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Medicare proposes paying for CT colonography under hospital outpatient rule, drawing praise from radiology community

Radiology Business

The American College of Radiology has pushed for this decision since 2008, when trial results showed CTC or "virtual colonoscopy" to be a solid alternative to the traditional screening approach, which requires anesthesia.

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AuntMinnie 2008: Radiologist pays $7M to settle federal fraud claims

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In 2008, our top article shared the story of a $7 million settlement for allegations of fraudulent Medicare billing. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years.

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Fleischner Society updates thoracic radiology glossary, adds new terms and images

Health Imaging

The glossary, first released in 1984, has not been updated since 2008.

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Onsite Women's Health acquires Cyran breast center in Ohio

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Founded in 2008, Onsite has performed more than two million exams across 26 states, the company reported, adding that it uses AI technology and offers 3D screening mammography, automated screening breast ultrasound, diagnostic mammography/breast ultrasound, and lifetime breast cancer risk assessment.

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Therapixel, Onsite Women's Health ink partnership

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Onsite was founded in 2008 and has performed more than two million exams across 26 states. It incorporates deep learning to help radiologists identify mammographic abnormalities that can be missed during manual review and has shown the ability to detect 42% of cancers one year prior to diagnosis and 38.5%

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15 years into digital pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering offers questions to ask, data to learn from

Radiology Business

It’s no surprise the library is so large, as it’s been accruing new images since 2008. With more than 7 million digitized slides on hand, the pathology department at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City represents one of the largest repositories of whole slide images in the world.

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HPI: Resident education work on decrease among attending radiologists

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Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) found "a 19% drop-in rate of cases read with a trainee among teaching radiologists [between 2008 and 2019], representing a significant and meaningful decrease," said lead author Judah Burns, MD, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, in a statement released by HPI. in 2008 to 26.3%

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