Thumb MRI and Cleveland Clinic subsidiary Clinical Medical Services have finalized an agreement to bring imaging technology and radiology services to rural Michigan.
Written by Lisa Fratt
SALT LAKE CITY—Combining radiomicrosphere therapy with SPECT/CT may be more effective and lead to fewer complications than conventional planar imaging with a gamma camera, based on research presented at the 57th SNM annual meeting this week.
Written by Lisa Fratt
SALT LAKE CITY—At the 57th SNM annual meeting this week, researchers presented a study revealing that SPECT/CT can detect a broad range of post renal transplant complications, allowing clinicians to better diagnose and treat patients.
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology has outlined new recommendations that could significantly lower radiation exposure for patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging procedures and have published the recommendations online on May 26 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.
Mario J. Garcia, MD, a cardiologist who helped develop and clinically implement cardiac CT angiography, has been recruited as co-director of the Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center and as chief of cardiology within the department of medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
Stereotactic radiosurgery is an appropriate form of therapy for patients who have one to four brain metastases, no larger than 4 cm in diameter, from metastatic cancer, according to an article published March 25 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The use of at-home medical devices to connect doctors and patients via the internet can help patients and their physicians work more efficiently together to manage chronic conditions, according to research at Cleveland Clinic.
Written by Justine Cadet
When the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) hosts its annual conference from March 1-4, at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, it is sure to be abuzz with conversations about the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment, the HITECH Act, and the subsequent meaningful use proposals and definitions.
Written by Michael Bassett
While the technology behind cardiac advanced visualization (AV) can create some amazing images, it provides much more than just a “wow” factor. Radiologists and cardiologists rely on it to help them increase productivity and workflow and reduce costs, diagnose more quickly and accurately, and better communicate results with referring physicians and their patients.
Lexiscan, the pharmacologic stress agent for radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), is well-tolerated and as effective as the current standard, Adenoscan, according to study results presented this week at the 14th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) in Minneapolis.
Gene Barnett, MD, of the Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center at Cleveland Clinic, is conducting research that uses laser and MRI technology to heat and kill brain tumors.
The Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT) has named Chirapa Puntawangkoon, MD, and Thananya Boonyasirinant, MD, as the winners of the third annual Young Investigator Award.
A panel of Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists selected a top ten list of breakthrough devices and therapies, which were unveiled during Cleveland Clinic's 2008 Medical Innovation Summit this week.
Written by A Staff Report
IT innovation and integration are alive and very well in 2008. This year’s Top 25 Connected Healthcare Facilities bring impressive resumes, tales of major cost savings and return on investment and excellence in patient care and patient and staff satisfaction.
SafeMed, a provider of analytical software for clinical decision support, has formed a collaboration with Google Health, a new product that is currently being pilot-tested with the Cleveland Clinic.
ORLANDO - Allscripts, a clinical software provider, has formed a collaboration between the National ePrescribing Patient Safety Initiative and Google Health to provide physicians with a new means of sharing health information over the internet with their patients, which was announced today at the 2008 HIMSS conference after Google CEO Eric Schmidt made his keynote address.
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