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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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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

Highlights of 2025 CPT Code Updates Overview of the CPT 2025 Code Set: A new subsection introduces six codes for MRI safety services, addressing patient evaluations for implants, devices, or foreign bodies. Audit and Educate: Conduct audits to identify gaps in compliance. Educate staff on how changes impact workflows.

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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.

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Addressing Compliance Challenges in DevOps and Hiring to Solve

MRI Network

We look at the effective strategies for addressing the DevOps compliance issue and how your team can keep projects running on schedule and by the book. How Can You Auomate Compliance Checks Throughout Your DevOps Pipeline? According to IBM, a data breach due to poor compliance costs companies an average of USD 5.57