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This page includes content on healthcare management, including health system, hospital, department and clinic business management and administration. Areas of focus are on cardiology and radiology department business administration. Subcategories covered in this section include healthcare economics, reimbursement, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, policy and regulations, practice management, quality, staffing, and supply chain.

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Breast MRI usage climbs 23% in 2008

  Breast MRI is showing double-digit growth in 2008 and is one of the fastest growing procedures in the MR departments, according to a newly released imaging market guide from Arlington Medical Resources, a provider of market research for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging industries.

3D sequence aids rupture-prone plaque detection

Canadian researchers have used 3D MRI to accurately detect bleedingwithin the walls of diseased carotid arteries, suggesting the techniquemay prove to be a useful screening tool for patients at high risk forstroke, according to a study published in this months issue of Radiology.

Sentinelle Medical seals CE Mark approval

Sentinelle Medical, a manufacturer of MRI coils and interventionalsoftware, has received CE Mark approval to begin marketing theSentinelle Vanguard Breast MR Auxiliary Table in Europe.

New MRI method detects left atrial wall scarring in patients with atrial fibrillation

Noninvasive imaging of the left atrial wall with MRI is a recentadvancement and a powerful tool to evaluate injury related toradiofrequency energy delivery during atrial fibrillation (AF)ablation, according to a study in the Oct. 7 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

CT scans change treatment plans in ER patients with suspected appendicitis

CT scans change the initial treatment plans of emergency physicians inmore than one-quarter of patients with suspected appendicitis,according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Aurora notches dual deployment in Atlanta

Dedicated breast MRI system technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has placed the second of its 1.5-Tesla breast MRI systems at Breast Care Specialists of Atlanta.

Breast MRI could determine need for radiation therapy

BOSTONFor patients whose breast cancer has spread to their lymphnodes, a MRI scan could replace exploratory surgery as the preferredmethod for determining whether radiation therapy is necessary to treattheir disease, according to a study to be presented Sunday at the 50thannual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology andOncology (ASTRO).

Time Medical releases new HTS MRI coil

Scientists from Columbia University, Harvard Medical School and the University of Hong Kong have created a high temperature superconductor (HTS) coil for MRI systems.

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Cardiovascular Business
Boston Scientific enters renal denervation market with acquisition worth up to $540M

Boston Scientific has announced another significant M&A deal, scooping up an Israeli medtech company focused on RDN technology. 

Radiology Business
Shift toward imaging outside the hospital could save billions

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA announces catheter recall for Johnson & Johnson PFA system due to stroke risk

The recall comes after approximately 3% of patients treated with the device during the early stages of its U.S. rollout experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack following surgery. The expected stroke rate is closer to 1%, the FDA explained.