News & Updates

Check here regularly for news about medical imaging and updates from MITA.

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  08.29.11

  ACR Supports Joint Commision’s Radiation Risks Alert

  Industry group The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) also came out in support of The Joint Commission’s efforts.

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  08.25.11

  MITA supports efforts of the U.S. Joint Commission to protect patients from unnecessary medical radiation

  The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) supports efforts by the U.S. Joint Commission and others to protect patients from unnecessary medical radiation.

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  08.25.11

  MR spectroscopy, PET identify early Alzheimer’s risk

  Using proton MR spectroscopy and PET, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have identified significantly high levels of amyloid-beta deposits and other abnormalities in cognitively normal people with early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, according to research in the August 24 online issue of Neurology.

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  08.24.11

  FDA Unlikely To Face Suit Over Consideration Of IOM 510(k) Report

  A free speech group questioning the legality of the composition of a controversial Institute of Medicine panel that drafted a report on the 510(k) medical device clearance process said it is unlikely FDA will face legal action for considering the panel’s proposals.

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  08.23.11

  Optical diffusion breast imaging boosts ultrasound performance

  Optical diffusion breast imaging improves the diagnostic accuracy of conventional ultrasound in distinguishing between malignant and benign breast lesions, according to a new study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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  08.22.11

  Lab, Imaging Industries Fear Super Committee Cuts

  Last year’s health care reform bill raised Medicare’s assumed use rate for advanced imaging from 50% to 75%, which inherently lowers per-scan payments. Dave Fisher, executive director of the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance, thinks a further increase to the utilization rate may now be on the table.

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  08.19.11

  Cornell dots show promise in targeting cancer cells during surgery

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first clinical trial of a new technology that uses radiolabeled nanoparticles to brighten cancer cells so they can be detected by a PET-optical imaging camera.

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  08.18.11

  Stroke screening raises hopes, worries

  A new test may be able to spot people at high risk of stroke, although it’s too early to be excited, researchers said Wednesday.

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  08.17.11

  Coburn Chastises IOM For 510(k) Review, ‘Waste’ Of Taxpayer Money

  Fiscal hawk Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is criticizing the Institute of Medicine study of the FDA 510(k) device clearance process as a “waste” of taxpayer dollars after the agency flatly rejected the group of experts’ highly controversial recommendation to scrap the medical device review program.

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  08.16.11

  FDA schedules workshop for mobile medical apps

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public workshop on its draft guidance proposal for the regulation of mobile medical applications on September 12 and 13 at its White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD.