Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

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AHRQ ups funding limit to $300M for healthcare IT contracts

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has modified the ceiling amount for all multiple task-order contracts, including options, to $300 million instead of the previously stated $75 million, to maintain, serve and support the AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT.

Radiofrequency ablation efficacious in treating small inoperable liver tumors

A review of four randomized controlled trials that directly compared two different treatments for small inoperable liver tumors has found that radiofrequency ablation (RFA) significantly improves patient survival compared with the standard therapy of percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI), according to a study in the February issue of Hepatology.

BSD deploys hyperthermia system in China

Liuan People's Hospital in Liuan City, China, has purchased a BSD-2000 hyperthermia system from BSD Medical Systems.

RFID transponders used to warn of cognitive decline

Researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa have developed a wireless network that evaluates walking patterns in an attempt to detect early signs of dementia, according to an online articlethis weekin the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Technology Review.

CBO: Stimulus would provide nearly $90B to HHS, spawn healthcare IT adoption

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a report approximating the costs of the current updated economic stimulus package currently being debated in the Senate, as well as estimating its assistance to the U.S. healthcare system.

Accuray net income, work force shrink in Q2

Accuray reported an uptick in sales but a decrease in income for its fiscal 2009 second quarter, which ended Dec. 27, 2008.

Study: Imaging shifts from hospitals to private practices

Growth in hospital outpatient imaging has been slower than that in private imaging facilities, and much of the loss of business was to non-radiologist physicians, whose private office imaging utilization rate grew more rapidly compared to radiologists, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

House passes stimulus package with $100B for healthcare

The U.S. House of Representatives voted late Wednesday evening to pass President Barack Obamas stimulus package of federal tax cuts and spending worth $819 billion, with more than $100 billion earmarked for healthcaredesignating an additional $87 billion to existing state Medicaid budgets and approximately $20 billion for healthcare IT.

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