In a joint response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Coverage and Analysis Group, the Lung Cancer Alliance, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Radiology (ACR) and 38 other medical organizations called on CMS to quickly provide national Medicare coverage of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for patients at high risk for lung cancer.

HealthTrust selected Canon U.S.A. Inc. and Virtual Imaging Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. Inc., as a partner. They will provide RadPRO Digital Mobile X-ray Systems, Radiographic Rooms, Radiographic Room Upgrades and Dynamic Digital Radiography and Fluoroscopy Systems equipped with Canon digital radiographic detectors. These will be available for the nearly 1,400 acute care facilities that are part of the HealthTrust membership.

The Hospital for Special Surgery in collaboration with GE Healthcare developed an MRI that can show a detailed image following hip fracture repair. It does so without the distortion caused by metal surgical screws that are problematic in standard MRIs.

Computed tomography (CT) scans routinely taken to guide the treatment of pancreatic cancer may provide an important secondary benefit. According to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the scans also reflect how well chemotherapy will penetrate the tumor, predicting the effectiveness of treatment.

Cianna Medical Inc. is a women’s health company. It announced low recurrence rates – even for younger women – as part of a retrospective analysis of 673 patients with invasive breast cancer treated with the Savi breast brachytherapy applicator. Savi is a strut-based device that delivers breast brachytherapy, a 5-day course of targeted radiation for early-stage breast cancer.

The need to assess breast density as part of routine mammography is well documented and is required by legislation in many states. Vucomp’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared M-Vu Breast Density automatically assesses breast density, providing consistent and accurate measurements calibrated to a panel of 13 expert radiologists.