The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) National Coordinator for Health IT, Farzad Mostashari, MD, has granted awards of $8.5 million to 85 community health center programs, located in 15 of the 17 Beacon Communities throughout the U.S.

DENVERIn the current era of nuclear stress testing, a major debate is whether pharmalogical stress testing is comparable with exercise testing. During a presentation Sept. 11 at the 16th annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) scientific sessions, Brian G. Abbott, MD, medical director of nuclear cardiology at the Rhode Island Cardiology Center in Providence, R.I., said yes, particularly for diagnosing coronary artery disease.

Color Doppler ultrasonography (US) can be used as a noninvasive alternative to electrodiagnostic testing (EDT) to accurately diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), according to a study published online in Radiology Sept. 7.

Potential for reduced battery performance in the SynchroMed II Implantable Infusion Pump has prompted a Class I voluntary recall of the device by Minneapolis-based manufacturer Medtronic.

DENVERWith the explosive growth of cardiovascular imaging, the focus must now center on improving quality and reducing radiation exposure, and appropriate use criteria (AUC) can help, Robert C. Hendel, MD, director of cardiac imaging and outpatient services at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, said during a presentation Sept. 10 at the 16th annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) scientific sessions.

DENVERMyocardial perfusion SPECT should be limited to women with indeterminate or abnormal test results, Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, co-director of the clinical cardiovascular research institute at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, said during a presentation Sept. 11 at the 16th annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) scientific session. However, as Shaw reported the results of the WOMEN trial, she concluded that in the future, more of an emphasis should be placed on guiding and evaluating patients via the accepted best practice.

Fujifilm Medical Systems Aspire HD Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) system has received FDA 510(k) clearance.

LI-COR Biosciences has entered into a licensing agreement with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore for compounds and imaging methods targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) developed in the laboratory of Martin G. Pomper, MD, a neuroradiologist at Johns Hopkins.