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False Positives Low for CT Lung Cancer Screening

January 27, 2012

Addressing concerns that CT imaging to screen for lung cancer would increase the number of false-positives, researchers found it actually resulted in a low rate for benign nodules.

A study published in the current issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology looked at nearly 5,000 high-risk current and former smokers who had CT of the chest between 2003 and 2009. Biopsies were performed on 127 patients with an overall false-positive rate of 0.42%. Read More »


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Radiologist Referrals Generate Few High-Cost Exams

January 27, 2012

A study in the latest issue of the journal Radiology says that a radiologists recommendation accounts for only a small portion of high-cost imaging procedures.

Researchers looked at nearly 30,000 high-cost imaging exams and found that 5.3% followed a radiologists recommendation. Chest CT was the most common, followed by... Read More »


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Congress Restarts “Doc-Fix” Talks as Med Groups Weigh-In

January 26, 2012

Congressional lawmakers re-opened negotiations Tuesday over a deal to avoid deep cuts to Medicare reimbursements set to take effect March 1 based on the Sustainable Growth Rate formula.

A deal before the end of the year extended Medicare physician payments for two months, along with an extension of... Read More »


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GE Healthcare to Open New Facility in Saudi Arabia

January 26, 2012

GE Healthcare announced a memo-of-understanding this week with a Saudi Arabia firm to build a radiopharmaceutical plant and PET imaging facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The new facility will be located within the Abdul Aziz University Hospital campus on lands controlled by the Suadi Arabian firm Wadi... Read More »


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Varian Ends First Quarter Down 1 Percent

January 26, 2012

Varian Medical Systems, the Palo Alto-based maker of oncology and X-ray equipment, announced first quarter net earnings were down 1 percent from last year.

Revenues for the quarter were $625 million, up 8 percent from the same period a year ago, but net earnings were still down, according to a ... Read More »


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Researchers Use MRI to Map Basic Brain Function

January 25, 2012

New ways of using MR imaging to map the basic wiring of the brain are being developed by teams of researchers at various institutions, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.

Researchers at the Human Connectome Project, the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle... Read More »


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MRI Can Improve Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery

January 25, 2012

Using MRI before surgery to treat prostate cancer can reduce complications such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction, according to researchers at University of California at Los Angeles.

Surgeons at UCLA use robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP), which is still largely dependent by parameters entered by the surgeon.

... Read More »

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PCORI Punt is More Than a Bit Ironic

Those waiting to see if the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) would make any facet of radiology part of its initial focus were disappointed—or relieved—Monday when the independent research organization issued its first set of research priorities.

The five research “priorities” issued by this Accountable Care Act created organization were so vague in nature and low on specifics that almost any comparative effectiveness research could qualify as something the institute would consider funding. You can click here for a PDF of the full report. Skip...

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