Fonar inks Vision Upright deal

Vision Upright MRI has purchased an Upright Multi-Position MRI from Fonar for its location in San Jose, Calif.

The Melville, N.Y.-based MRI developer said the device allows patients to be scanned standing, sitting, in flexion, extension, rotation and lateral bending, as well as the traditional lie-down position.

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CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

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