Mammography screen payment rises slightly
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that Congress has increased the mammography screening payment limit for Medicare and Medicaid from $67.81 in 2000 to $69.23, a 2% increase, effective Jan. 1, 2001. Apportionment between the
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that Congress has increased the mammography screening payment limit for Medicare and Medicaid from $67.81 in 2000 to $69.23, a 2% increase, effective Jan. 1, 2001. Apportionment between the professional and technical components remains the same: 32% for professional and 68% for technical.
Considering Breast- and Lesion-Level Assessments with Mammography AI: What New Research Reveals
June 27th 2025While there was a decline of AUC for mammography AI software from breast-level assessments to lesion-level evaluation, the authors of a new study, involving 1,200 women, found that AI offered over a seven percent higher AUC for lesion-level interpretation in comparison to unassisted expert readers.
SNMMI: Botox May Facilitate Relief from Dry Mouth Side Effect of PSMA-Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals
June 25th 2025For patients being treated with radiopharmaceutical agents for metastatic prostate cancer, the combination of botulinum toxin and an anti-nausea patch led to a 30 percent reduction in PSMA uptake in the salivary glands, according to preliminary research findings presented at the SNMMI conference.
