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Low-Dose CT Method, Delivering 50% Less<br />
Radiation, Correctly Identifies Patients<br />
With Appendicitis<br />
Patients with possible appendicitis are typically evaluated using<br />
a standard-dose contrast enhanced CT, but a low-dose unenhanced<br />
CT that delivers approximately 50% less radiation is<br />
just as effective, according to a study performed at the Seoul<br />
National University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. The<br />
standard-dose enhanced CT scan delivers approximately 8.0<br />
millisieverts (mSv) of radiation; the low-dose unenhanced CT<br />
scan delivers approximately 4.2 mSv of radiation.<br />
• Online: dotmed.<strong>com</strong>/dm9734<br />
Angio Procedures Growing at a Steady<br />
4%-5% Clip<br />
According to IMV’s recent census of angio labs in the U.S.,<br />
an estimated 4.8 million procedures were performed at 1,720<br />
angio lab sites in 2008, including non-coronary vascular angiography<br />
and other procedures performed in the angio labs.<br />
From 2004 to 2008, total procedures performed in angio labs<br />
grew 20%, from 4.0 million in 2004 to 4.8 million procedures<br />
in 2008 for hospitals with 150+ beds, resulting in an average<br />
annual growth rate of 4%-5%.<br />
• Online: dotmed.<strong>com</strong>/dm9732<br />
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<strong>DOTmed</strong>business news I s e p t e m b e r 2009<br />
Direct Capital Expands Medical Equipment<br />
Finance Division<br />
Direct Capital, a leading nationwide provider of equipment<br />
leasing and financing, has taken several key steps to expand<br />
its Medical Equipment Finance Division.<br />
The <strong>com</strong>pany has announced that it will allocate nearly<br />
$68 million in lending capacity to immediately provide more<br />
substantial financing programs to vendors that sell medical,<br />
dental, and veterinary equipment. The program allows financing<br />
from as low as $2,000 up to about $250,000, Paul<br />
Ringuette, Vice President of Sales for Direct Capital, told<br />
<strong>DOTmed</strong> News.<br />
• Online: dotmed.<strong>com</strong>/dm9720<br />
ReMedPar Launches New Website<br />
ReMedPar has just launched its new website, www.ReMedPar.<br />
<strong>com</strong>. The updated look reflects some changes at the <strong>com</strong>pany<br />
and is part of a rebranding for the medical parts leader.<br />
• Online: dotmed.<strong>com</strong>/dm9764<br />
Medicare Cuts Will Force Many Cancer<br />
Centers to Close<br />
A new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid<br />
Services (CMS) to cut payments for radiation therapy treatments<br />
would cause many cancer centers to close, stop accepting<br />
Medicare patients, lay off support staff and reduce services<br />
to cancer patients, according to a survey conducted by AS-<br />
TRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology.<br />
• Online: dotmed.<strong>com</strong>/dm9781<br />
Sun Exposure May Trigger Certain Autoimmune<br />
Diseases in Women<br />
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight may be associated<br />
with the development of certain autoimmune diseases, particularly<br />
in women, according to a study by researchers at the<br />
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),<br />
part of the National Institutes of Health.<br />
• Online: dotmed.<strong>com</strong>/dm9820<br />
www.dotmed.<strong>com</strong>
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