Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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JACC: Will hospital administrators focus on cost conflicts with employed docs?

The private practice of cardiology has been under assault since well before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) due to greater reimbursement cuts in this setting, causing a push toward hospital employment, according to a May 24 editorial in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. However, author Alexander A. Stratienko, MD, told Cardiovascular Business that the current model of integration should not have to equate to hospital employment.

JNM: PET can image therapy-induced tumor cell damage

64Cu-bis-DOTA-hypericin has potential to image thermal therapy-induced tumor cell damage, according to a study in this months Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Bruker releases preclinical MRI for neuroimaging

Bruker has released the BioSpec 150/11 system, an ultra-high-field MRI scanner for preclinical research for molecular and microscopic imaging.

AoS: Cardiac surgery outcomes unaffected by surgeons lack of sleep

There is no evidence that consultant surgeon sleep hours had an effect on postoperative cardiac surgery patient outcomes, according to a prospective observational cohort study published May 16 in the Archives of Surgery.

Sparks fly in Iowa whistle-blowing case

Allegations of inappropriate imaging and Medicare fraud are flying between a University of Iowa radiologist and university officials, who claim that Malik E. Juweid, MD, violated HIPAA by sending protected health information to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), among other unauthorized officials.

U of Texas nets $950,000 grant to develop blood test for cancer

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Cancer Institute has awarded John Zhang, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, nearly $1 million for his research on early detection of cancer.

JNM: Myocardial flow reserve can predict short-term CV events

In clinical cardiac Rubidium-82 PET studies, globally impaired flow reserve is a relevant marker for predicting short-term cardiovascular events, and it may be used for integration with currently established functional and morphologic test results and for guidance of preventive measures, especially in the absence of regional flow-limiting disease, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

PCPCC names David Nace vice chair

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has named David K. Nace, MD, current medical director at McKesson, as the first vice chairman of its board of directors.

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