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Mammography


Sectra brings mobile mammo to Germany

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, September 01 2010
Sectra has implemented its MicroDose Mammography technology into a mobile screening unit in Germany.
 

FDA warns of mammo quality performed at Florida facility

Top Stories | Friday, August 27 2010
The FDA has alerted the public to problems associated with the quality of mammograms performed at the Medisound facility in Kissimmee, Fla
 

Radiology: New breast imaging modalities may raise cancer risk

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 24 2010
Recently introduced breast imaging modalities, including breast-specific gamma imaging and positron emission mammography, are linked with higher cancer risk per study compared with the risks associated with mammography and extend cancer risk to radiosensitive organs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology.
 

KLAS: RIS gains ground through interoperability, functionality

Industry News | Monday, August 23 2010
While RIS purchases traditionally have taken a back seat to EMR and PACS decisions, new products entering the RIS market and vendors expanding their EMR and PACS client bases with integrated technologies suggest that RIS are taking a renewed priority in purchasing decisions and being included in discussions surrounding meaningful use’s electronic information exchange requirements, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.
 

FDA notifies patients of mammo problems at Florida facility

Top Stories | Thursday, August 19 2010
The FDA is issuing a notification for patients who received a mammogram at Med Pro Imaging in Plantation, Fla. between May 21, 2008 and Sept. 30, 2009, after the agency became aware of problems associated with mammogram quality at the facility.
 

RadNet completes purchase of three N.J. imaging facilites

Mergers & Acquisitions | Thursday, August 12 2010
Diagnostic imaging services provider RadNet has completed its acquisition of the N.J. operating subsidiary of Health Diagnostics, which is based in Melville, N.Y.
 

Tech vacancy rates continue to decline

Top Stories | Wednesday, August 11 2010
The vacancy rate for radiographers has continued to decline in recent years and is now at 2.1 percent, according to a staffing survey conducted by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
 

Study: Breast cancer deaths drop in Europe, partly due to mammo screenings

Top Stories | Wednesday, August 11 2010
Changes in breast cancer mortality after 1988 varied widely among European countries, and the U.K. is among the countries with the largest reductions, found a study published Aug. 11 in the British Medical Journal.
 

Study: Digital mammo shortens acquisition time, but not interpretation time

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 10 2010
Digital mammography can significantly shorten the acquisition time for diagnostic mammography, but there is no significant difference in interpretation time compared with screen-film mammography in a diagnostic mammograms setting, according to a study in the September issue of Academic Radiology.
 

Intelerad shifts Washington rad practice from film to digital

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Intelerad Medical Systems has assisted radiology practice InHealth Imaging, based in Poulsbo, Wash., in moving to a filmless PACS environment, with the installation of its IntelePACS.
 

AJR: Cone-Beam CT is beneficial adjunct to mammo

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, July 28 2010
Cone-beam breast CT can be used to image the entire breast with sufficient spatial and contrast resolution for the detection of masses and calcifications at a radiation dose within the range of conventional mammography, found a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
 

Study: Younger women may have lower breast tumor detectability

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, July 28 2010
Age-specific differences in mammographic screening can contribute to lower detectability and differences in tumor growth rates, according to a study published online July 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
 

Radiology: Mammo CAD, double reading each have advantages; neither infallible

Web Exclusives | Friday, July 23 2010
Written by Lisa Fratt
Single mammography reading with computer-aided detection (CAD) and double reading yielded similar cancer detection rates; however, each reading regimen helped radiologists detect cancers missed by the other, according to the CADET II study published in the August issue of Radiology.
 

Canadian rad service installs Intelerad's mammo technology

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, July 21 2010
Insight Medical Imaging in Edmonton, Alberta, is now utilizing IntelePACS breast imaging system from Intelerad Medical systems for screening and diagnostic mammography studies.
 

Breast MRI: Looking Beyond High-risk Screening

Features | Monday, July 19 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
Three years ago, the American Cancer Society (ACS) updated breast cancer screening guidelines for high-risk and dense-breasted, pre-menopausal women, recommending that this subset of patients undergo breast MRI in addition to annual screening mammograms.
 

HHS to require insurers to cover cancer screenings

Top Stories | Friday, July 16 2010
New health insurance plans or insurance policies beginning on or after Sept. 23 will be required to cover, without cost sharing, several recommended preventive healthcare services--including breast cancer screening--under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
 

EJR: PET/CT detects breast cancer in patients w/ negative conventional imaging

Portal Exclusives | Thursday, July 15 2010
FDG PET/CT may have a potential role in asymptomatic breast cancer patients with rising markers and negative conventional imaging, according to a multicenter study published May 21 ahead of print in the European Journal of Radiology.
 

IDS installs CT mammo system at Indian hospital

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, July 13 2010
Breast imaging technology developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDS) has installed its CT Laser Mammography system at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India.
 

NovaRad selects Midwest distributor

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, July 07 2010
NovaRad has named Minneapolis-based NXC Imaging as ia new product distributor to serve facilities in Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota and parts of Illinois, Montana and Michigan.
 

Report: Medical imaging market recoups from recession

Industry News | Tuesday, July 06 2010
The medical imaging market earned revenues of $5.73 billion in 2009 and is estimated to reach $6.55 billion in 2012, as the market is expected to bounce back from declining reimbursements and effects of the economic downturn, according to a report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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