imagingBiz | The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging yesterday announced that they “applaud and support” updated American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) recommendations that women begin to receive annual mammograms at age 40. The updated ACOG recommendations, published...
Is the world of radiology simply going through a cycle of change or are we experience permanent changes to the world of radiology? Over the past couple of years, new models have emerged - good and bad, new technology has enabled better services across all modalities,...
AuntMinnie | Face it, folks: In less than six months, all healthcare providers who bill for the technical component of advanced imaging services must be accredited under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008. More than a few facilities are scrambling to get...
imagingBiz |PET imaging may help identify findings in brain tissue associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to two studies published online first by Archives of Neurology. One study, led by David A. Wolk, MD, of the Penn Memory Center in Philadelphia, Pa., involved the evaluation of fluorine...
AuntMinnie | New techniques for coronary CT angiography (CTA) -- particularly high-pitch scanning -- are slashing radiation dose levels to provide safer scans for children without the need for sedation, according to a study presented at last week's Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) meeting in...