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New CPT code issued for FFR-CT

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The American College of Cardiology (ACC), American College of Radiology (ACR), and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) petitioned the American Medical Association for the single code, which replaces four existing category III CPT codes. HeartFlow’s FFR-CT Analysis technology was cleared by the U.S.

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Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco Company, Appoints Marco Campione as Chief Executive Officer

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Dr. David Gauden, a co-founder of Blue Earth Diagnostics and with the company since 2014, assumes the role of full-time CEO of Bracco subsidiary Blue Earth Therapeutics. Board of Directors and will serve as Vice Chair of the Blue Earth Diagnostics Inc. Board of Directors. Bracco Imaging S.p.A., Bracco Imaging S.p.A.,

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Elliot Fishman, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine The second finalist is Elliot Fishman, MD, a category for which he took the trophy in 2001, 2007, 2014, and 2017. Last year, he was awarded a grant through the American Roentgen Ray Society's (ARRS) clinician educator development program.

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Acute Infective Vasitis

Global Radiology CME

Vasitis: clinical and ultrasound confusion with inguinal hernia clarified by computed tomography. Published 2014 Oct 17. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-206994 Amara Ahmed is a medical student at the Florida State University College of Medicine. BMC Urology. 2019;19(1):27. doi:10.1186/s12894-019-0460-xoi:10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2018.0457

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Lisfranc Fracture Dislocation

Global Radiology CME

A computed tomography scan will better assist with diagnosis and help with planning if surgery is necessary [3]. Utility of weight-bearing radiographs compared to computed tomography scan for the diagnosis of subtle Lisfranc injuries in the emergency setting. J Foot Ankle Res. 2023;16(1):9. Published 2023 Mar 1.

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The state of radiology: Part 1 -- Is practice building dead?

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"We are seeing a rising crisis in terms of the volatility of our radiologist workforce," noted Geoffrey Rubin, MD, chair and professor of medical imaging at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, at the 2024 meeting of the Society for Computed Tomography in Boston. Bigger better? of practices w/ 1-2 radiologists No.

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American College of Radiology (ACR) Leader Delivers Testimony in Support of NIH Funding, Highlights Examples of Radiology and Imaging Advancements

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Excerpts from the testimony presented by Thorwath, ACR CEO since 2014, specifically addressing the four significant examples of NIH funding which has advanced ACR’s work and patient care follow.