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Pro football player concussion study leads parade of physiological neurorad research at 2009 RSNA meeting

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING @ RSNA 2009) -- The evolution of neuroradiological research from anatomy to biochemistry can be seen in the frequency with which MRI techniques have led to research that will be presented at the 2009 RSNA meeting. Nearly all of the hottest papers this year employ some form of physiological or metabolic imaging. These techniques expand the horizons of medicine because most chronic, degenerative, metabolic, and inherited brain diseases demonstrate few anatomical findings,… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 22, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Health services RSNA sessions will focus on quality, patient care process

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING @ RSNA 2009) -- RSNA meeting attendees can expect health services scientific sessions to focus on quality, according to the committee chair. The sessions will define quality and how radiologists can work on the entire care experience. "We are more than the images and reports we generate," said Dr. Ruth Carlos, chair of the RSNA subcommittee on health services policy and research. "We are active participants in the patient care process, and it is up to us to make sure that… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 21, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

CT colonography papers flood the gates at McCormick Place

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING @ RSNA 2009) -- Rather than retreating after the hard blow handed them by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which refused to grant reimbursement for the application in May, CT colonography researchers will arrive at the 2009 RSNA meeting with more of what CMS wants: hard data. CMS' decision intensified the debate on CTC's worth for colorectal cancer screening and whether it should be accepted in routine practice. When it came to CTC's alleged weaknesses, the… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 20, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

ACR Responds to HHS Secretary Statement Regarding USPSTF Mammography Recommendations

(RESTON, VA) -- The American College of Radiology (ACR) is pleased to see that Secretary Sebelius has reaffirmed that mammography is a vital and lifesaving tool in the battle against breast cancer. We strongly urge women and providers to continue to adhere to the current American Cancer Society and American College of Radiology policies regarding mammographic screening. Additionally, as the Task Force is referenced in health care reform legislation as a significant factor in determining which… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 19, 2009 at 8:03pm — No Comments

RSNA musculoskeletal sessions showcase dual-energy CT applications, including gout

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- RSNA Preview Musculoskeletal scientific sessions at the RSNA meeting will address the use of dual-energy CT in multiple settings, including the possibility of combined heart and bone density scans. Submitted papers also show the use of dual-energy CT for imaging other indications, such as gout. "When we do a dual-energy CT scan it requires a lot of time and a lot of imaging and so the question becomes what else can we use that data for?" said Dr. Michelle Barr, RSNA… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 19, 2009 at 7:56pm — No Comments

Coronary CTA triages ER chest pain patients safely, inexpensively

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- Cardiac CTA has matched the clinical safety of a standard emergency room protocol for triaging chest pain patients with suspected myocardial infarction while cutting costs by more than a third in a multicenter randomized clinical trial involving more than 700 patients. Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan, a cardiologist at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI, described the results of the 16-center Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Systematic Triage of Acute Chest… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 19, 2009 at 7:54pm — No Comments

Celebrating Passionately Pink Day at Our Hospital 2009

Celebrating Passionately Pink Day at Our Hospital 2009 On October 21st 2009 our department celebrated Passionately Pink Day to raise funds for the

Susan Komen foundation. The staff made donations to wear pink to work for the day, almost everyone participated. Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, …

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Added by Dave Woeber on November 16, 2009 at 7:01pm — No Comments

USPSTF Mammography Recommendations Will Result in Countless Unnecessary Breast Cancer Deaths Each Year

USPSTF Mammography Recommendations Will Result in Countless Unnecessary Breast Cancer Deaths Each Year

Reston, Va. — If cost-cutting U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) mammography recommendations are adopted as policy, two decades of decline in breast cancer mortality could be reversed and countless American women may die needlessly from breast cancer each year. The recommendations ─ created by a federal government-funded committee with no medical imaging representation ─… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 16, 2009 at 6:05pm — No Comments

DeJarnette readies “cloud” storage offering for RSNA 2009

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- DeJarnette Research Systems will showcase newly developed storage services at RSNA 2009. The offerings, dubbed iNA SST (Simple Storage Technology) and iNA Premium, are based on Internet Neutral Archive technology that extends the company’s own xDL to allow offsite storage. The “Software as a Service” products enable reliable storage and retrieval of DICOM objects to and from the “storage cloud”, which is achieved by networking computers together over the Internet.… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 15, 2009 at 8:55am — No Comments

Medicare approves FDG-PET for cervical cancer staging

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- Medical imagers can now expect Medicare to routinely cover FDG-PET for initial staging of cervical cancer, thanks to a national coverage ruling announced Nov. 10. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reconsidered an earlier decision against coverage. Ruling on an appeal, it concluded that enough clinical evidence has been published to show that FDG-PET helps guide the clinical management of cervical cancer patients and has a positive effect on patient outcomes.… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 14, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Carestream to unveil mobile x-ray upgrade at RSNA 2009

(DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING) -- A work-in-progress retrofit for mobile x-ray units will debut in the Carestream Health booth at RSNA 2009. Earlier this year Carestream released a digital upgrade featuring its wireless, cassette-size DRX-1 detector for stationary radiography systems. The retrofit now in development converts the x-ray generators onboard mobile systems, which are widely used to x-ray bed-ridden hospital patients, to work with Carestream’s new digital detector. The company will demonstrate… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 13, 2009 at 5:38pm — No Comments

ACR Chair Letter to Members - from the American College of Radiology

(RESTON, VA) -- ACR Chair Letter to Members: Imaging, the Medicare Fee Schedule and the Road Ahead

"As you may know, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released their 2010 Medicare Fee Schedule which contained significant cuts to the technical component of medical imaging reimbursement. The provisions in the final rule are not what we want, or are working toward, but the proposed rule contained far deeper imaging cuts.

