtual Radiologic Corp. gained FDA clearance for its vRad PACS solution.

Virtual Radiologic, a teleradiolgy company, will roll out the software to its affiliated radiologists over the next several months, gradually replacing the commercial software it currently licenses.

April 13, 2009 - SenoRx Inc. released an additional model of its SenoSonix System.

April 13, 2009 — According to Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), its annual show last week drew an estimated 27,500 attendees.

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