New Screening Tools Offer New Chances For Radiologists

A new regulation has been launched under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act affecting practices under the in-office ancillary exception of the Stark law. Referring doctors who offer in-office screening services must offer their patients with a list of other options in their region.


According to this new rule, Thomas W. Greeson, a partner at the Falls Church, Va., office of healthcare group Reed Smith LLP mentioned that most diagnostic imaging centers and radiology groups will not be affected directly, however, he reported that some radiology groups are going to be subjected to the requirement for instance interventional radiologists who are working as treating doctors.

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CT Scans Can Help In Detecting Lung Cancer In High Risk Populations.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati reported that CT scans can be more effective in cases of high risk lung cancer, if the scans were followed by clinical routine with a multidisciplinary care team.  

These results have been reached after a clinical trial conducted on a high-risk local population with rates of histoplasmosis, a fungal infection that enters the body through the lungs and increases the likelihood of lung nodules, three times higher than the national average, performed by Dr. Sandra Starnes, director of thoracic surgery at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and a surgeon with UC Health.
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Michelson Diagnostics Chosen To Participate In Future Health Mission 2011

Between more than 70 applicants, Michelson Diagnostics Ltd, the Orpington, UK-based developer and manufacturer of laser scanners for use in non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosis & treatment is chosen to participate in the Future Health Mission 2011 to the USA. The event is taking place in San Francisco along with the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investing Conference in early January.

Regarding to the mission organizers, the Future Health Mission 2011 may provide the businessmen responsible for these 20 growing healthcare technology companies with the opportunity to connect with key people from the US's top technology businesses. Those companies which are the most successful in the UK will manage a conference to meet the media from all over the world as well as investors and potential partners.

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New Progress With The Cooperation Between Calypso Medical Technologies And Elekta

A master development agreement is announced by both Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc., a developer of real-time localization technology used for the precise tracking of tumors, and Elekta, a leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer. This cooperation aims to join the developed products integrating the Calypso® System with Elekta's radiotherapy treatment technologies.


Edward Vertatschitsch, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Calypso Medical said "The combination of the Calypso System into Elekta's world-class radiotherapy technologies could help to improve innovative treatment modalities used to heal prostate cancer along with more problematic radiation therapy targets, like the pancreas and lung". He added "Some of the desired goals are to connect the linear accelerator and the Calypso System for patient positioning during radiation delivery. This connectivity automates the process of re-positioning the treatment couch when the tumor moves out of a prescribed motion threshold".

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Photon-based Radiotherapy Offers Better Results Against Spinal Cord Tumors, Study.

According to a new study, photon-based radiotherapy can be more effective than proton beam while treating spinal cord tumors. The study also showed that photon radiotherapy offers improved survival on long-term. The findings of this study appear in a recent issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
The study is the first to review the long-term results of spinal-cord tumor patients when treated by more modern radiotherapy procedures. According to researchers, Gilomas are the most common spinal cord tumors; they affect around 17,000 US citizens every year, causing death to 13,000 of them.
Dr. Arnab Chakravarti, chair and professor of Radiation Oncology and co-director of the Brain Tumor Program at The Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, said “Our findings need to be verified in a larger number of patients, but they suggest that individuals younger than age 54, those with ependymomas and those treated with photon-based therapy versus proton-beam treatment have better overall survival,”

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Ultherapy, An Ultrasound Device Used For Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures.

The Laser & Rejuvenation Center of Gold Skin Care has announced the first of its kind in the Middle Tennessee area, Ultherapy™, a unique ultrasound device which received the FDA clearance for lifting the brow. It can also be used to lift and lighten the lower face and neck areas above the thyroid cartilage.


While drawing on the same reliable ultrasound principles that doctors and patients have trusted over years, the Ulthera System is considered a pioneer technology because it utilizes ultrasound energy on the face and neck to lift and tighten the skin in a short, 45-minute procedure. Ultherapy™ has been called the non-surgical facelift procedure, and can be done safely and effectively in the office.

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A New Method For Reducing The Possibility Of Future Osteoporotic Fractures.

According to the results of the study that was presented at the 2010 congress of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago (IL, USA). Swedish researchers have launched a method by analyzing historic radiology pictures for easing the burden of future osteoporotic fractures.
A study of 8,257 patients at the Karolinska Institute (Stockholm, Sweden) used Sectra’s (Linköping, Sweden) patented digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) way in order to determine patients that suffered from a hip fracture. Through structured osteoporosis prevention program millions of Euros can be protected.
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SHAPE Starts Registration For Its Carotid IMT Certification Workshop.

SAHPE, The Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication announced that the registration for SHAPE Carotid IMT Certification Workshop has begun. The event will take place on the 15th of January 2011 at Trevisio Restaurant and Conference Center in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. SHAPE is a non-profit organization aiming to improve early diagnosis and preventive measures in order to decrease the risks of cardiac attacks. The workshop will be attended by primary care physicians, cardiologists and radiologists.
The event will take place as a part of the SHAPE Provider Certification initiative, which is concentrating on following the best procedures to decrease the incidence of acute coronary events and mortalities from coronary artery disease. During the workshop, attendees are going to learn evaluate patients’ eligibility to undergo Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) screening, a procedure that is carried out to identify hidden plaques while developing in coronary and carotid arteries. Attendees will also learn to how to use Carotid IMT in a primary care facility.

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One In Six Physicians In Washington Lease Or Own Medical Screening Tools, Study

According to a study, 1 in 6 doctors in 2008 mentioned that her or his practice leased or owned improved screening tools. Doctor practice leasing or ownership of a wide group of medical tools ranging from tools for laboratory examining to strict proceedings, is quite common.


The Center for Studying Health System change (HSC) launched the report which was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More referrals would be formed by doctors with or other financial interests in medical facilities than medically necessary. The federal physician self-referral law, identified as the Stark Act since the mid-1990s, has forbidden doctors from self-referring Medicare and Medicaid patients to a specific health services, ranging from clinical laboratory services to improved screening services.

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Radio Frequency Is Used In Florida Hospitals To Detect Missed Surgical Objects Inside Patients.

Radio frequency (RF) detection technology is used for the first time in Good Samaritan Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center in the operation rooms to prevent missing any foreign items my mistake inside the patient during the surgery.
Good Samaritan and West Boca are conducting the RF Surgical Detection System from Bellevue, Wash.-based RF Surgical Systems as an assistant to the standard practice of manual counting to improve the patient safety in all conditions at the surgical operations.
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