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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RTOG, US Oncology team to increase access to cancer clinical trials

The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and US Oncology are collaborating to increase patient access to U.S. cancer clinical trials with a radiation focus in the community setting.

Live from TCT

The news from this years Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference in Washington, D.C., revealed the truth in the words of Jonathan Swift to the interventional community: There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.

JAMA: Doctors are skipping stress tests prior to elective PCI

Researchers have found that Medicare recipients who undergo elective PCI often do not get the recommended stress tests to confirm the surgery is warranted, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Study: Death rate 70 percent lower at top-rated hospitals

Patients have a 70 percent lower chance of dying at U.S. top-rated hospitals on average, compared with the lowest-rated hospitals, according to results from the eleventh annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America study, issued Tuesday by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings organization.

Doctors are skipping stress tests prior to elective PCI

Researchers have found that Medicare recipients who undergo elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) often do not get the recommended stress tests to confirm the surgery is warranted, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

NuView takes control of Texas radioisotope production facility

NuView Life Sciences has agreed to assume management of Trace Life Sciences, including operations of the linear accelerator and cyclotron production facilities in Denton, Texas.

CTA is cost-effective for confirming internal carotid artery occlusion

CT angiography (CTA) to be an effective, cost-saving alternative to standard catheter angiography for confirmation of internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusions, according to a recent study published in this months Journal of Neuroimaging.

ACR adds more than 50 updates to new Appropriate Criteria

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released the latest versionof its ACR Appropriateness Criteria evidence-based guidelines to helpphysicians and other providers make the most appropriate imaging ortreatment decision for a given clinical condition.

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Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

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

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.