USPSTF solicits comment on draft recs for CVD assessment
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is inviting comment as it develops a draft recommendation for assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) via coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring or the ankle-brachial index.
The task force is considering the following questions:
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What is the effectiveness or comparative effectiveness of enhanced cardiovascular disease risk assessment with coronary artery calcium scoring or the ankle-brachial index on cardiovascular health outcomes?
What is the effectiveness or comparative effectiveness of enhanced cardiovascular disease risk assess...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Fujifilm launches septal myectomy aid
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas has launched its OPIE Transducer, an on-pump intracardiac echocardiography transducer for aiding septal myectomy procedures.
OPIE is a possible alternative to using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to view septal thickness before septal myectomy. With OPIE, a thin transducer is passed into the heart; images of the patient’s septal thickness can be seen in real-time, according to Fujifilm. The company also noted a study featuring the OPIE Transducer that highlights how the system provides established imaging to aid in septal myectomy procedures compared with TEE and transthoracic echoca...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Cardiac Imaging Source Type: news
New Neiman study shows impact of nonphysician providers
Research into the prevalence of nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in primary care shows a troubling trend in Medicare reimbursement that could threaten access to physicians, a new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute revealed.
Physician reimbursement per Medicare patient decreased by 2.3% between 2005 and 2021, despite a concurrent increase of 45.5% in physician services to each patient, reported Eric Christensen, PhD, and colleagues for the journal INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.
The authors highlighted that volume increases, inflation, statutory freezes in ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Understanding CT flow artifacts is key to better disease diagnosis
Understanding the mechanics of flow artifacts on CT or CT angiography (CTA) and how these artifacts are created is key to better disease diagnosis, according to a review published April 25 in RadioGraphics.
In the review, a team led by Caroline Robb, MD, of Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, described flow artifacts and how they are different from several types of conditions.
"At first glance, flow artifacts may appear as a simple distractor to the discerning eye of a radiologist," Robb and colleagues noted. "However, there are many instances when identification of these artifact...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: CT Cardiovascular Radiology Source Type: news
RaySearch Laboratories publishes full 2023 report
Radiation therapy clinic software provider RaySearch Laboratories highlighted a net sales increase of 21% in its 2023 annual report, posting 1.02 billion Swedish krona ($93.2 million U.S.).
The Stockholm, Sweden-based company also reported an operating loss/profit of 114.9 million Swedish krona ($10.5 million U.S.), an increase of 169% over 2022. Operating margin also increased to 11.2% in 2023, up from 5.1% in 2022.
CEO and founder Johan Löf attributed the results to the company's four core products: RayStation, RayCare, RayCommand, and RayIntelligence, and long-term agreements and milestones that include deeper colla...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Dual-tracer PET/CT shows promise in liver cancer patients
Dual-tracer PET/CT appears valuable for improving tumor staging in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma being evaluated for treatment, according to a study published April 25 in JHEP Reports.
A group led by researchers at the University of Hong Kong in China found the approach detected 12% more disease in patients undergoing staging than CT or MRI and resulted in a change in treatment in a significant number of cases. The results validate the emerging technique, the group noted.
“In a large series of patients, we provided quantitative evidence for the use of combined F-18 FDG and C-11 acetate PET/CT in staging HCC pa...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news
Hearings begin for Calif. radiologist who drove family off cliff
Court hearings have begun in the case of a California radiologist who drove his family off a cliff in 2023, according to an article published by SFist.
Attorneys for Dharmesh Patel, MD, who drove his family off a Northern California cliff in a Tesla in January 2023, are seeking a mental health diversion to avoid prison time and instead seek psychological treatment. The four passengers of the vehicle, which included the parents and two children, survived the 250-ft fall.
A psychologist testified that in jailhouse interviews with Patel, he deemed that Patel had depressive disorder with psychotic features, the SFist article...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: People in the News Source Type: news
Accuray to showcase radiation therapy tech at ESTRO
Accuray will showcase its radiation therapy technologies at the upcoming European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) annual meeting being held May 3 to 7 in Glasgow, Scotland.
