The Push For Low Dose

On the coverage front it has been proposed by CMS that low dose CT screening be covered, which represents a huge victory for diagnostic imaging as a whole. According to an article published by dotmed.com : “It completes the reimbursement picture for lung cancer screening,"

These news essentially mean that care and monitoring for lung cancer are making greater strides. The end result is yet to be seen but these pushes will also mean greater push for more CT innovations down the line, which means more effective treatment as well.

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Ultrasound you say? I have an App for that

With most everything in the world today, there is always an app for something. Ultrasounds are apparently not the exception to the rule. The usage of tablets for ultrasounds is something that’s being touted as the next big thing, especially if ultrasound is vital and needed prior to arrival at a hospital.

The whole purpose behind the app is ensuring that care, especially in an emergency situation is faster and far more accurate. It may sound incredible but the fact is that this is the kind of thing that can make care more efficient.


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Imaging for the Bladder

Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) technology has gotten FDA clearance. According to dotmed.com “NBI will allow physicians to remove small tumors in their offices, which will prevent costly operating room procedures if the tumor is spotted early enough.” 

This is a great because it cuts down on having to coordinate hospital visits for relatively simple procedures that shouldn't take quite as long as they normally do. According to the dotmed.com article “Blood absorbs NBI's blue and green light more so it makes the tissue appear darker and allows the surgeon to see vascular structures on the mucosal surface more clearly. 

The blue light is used to highlight the shallow capillaries and the green light highlights deeper veins.” This kind of advance may mean a new overall solution to an old problem, aiding in cutting down patient inconvenience, not to mention bladder tumors. 

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The Mammography Future

Mammography is great at detecting tumors and it’s also known as a source of discomfort that employs the use of radiation. There is something new on the horizon that may become the replacement for mammography. The new modality on the block is known as microwave tomography. 

According to dotmed.com “During a microwave tomography exam, the breast is suspended in a liquid bath that is surrounded by 16 antennae. One at a time, each antenna illuminates the breast with a low powered microwave signal while the other antennae receive the signals that are transmitted through the breast.” 

This new modality sounds like it may well be revolutionary in the fight against breast cancer. While it’s still early, it would be interesting to see how this will be playing out over the next ten years. 

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