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Doctors discuss prostate cancer imaging pressure points

AuntMinnie

If MRI prostagram should prove to be a good screening tool for prostate cancer, urologists are going to have a lot of work on their hands, and radiologists will be needed to overcome this burden, said the U.K. A fast MRI is a 12-minute version of the full scan. We need to get more information from the MRI scan," Ahmed added. "We

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IAC Receives CMS Approval of MRI Standards

Imaging Technology

tim.hodson Mon, 11/25/2024 - 19:15 Nov, 21, 2024 — The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) recently announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the latest revision to the IAC Standards & Guidelines for MRI Accreditation, paving the way for their release on Nov.

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Understanding Breast Density and the Impact of the New FDA Requirement: How Aidoc and ScreenPoint Support MQSA Compliance

Aidoc

Additional Screening Information : Facilities should inform patients with dense breasts about supplemental screening options, like ultrasound, MRI or 3D mammography (tomosynthesis), which may improve cancer detection in dense tissue. This technology supports radiology teams in meeting MQSA compliance while enhancing assessment accuracy.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

His research interests include using structural and functional MRI -- particularly ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI -- to map brain microstructure and develop neurosurgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. He served in the U.S.

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Breakthroughs in breast cancer screening technologies

AuntMinnie

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) mandate that clinicians inform patients about their breast density, elevating reporting requirements and the FDA’s auditing capabilities for consistent, high-quality care nationally. Understanding breast density Recent updates to the U.S.

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New CPT Codes for 2025: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know

Vesta Teleradiology

Managed by the American Medical Association (AMA), CPT codes are essential for documenting and billing medical, surgical, and diagnostic services. Source: AMA Press Release MRI-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) Non-invasive treatments for conditions such as intracranial disorders have received updated codes.

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Rural Hospital Raises the Bar with Comprehensive State-of-the-art Imaging Systems

Imaging Technology

To meet that goal, we had to get the best possible equipment and that’s why we turned to Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation for the very latest in diagnostic imaging systems.” As for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), just 19% of extremely disadvantaged zip codes had access as compared to 32% of extremely advantaged.