Posts Tagged ‘imaging’
CMS Approves Three National Organizations To Accredit Suppliers Of Advanced Imaging Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is designating three national accreditation organizations – the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), and The Joint Commission (TJC) – to accredit suppliers furnishing the technical component (TC) of advanced diagnostic imaging procedures…
Molecular Imaging Pinpoints Inflammation In The Brains Of Schizophrenics And Migraine Sufferers
Inflammatory response of brain cells – as indicated by a molecular imaging technique – could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenic patients, occur and provide insight into how to best treat them, according to two studies published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
SNM And Other Imaging Groups Ask CMS To Reconsider Coverage Decision To Include Two FDG-PET Scans
Seven medical imaging groups wrote a joint letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to formally request coverage of two fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) scans for a patient during the initial treatment evaluation. Currently, CMS covers only one FDG-PET study during initial treatment – a limitation that the groups believe is contrary to good clinical practice under certain circumstances.
Medical Imaging Identifies Severe Case Of H1N1 And May Help Researchers Understand The Pathogenesis Of The Virus
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that imaging can now be used as a tool for identifying severe cases of H1N1 and may play a key role in understanding the pathogenesis of the virus, possibly leading to earlier diagnoses of severe cases in the future, according to a study published online today in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The study will be published in the December issue of AJR.
Elbit Imaging Ltd. Announces Swiss Team Uses InSightec’s ExAblate(R) 4000 Brain System To Treat Patients With Functional Brain Disorders
Elbit Imaging Ltd. (TASE: EMIT, Nasdaq: EMITF), announced that, its subsidiary (in which EI holds indirectly approximately 58.34%, InSightec Ltd., announced that a team at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich has completed a feasibility study testing the use of non-invasive transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery (TcMRgFUS) for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
Lower Empathic Responses To Outsiders’ Pain Shown By Imaging Study
An observer feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, according to new research in the July 1 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that perceiving others in pain activates a part of the brain associated with empathy and emotion more if the observer and the observed are the same race. The findings may show that unconscious prejudices against outside groups exist at a basic level.
Actual Imaging Use Far Below President’s Recommend 95 Percent Utilization Rate For Medicare
The amount of time imaging equipment is in use in outpatient settings does not approach use rates President Obama and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommend Medicare utilize to calculate reimbursement for imaging, according to data recently collected by the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA), a national association of business professionals in radiology.
MRI: Imaging Technique Of Choice To Exam Pregnant Patients With Possible Appendicitis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging gives physicians a safe and accurate tool for the diagnosis of appendicitis in pregnant patients without the increased risks of radiation to the patient and fetus, according to a study performed at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Va. “Appendicitis is the most common cause of right lower quadrant pain in the pregnant patient that requires emergent surgical intervention. It occurs in approximately one in 1500 pregnancies,” said Chris Ho, M.D., lead author of the study.
Prevalence Of ‘Silent’ Heart Attacks Revealed With New Imaging Technology
So-called “silent” heart attacks may be much more common than previously believed, according to researchers. Studies show that each year, nearly 200,000 people in the US suffer a heart attack but may not realize it. These “silent” heart attacks aren’t noted because they don’t cause any pain — or at least any pain that patients believe is related to their heart — and they don’t leave behind any telltale irregularities on electrocardiograms.
Obama Budget Plan Seeks Medicare Savings From Imaging Preauthorization
The Obama Administration has expressed support in the proposed federal budget for diagnostic imaging preauthorization for Medicare, a controversial cost-saving strategy that the Government Accountability Office proposed and the Department of Health and Human Services swiftly rejected in 2008. A line item in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2010, sent to Congress Feb.
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