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Study Pinpoints Techniques for CT Radiation Dose Reduction

Such techniques as lower tube current, automatic exposure control, and reduced tube voltage rank among keys to significantly reducing radiation dose from CT of the head, paranasal sinuses, and spine, according to a study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

FDA Seeks Comments on IOM Report

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting public comments regarding last week's report on its 510(k) process for regulating medical devices.

Debt Ceiling Agreement Excludes Imaging Cuts

Cuts to diagnostic imaging services are not included in the initial measures called for in the debt limit agreement approved yesterday by the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in a move to raise the debt ceiling and prevent the near-term possibility of a default by the U.S. on its fiscal obligations.

FDA Approves Medtronic IDE, Clinical Trial Protocol

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), a Minneapolis, Minn.-based developer of interventional devices, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application and clinical trial protocol to begin evaluating its Advisa DR MRI™ SureScan® pacing system.

JNCI: CAD Does Not Improve Film Mammogram Accuracy

A study published Friday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) found that computer-aided detection (CAD) software used to help analyze and interpret mammography images does not improve the accuracy of mammograms in detecting breast cancer.

Societies Refute British Mammography Study

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) have issued a statement claiming that the results of a British study have little bearing on, or resemblance to, screening in the U.S.

IOM to FDA: Replace 510(k) Clearance Process

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should gather the information needed to develop a new regulatory framework to replace the 35-year-old 510(k) clearance process for medical devices, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) advises in a long-awaited report commissioned by the agency and released today.

Radisphere Names Chief Marketing Officer

Radisphere, a Westport, Conn.-based provider of software-enabled physician services, yesterday announced the appointment of Alison Shurell as chief marketing officer. In this role, Shurell will lead Radisphere's strategic marketing activities, brand management, client acquisition and retention initiatives, and public relations.

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.