Practice Management

Practice management involves overseeing all business aspects of a medical practice including financials, human resources, information technology, compliance, marketing and operations.

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Siemens scores Magnetom Verio install in England

The University of Cambridge in England has installed a new Siemens Magnetom Verio 3T MRI scanner in the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre (WBIC) located on the Addenbrookes Hospital campus.

Alternating mammography, MRI may be best for high-risk women

Rotating MRI with mammography at six-month intervals can detect breast cancers not identified by mammography alone, according to research from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center presented at the 31st annual CRTC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium last week.

MRI might shows signs of multiple sclerosis development

With more people having brain MRIs for various reasons, doctors are finding people whose scans show signs of multiple sclerosis (MS), even though they have no symptoms of the disease. A new study published in the Dec. 10 online issue of Neurology found that a third of these people developed MS within an average of about five years.

MRI machines may damage cochlear implants

Patients with cochlear implants may want to steer clear of certain magnetic imaging devices, such as 3T MRIs, because the machines can demagnetize the patient's implant, according to a study published in the December issue of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

Structured reporting continues to mature

The promise of structured reporting for the diagnostic imaging interpretation report is improved clinician communication, better quality patient care and improved workflow. However, work remains to be done on these systems to enable seamless deployment that does not compromise radiologist productivity or, potentially, their interpretation accuracy.

AHA: MRI has little disruption for pacemakers, ICDs

It appears to be safe for patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators to undergo MR imaging. Additionally, the diagnostic benefits of MRI far outweigh the perceived risks in patients with implantable devices, according to two studies presented at the 2008 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions.

Aurora wins Texas install for dedicated breast MRI

The Cooper Clinics new breast health facility in McKinney, Texas, has installed the Aurora 1.5Tesla dedicated breast MRI system from Aurora Imaging Technologies.

Medtronic nets CE Mark for pacemaker designed for use in MRIs

Medtronic has received the European CE Mark for its EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacemaker and CapSureFix MRI SureScan pacing leads designed for use in MRI systems under specified conditions.

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