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This week’s must read: CT dose reduction for lung scans, Colorado Senator says FDA is not doing enough to drive the economy, PET/MR identifies early Alzheimer’s risk and the role of imaging in the global war on terror. Read More
This week, the U.S. Joint Commission issued an alert for hospitals to find ways to reduce patients’ exposure to repeated radiation doses. Commission president Dr. Mark Chassin remarked that while scans “should be used with caution,” he also noted that medical imaging is necessary. Read More
Recognizing the importance of enhancing scientific knowledge to improve the review of medical products is a step in the right direction for FDA. However, concrete steps are needed to promote innovation, protect patient health and grow our economy. Read More
This week’s must read: CT scans reduce unecessary appendix surgeries by 88 percent, a new study finds that CT scans in emergency rooms cut hospitalizations by almost half and new 3-D mammograms and enhanced MRI improve breast cancer detection and reduce the need for biopsies. Read More
CT scans play an increasingly vital role in patient care today, enabling physicians to quickly and accurately diagnose conditions like appendicitis and determine whether surgery or other interventions are necessary. Read More
This week’s must read: PET imaging offers an alternative to invasive biopsy procedures for Hodgkin’s lymphoma and HIV, survey finds U.S. adults view advanced imaging as an essential feature of their health care plans and CT angiography can detect increased risks associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). Read More
In a recent paper published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that FDG-PET/CT can help doctors better understand HIV. Read More
In recent years, advances in ultrasound technology have led to “remarkable improvements in image quality [that] can now provide an excellent, real-time depiction of anatomic details.” Read More
A new survey will enable CT users to compare medical radiation dose levels with those from other parts of the country. Read More
This week’s must read: CDRH says reviewers will undergo training, tips and topics to reduce medical radiation dose, digital mammography improves cancer detection, MRI monitoring essential in the months and years after brain trauma and MRI/PET imaging is one of the top ten new advances to watch. Read More
MITA released a report yesterday detailing the troubling impact of insurance coverage denials on patient access to medical imaging procedures. Data gathered by the Patient Advocacy Foundation (PAF) show that denials for patients seeking potentially life-saving medical imaging services have doubled in the past four years. Of even greater concern is the finding that 90 percent of the reversed denials for imaging services were actually covered by patients’ health plans. And on average, PAF’s professional case managers required 15.4 contacts per patient case to resolve the imaging issue, meaning it took on average more than 15 phone calls, letters or emails to determine why the imaging test was being denied coverage. Read More
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