The FDA said that the shortage of medical imaging isotopes is over and no further supply issues are expected, following the reopening of the Canadian reactor.

Philips Medical Systems unveiled the new features and technology forits BrightView SPECT device and new advanced visualization technologyat the 2007 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annualconference in Chicago last month.

There was plenty of buzz around the smallest ultrasound, the 1.6-pound Acuson P10 from Siemens Medical Solutions, at RSNA 2007 in Chicago last month.

A new analysis of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)shows that a third of women considered to be low risk based on theFramingham Risk Score (FRS) had detectable coronary artery calcium(CAC) on a CT scan and were at increased risk for coronary heartdisease (CHD) compared with those without detectable CAC, according toa new study published in the Dec. 10/24 issue of the Archives in Internal Medicine.

 Representatives Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., Joseph Pitts, R-Pa., and GeneGreen, D-Texas, were joined by 69 of their colleagues in urging Speakerof the House Nancy Pelosi to reject any additional cuts to Medicaremedical imaging services.

 Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (AMIC) is responding to the MDSNordion shutdown, which has caused a shortage in medical isotopes, byaccelerating its launch of compact generator systems, proprietarytechnology devices and intellectual properties to remedy futureshortages.

 Physicians are appealing to the Maryland Court of Special Appealsregarding a trial court ruling that prohibits doctors from referringpatients to diagnostic entities in which they have a financial stake,except in certain circumstances.

Dec. 10 – Dual-source CT technology provides a temporal resolution thatallows CT coronary angiography at higher heart rates and even withatrial fibrillation, according to a study published in theNovember issue of Radiology.