The final rule… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 13, 2009 at 5:16pm — No Comments

Merge Healthcare Signs Agreement with Exclusive Radiology Detector Distributor in Greater China

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE), a leading medical imaging solutions provider, today announced that its Merge China business unit has signed a Distribution Agreement with PANGAEA Technology Limited, a distributor of CCD detectors, which are an economical alternative to digital detectors, for DR systems in the Greater China area. PANGAEA will provide the Chinese DR market with a bundled solution consisting of Merge CIE™ (Cedara Image Enhancement) and CCD through… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 12, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Radiologist faces 20 years in prison and possibly $1 million or more in fines

(ATLANTA) -- Dr. Rajashakher Reddy, a board-certified radiologist and president of teleradiology company RSI (Reddy Solutions) based out of Atlanta, Georgia was arraigned this past Friday on US federal charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, healthcare fraud, and obstruction of justice. Dr. Reddy is now out on bail prior to the actual court case. Dr. Rajashakher Reddy could be facing up to 20 years in federal prison or a $250,000 fine (per count) resulting in up to $1M total fines, if found guilty… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 12, 2009 at 11:03am — 1 Comment

National Football Scouting and Intelemage Collaborate for 2010 NFL Scouting

National Football Scouting and Intelemage Prepare for 2010 NFL Scouting Combine New secure, web-based portal offers trainers and physicians from NFL teams a single view to all healthcare data during pre-draft analysis and camps

CINCINNATI, OHIO – November 10, 2009 – National Football Scouting (NFS) today announced the extension of their contract with Intelemage, LLC.

The inteleGRID™ proprietary intelligent medical image management software from Intelemage, enables… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 11, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Free 2D/3D Advanced Visualization Software for CT and MRI Now Available From FiatLux Imaging

(Redmond, WA, November 3, 2009) FiatLux Imaging, Inc. a medical software company in Redmond, WA, announces the availability of FiatLux Visualize™ Free, advanced visualization software for CT and MRI medical imaging data. The free software is available via download from www.FiatLuxImaging.com for any healthcare professional. There is no charge for download or use of the software.

“There is tremendous unrealized potential in medical imaging… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 10, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

RSNA 2009 Image Interpretation Session

(CHICAGO) - Each year, one of the most anticipated sessions at RSNA is the Image Interpretation Session! Thousands of radiologists flock to see the best academic radiologists tackle unknown cases from all subspecialties. Who are this year's honored experts in the field of radiology?

Here is a preview of the Image Interpretation, RSNA 2009:

George Bisset MD

Norman Beauchamp MD, MHS

Thomas Berquist MD

Kenneth Buckwalter MD

Philip Costello MD

Susan… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 10, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

House Passes Health Care Reform Bill, Imaging Cuts

(RESTON, VA) -- Shortly before midnight on Nov. 7, 2009, the U.S. House or Representatives, by a 220 – 215 vote, passed H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act. 39 Democrats voted against the bill, which contains medical imaging reimbursement cuts, while one Republican voted in favor of passage.

The legislation includes much of the same imaging related provisions as its predecessor, H.R. 3200. Specifically, the bill includes language to increase the reduction in the… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 10, 2009 at 1:58pm — No Comments

RSNA 2009 Hotel Shuttle Map and Listing

(CHICAGO) -- Every year, the RSNA provides free shuttles to hotels. Save time and also plan ahead by checking here to see what line you are located along. Traveling between McCormick and the city is easy, most definitely with the free RSNA shuttles.

COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE BUS TRANSPORTATION:

RSNA provides complimentary shuttle bus transportation between hotels in the RSNA block and the McCormick Place Convention Center. Be sure to check signage in the hotel lobby and at McCormick… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 9, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

"Failure to Communicate" - RSNA 2009 Mock Jury Trial Preview

(CHICAGO) - This year's RSNA 2009 will focus on a special session, specifically in the area of medicolegal issues in radiology. Jonathan Berlin MD MBA from Northwestern University will moderate and lead a "Mock Jury Trial" to illustrate and teach the fine points of malpractice issues in the field.

Dr. Berlin will address the following as cited in the RSNA news bulletin:

Has a radiologist who detects possible lung cancer on a patient's X-ray and issues a written report noting… Continue

Added by radRounds Radiology Network on November 8, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments