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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Apnex receives approval for sleep apnea treatment in EU

Apnex Medical of St. Paul, Minn., has received CE mark approval to market its hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) system in Europe, after two clinical studies conducted in the U.S. and Australia.

AdvaMed urges implementation of doc payment transparency act

In an Oct. 25 letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and other industry stakeholders urged the implementation of the Physician Payment Sunshine Provision, a part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that requires drug, device and medical supply manufacturers to report payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals.

House bill seeks to legally protect providers using EHRs

U.S. Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pa., has introduced legislation to offer limited legal protection to Medicare and Medicaid providers who use EHRs.

FDA pushes back decision on BMS, Astra's diabetes drug

The FDA has extended the action date for dapagliflozin (Bristol-Myers Squibb/AstraZeneca) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes by three months. The new Prescription Drug User Fee Act goal date is Jan. 28, 2012.

Boston researchers aim to profile, genotype hundreds of cancer mutations

In an effort to speed the development of cancer treatments that target the genetic weaknesses in each individual patients tumor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Womens Hospital have launched Profile, a program to scan tumor tissue from adult cancer patients for hundreds of gene mutations linked to cancer.

FDA funds regulatory science centers

The FDA has awarded $2 million to support two regional Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation to be located at the University of Maryland and Georgetown University.

Study: Orthopedic surgeons receive millions from implant makers

A recent study showed that manufacturers of artificial hips and knees have continued to incentivize orthopedic surgeons with monetary rewards even after the companies ponied up more than $300 million in fines for the activity four years ago. The industry money could incline surgeons to choose particular products or downplay side effects in research.

AJR: Rad department, mobile equipment may spread MRSA

As a high-volume traffic area that regularly encounters methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-positive patients, the radiology department needs to practice meticulous infection control measures to prevent the transmission of infectious organisms, according to a review published in the November issue of American Journal of Roentgenology.

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