IAMERS 20th Annual Meeting Photos
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Survey for Independent Service Organizations
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Study shows diagnostic imaging slowed markedly after 2005
Health Imaging an online medical news magazine on July 25th reported on a study done by GE and MIT. They examined the reasons for the slowdown in medical imaging that began in 2006. It's an interesting read and relevant to all sellers and users of medical imaging devices. Here's the link: http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&article=34664
UDI Proposed Rule Announced
The IAMERS FDA Committee has also been reviewing the proposed regulations concerning the Unique Device Identification System. The proposed rule was published for comment in the July 10, 2012 Federal Register. Comments on the proposed rule are due by September 10 as they pertain to information collection issues under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [...]
Have We Downloaded the Latest Drivers?
by: Wayne Webster About 4-years ago the diagnostic imaging markets were experiencing explosive growth. As we all now know, the market was heading for the same crash as the housing market a year earlier. The growth was fueled by many things. Primarily the advancement of diagnosis, treatment and wealth were the main drivers with increasing [...]
The 2011 Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Conference Review
by: Wayne Webster The 2011 SNM annual meeting was held this year in Salt Lake City. Not the best venue for a meeting but the SNM has never been about location. Last year the meeting was a victim of the Swine Flu scare and attendance was down. This year attendance was about the same at least that [...]
The Changing Fortunes of CT Imaging
by: Wayne Webster In the past year several significant institutions from California to Alabama reported over dosing patients when performing CT Brain Perfusion studies. These radiation doses were unfortunate for the patient and resulted in negative outcomes. The effect these failures may have on the future use of CT is unknown but could be far [...]