Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.
The law reflects growing interest in using existing imaging studies to identify cardiovascular disease risk without requiring additional scans, radiation exposure or costs.
New research could provide useful information for cancer registries and potentially help policymakers better evaluate screening outcomes to develop more effective guidelines.
Former SCCT president Ed Nicol, MD, knows there has been interest in the potential of automated CT exams. However, he isn't so sure they are possible at this point in time for a number of reasons.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently approved coverage of lung cancer screenings using spiral CT imaging for long-time smokers, a decision that many feel was long overdue and will lead to thousands of lives saved through early detection. But not everyone is enthusiastic about the decision.
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed his state’s breast density reporting bill requiring that patients are notified if a mammogram reveals dense breast tissue.
Hitachi Medical Systems America has selected Agfa HealthCare as its radiography affiliate, allowing Hitachi to promote Agfa’s MUSICA-based portfolio of DR and CR systems to customers in the U.S.
Digital radiography has now largely replaced film across the U.S., making workflows more efficient and offering more sophisticated image processing and storage.
Digital breast tomosynthesis scored a win on Oct. 31, 2014, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Medicare reimbursement for women undergoing a tomosynthesis exam in conjunction with 2D digital mammography.
Giving new meaning to the words “PET scan,” the Center for Image-Guided Animal Therapy at Johns Hopkins University offers a wide variety of pets access to advanced medical imaging.
Shimadzu Medical Systems USA announced today the new addition of the MobileArt Evolution EFX AeroDR to its family of wireless mobile digital radiography systems. This lightweight and cable free system has an integrated 17” touchscreen viewer to provide expanded viewing area of diagnostic images that are acquired and displayed. This also makes for easier control settings selection with its larger screen icons.