The company plans to highlight its Radixact System with a built-in CT scanner, CyberComm, and Cenos technologies. Additionally, the company will host a symposium and webinar at the conference. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Provisio's SLT IVUS System gets FDA nod
Provisio Medical's Sonic Lumen Technology (SLT) Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) system has been granted 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
SLT provides automatic, real-time, numeric measurements of the flow lumen of blood vessels without the complexities of image interpretation, the company said. It consists of the SLT IVUS P1 System and the SLT IVUS Support Crossing Catheter; the catheter is an over-the-wire intravascular ultrasound catheter with an ultrasound transducer array at the distal end, which also works as a support crossing catheter. Information from the ultrasound signal is used s...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Median posts Q1 results, reports net loss for 2023
France-based Median Technologies recently posted financial results for the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year, which ended March 31.
The company reported that revenue for the quarter was 5.4 million euros ($5.8 million), comparable to the same quarter in 2023. Median's revenue is achieved entirely by the iCRO1 business, which delivers services to the global biopharmaceutical industry for image management in oncology clinical trials.
Median said that first-quarter revenues were affected by the postponement of some studies to the second quarter of 2024 due to late patient recruitment.
Additionally, the company reported...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
HAP adds Atlantic Radiology New Hampshire to client roster
Healthcare Administrative Partners (HAP) is adding Atlantic Radiology New Hampshire in Portsmouth, NH, to its roster of radiology revenue cycle and practice management clients.Under the terms of the agreement, HAP will perform all core revenue cycle services on behalf of Atlantic Radiology New Hampshire. This includes billing, coding, carrier credentialing, business intelligence, and MIPS Measure Assurance Services. HAP will also provide the group with comprehensive practice management services.HAP’s Operations Center of Excellence is located in Portsmouth, NH. The center serves other clients in the state of New Ham...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
ScreenPoint CEO steps down; new CEO named
Pieter KroesePR NewswireScreenPoint Medical CEO Mark Koeniguer is stepping down from his position after two years at the helm. The company's board of directors has appointed Pieter Kroese as the new CEO, effective April 25.Kroese has been serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) over the past five years, managing the company's growth in that span.While no reason was given for Koeniguer stepping down, ScreenPoint stated that it "extends its gratitude" to him and wishes him "every success in the future" while welcoming Kroese into his new role. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: People in the News Source Type: news
Studies lacking for trans breast cancer screening trends
There are limited studies that examine breast cancer screening trends in transgender people, according to a report published April 23 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
A team led by Millie Chokshi from the University of Miami in Florida found that while studies that do include transgender participants have mixed results, these participants had lower rates of breast cancer screening than cisgender participants.
“More research is needed regarding breast cancer screening of transgender and gender-diverse people to inform the development of protocols that ensure equitable access to preventative care,”...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Breast Imaging Source Type: news
CT reveals influence of diabetes on COVID-19 severity
CT imaging reveals the influence of blood glucose levels on the severity of COVID-19, researchers have reported.
A team led by Dan Lu, PhD, of Kunming Medical University in Yunnan, China, found that the quality of blood glucose control significantly correlated with patients' CT severity score, with higher blood glucose measured translating to higher severity of COVID-19's lung effects. The results were published April 23 in the Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition.
"Previous research has shown that, compared with normal infected individuals, patients with diabetes exhibit more severe conditions in terms of clinica...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: CT Chest Radiology Source Type: news
Esaote reports growth in fiscal year 2023
Italian medical device vendor Esaote posted increased revenues for fiscal year 2023, citing upticks in sales in its ultrasound and MRI segments.
Financial results for the company's full fiscal year (end-December 31) showed revenues of 273.2 million euros ($292 million), up 6.5% over fiscal year 2022.
Sales increased in all business lines, especially in the ultrasound segment (9.7%), driven by the launch in early 2023 of its MyLabTMX90 cart system, Esaote said. The company’s MRI sector was up 3.3% over fiscal year 2022, driven by sales of its Magnifico Open "total-body" open magnet system.
The company reported a consol...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
