May 2021 Newsletter
Associated Imaging Services Diagnostic Imaging Centers, P.A. serves the greater Kansas City area and has expanded its geographic reach to the St. Joseph and Liberty areas, with 9 clinics to serve its community. Diagnostic Imaging Centers provides outpatient diagnostic imaging exams, including MRI, CT, 3D mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and breast biopsies. Diagnostic Imaging Centers provided further insight into its experience with AIS through a recent interview. NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY Imaging Technology News This guidance document provides the FDA’s recommendations on testing to assess the safety and compatibility of medical devices in the MR Environment and the recommended format for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Safety Information in medical device labeling. Diagnostic Imaging The concept of social determinants of health isn’t new, but the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a harsh light on their real impact as more cases and deaths have been experienced by minority patients, the uninsured, and those with a lower socioeconomic status - but radiology can take steps to improve this situation. Imaging Technology News NIH-funded advance could alert physicians to increased need for fetal monitoring, early delivery. Medical Xpress COVID-19 impacts on social connection, prenatal health care, and income and employment. DocWire News Women with premature or extremely premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) receive less optimal secondary prevention cardiovascular care than men, according to a recent study in JAMA Cardiology. News-Medical.net For patients with brain metastases, amino acid positron emission tomography (PET) can provide valuable information about the effectiveness of state-of-the-art treatments. Imaging Technology News Yael Eshet, M.D., MSc, a diagnostic radiology specialist at Sheba Medical Center in Israel, was the lead author on a recent study that showed COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine adenopathy can persist more than 6 weeks. ICE Magazine The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that 10,378 scientific and educational abstracts were submitted for presentation at its 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2021), to be held November 28 to December 2, 2021, at McCormick Place in Chicago. 24x7 If independent servicers were so unskilled and unsafe to use, manufacturers wouldn't so heavily rely on them, asserts IAMERS General Counsel Robert J. Kerwin in his opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal responding to another recent op-ed on the right to repair. PRODUCTS CERTIFICATIONS Certifications
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