Angry backers of CT colonography for colorectal cancer screening are regrouping after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services repulsed their efforts to secure Medicare coverage for the procedure. More »
Diagnostic imaging is the focus of 11 of 100 priority research projects identified in an Institute of Medicine report released Tuesday that promises to revolutionize how the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of emerging medical technologies and treatment regimens are determined in the U.S. More »
Two radically different opinions have emerged to describe why the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decided not to extend Medicare coverage to CT colonography screening. One credits a new policy requiring efficacy data that considers the effect of proposed medical applications specifically... More »
A lifesaver for some and source of wasted diagnostic effort for others, incidental findings from CT colonography present opportunities and risks for patients and imaging practitioners. More »
Training trumps experience when it comes to interpreting CT colonography, said Dr. Abe Dachman, director of the Fellowship Programs at the University of Chicago Medical Center. More »
The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition has introduced an attractive new website designed to inform the public about the clinical capabilities and political controversies that surround diagnostic imaging practice. More »
Bucking the tide of medical professional opinion, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided against granting payment for CT colonography as a screening test for colorectal cancer. CMS ruled Tuesday that the clinical evidence remains inadequate to conclude that CTC is appropriate for... More »
