Practice Management

Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.

Elucent Medical gains FDA clearance for new navigation system

Elucent Medical, an Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based healthcare technology company, announced that it has received FDA clearance for its EnVisio Surgical Navigation System.

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New imaging technique could help detect heart disease in pediatric patients

Researchers have used a new ultrasound-based imaging technique, vector flow imaging, on pediatric patients for the first time, publishing their findings in Progress in Pediatric Cardiology.

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IVC filter utilization down nationally, but still higher among Medicare patients

Researchers have tracked inferior vena cava (IVC) filter utilization in the United States from 2009 to 2015, noting that it decreased by 36.3% among Medicare patients and 26.6% among patients with private insurance.

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Should women with dense breasts pursue additional screening? Here’s what radiologists think

When women learn that they have dense breast tissue after a mammogram, should they seek out supplemental screening? A new study published in the Journal of Breast Imaging asked radiologists what they currently recommend for patients at all risk levels.

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Bariatric embolization helps severely obese patients lose weight

Bariatric embolization leads to weight loss and a reduced appetite for up to one year after the procedure, according to new research published in Radiology.

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Imaging history: New case studies detail world’s first total-body PET/CT scanner in action

The world’s first total-body PET/CT scanner is associated with improved image quality and quicker scan times, according to findings published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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How do radiologists with different experience levels fare when using PI-RADS?

Radiologists with varying levels of experience have strong agreement when detecting index lesions using PI-RADS, according to new research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

How smart speaker technology can help interventional radiologists

Smart speakers such as Google Home and Amazon Echo have changed how people make phone calls, listen to music and check the weather, but they can also help interventional radiologists perform medical procedures.

Around the web

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

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.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.