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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Obama Admin presents national plan to fight Alzheimers

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a national plan to fight Alzheimers disease. The plan was called for in the National Alzheimers Project Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law in January 2011. The National Plan to Address Alzheimers Disease sets forth five goals, including the development of prevention and treatment approaches for Alzheimers and related dementias by 2025.

GPO to IRS: Thwart manufacturers that would shift med device tax hit to hospitals

The second-largest group purchasing organization (GPO) in U.S. healthcare is urging the IRS to formally block medical device manufacturers from tucking the cost of the impending 2.3 percent excise tax into the prices they charge hospitals for their products.

St. Jude's renal denervation system nets EU thumbs up

St. Jude Medical has been granted CE Mark approval of its EnligHTN renal denervation system.

Xience V, Prime indicated for only three months of DAPT in EU

Abbott has announced that the Xience Prime and the Xience V everolimus-eluting coronary stent systems have received CE Mark in Europe for the use of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for at least three months after stent implantation in patients with coronary artery disease. This is the shortest duration of DAPT for any major drug eluting stent (DES) in Europe.

HIMSS EHRA asks ONC to delay switch of certified EHR use

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) EHR Association (EHRA) has requested federal officials to allow Stage 1 meaningful use providers to continue using sanctioned Stage 1 certified technology in 2014 in lieu of switching to an updated 2014 edition of certified technology.

Bos Sci nets EU approval for PVD stent

Boston Scientific has gained CE Mark for its Innova self-expanding bare-metal stent system, which is designed to treat peripheral vascular lesions in arteries above the knee, specifically the superficial femoral artery and proximal popliteal artery.

JNM: HER2-targeting affibody bests FDG for imaging pulmonary metastases

An affibody which targets human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-expressing breast cancer lesions has been shown to allow early detection of HER2-positive pulmonary metastases and with more specificity than 18F-FDG, according to a study published online May 11 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

AIM: Electronic prep, CTC could improve colon cancer screening

Laxative-free CT colonography (CTC) provided reasonable accuracy in the detection of adenomas 10 mm or larger and improved patient comfort compared with optical colonoscopy, according to a study published May 15 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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