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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Combo type 2 diabetes drug inches closer to EU approval

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly have received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's medicinal committee recommending approval of Jentadueto (linagliptin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets, a medicine combining the DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin and metformin in a single tablet taken twice daily.

NEJM: Preop chemoradiotherapy boosts esophageal cancer survival

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy has been shown to improve survival among patients with esophageal or esophagogastric-junction cancer, supporting the role of neoadjuvant treatment for those with potentially curable disease, according to a study published May 31 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Ohio State hospitals achieve Stage 7

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, has received its Stage 7 Award for four hospitals.

JACR: Abdominal US documentation misses the mark, trims income

Incomplete physician documentation in abdominal ultrasound may occur in as many as one in five cases, and these omissions collectively result in losses to legitimate professional income, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

CMS delays RAC prepayment demo, again

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed the launch of Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) prepayment audits, yet again. CMS has vowed to give physicians 30 days' notice prior to the program's start.

EMA updates Pradaxa label: Bleeds not as bad as in trial

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended updating product information for the anticoagulant dabigatran (Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim) to provide clearer guidance to doctors and patients on how to reduce and manage the risk of bleeding associated with the medicine in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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