The American College of Radiology (ACR), the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR), and the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT-MR) are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover CT colonography.

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August 2008 - Table of Contents

DIIR August 2008 (full PDF issue)

Payment of Physician Claims to Be Delayed Pending Congressional Action on Pay Cut

CMS Proposes Changes to 2009 Physician Fee Schedule

SNM Protests Reclassification of Radiopharmaceuticals

Study Questions Quality at Physician-Owned Facilities

Groups Urge CMS to Cover CT Colonography

Survey: Salaries Fastest Growing Expense in Budget, Providers Prefer to Buy New Equipment

CDI Acquires Four Outpatient Imaging Centers

MRI Procedure Growth Slowing to 3% Per Year

Eastern European Equipment Market Spurred by Private Funding

Mindray Gets FDA Clearance for DC-3 Color Ultrasound

InSight Exits San Fernando Valley Market

Diagnostic Imaging Stocks Fall 15% in Last 4 Weeks

New PET Brain Scanner Holds Great Potential