Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

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FDA green-lights proton therapy system

Mevion Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Mevion S250 Proton Therapy System.

Class 1 recall: Sigma Spectrum infusion pump

The FDA has widened an existing Class 1 recall of a popular infusion pump to include a greater number of units than it previously deemed problematic. The affected product line, Sigmas Spectrum model 35700, may fail to function properly in a number of ways while also failing to issue an alarm.

Imaging under Fire: The Redux

Browsing this weeks top stories, I am reminded of one of my favorite past covers from Health Imaging & IT magazine. The headline read "Imaging under Fire." In the last week, two major medical journalsthe Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancetpublished studies that can only be described as combustible.

Intelerad unveils tomosynthesis support

Intelerad has debuted IntelePACS Breast Imaging module.

Philips launches image quality software

Philips Healthcare has introduced the iDose4 Premium Package, which includes two technologies that can improve image qualityiDose4 iterative reconstruction technique, and metal artifact reduction for large orthopedic implants.

The latest chapter in TAVR's journey

Everyone looks for some sort of approval, but where we find it is sometimes a different story. In the case of the transcatheter aortic heart valve, Edwards Lifesciences may be one step closer to finding it after FDAs Circulatory Systems Device Panel voted in favor of expanding device indications to include aortic stenosis patients at a high risk for surgery. While the journey for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been long, as writer Mark Twain wrote, We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard.

Around the web

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

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.