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Intermountain Launches Nation’s First System to Measure, Report Cumulative Medical Radiation Exposure

Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit system of 22 hospitals and 185 clinics, is compiling the cumulative radiation patients receive from about 220,000 higher-dose procedures and imaging exams each year, starting with exams pe...

Obama Administration 2014 Budget Would Restrict Self-Referral of Imaging, Radiation Therapy

The Obama administration has released the long-anticipated budget proposal for fiscal 2014. Although the document did not include specific reductions in reimbursement for advanced diagnostic imaging services, the fiscal 2014 budget would largely e...

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Little to No Physician Work Efficiencies Exist When Different Providers Interpret Different Imaging Scans on the Same Patient

According to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, any efficiencies in physician interpretation and diagnosis gained when different providers interpret different medical imaging scans perfo...

Mummies Reveal Hardening of the Arteries was a Problem in the Ancient World

Atherosclerosis is usually considered to be related to contemporary risk factors such as smoking, obesity and lack of exercise. However, researchers suggest that high prevalence of atherosclerosis in pre-modern humans may support the possibility o...

Intermountain Launches Nation’s First System to Measure,...
Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit system of 22 hospitals and 185 clinics, is compiling the cumulative radiation patients receive from...
Alliance for Integrity in Medicare Applauds Self-Referral...
The Alliance for Integrity in Medicare (AIM), a broad coalition of medical specialty, laboratory, radiation oncology, and medical imaging groups committed to...
North Carolina Bill Sets Licensing Standards for Performing...
Sen. Stan Bingham and Sen. Wesley Meredith have introduced a bill in the North Carolina legislature that will require individuals to secure a license before...
Obama Administration 2014 Budget Would Restrict Self-...
The Obama administration has released the long-anticipated budget proposal for fiscal 2014. Although the document did not include specific reductions in...
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MIM Software Releases MIM 6
MIM Software Inc. has announced its software release MIM 6 is now available. Users in all areas of medical imaging can benefit from tools
Synapse 3D Provides Advanced Visualization and Analysis for MRI, CT Cardiology Workflows
The Synapse 3D is fully integrated with Synapse Cardiovascular and appeals to cardiologists and cardiovascular specialists interested...
Radiation Resistant RFID Tracking Labels for Medical Industry
Radio frequency identification (RFID) labels for the medical industry are specially designed to withstand the radiation processes commonly...
Aquilion One Vision Edition 640-Slice CT Scanner
The Aquilion One Vision Edition 640-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner is equipped with a gantry rotation of 0.275 seconds, a 100 kw...
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Intermountain Launches Nation’s First System to Measure,...
Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based nonprofit system of 22 hospitals and 185 clinics, is compiling the cumulative radiation patients receive from...
Little to No Physician Work Efficiencies Exist When...
According to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, any efficiencies in physician interpretation and diagnosis...
Mummies Reveal Hardening of the Arteries was a Problem in...
Atherosclerosis is usually considered to be related to contemporary risk factors such as smoking, obesity and lack of exercise. However, researchers suggest...
Contrast Agents Mayo Clinic Clinical Study Kidney Injury
Mayo Study Questions if Imaging Agents Cause Acute Kidney...
Many physicians have long believed that the use of intravenous contrast agents for computed tomography (CT) scans can cause acute kidney injury. New Mayo...

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Less is More — Radiation Exposure Reduction in the EP Lab
This webinar focuses on implementation of different strategies to reduce radiation exposure during interventional electrophysiology (EP) procedures. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-...
Iterative Reconstruction in CT: Understanding and Implementation
Radiation exposure from multidetector CT (MDCT) has become a pressing public health concern in both lay and medical publications. Implementation of iterative reconstruction offers radiologists the...
Healthcare Reform: What’s the Immediate Impact on Cardiovascular IT?
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have significant impact on healthcare providers and their cardiovascular departments. While the ruling will...