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of Medicine is Hamilton Hospital, a 25-bed facility serving the rural area of Webster City, Iowa. Charles N. Heggen, MD, a radiologist with the group Iowa Radiology, has used OnGuard lung CAD technology from Riverain Medical at the facility since April 2007. His practice decided to adopt lung CAD technology based on its success with CAD for mammography and an ongoing interest by the physicians in improving lung cancer screening for its patient population. “All AP [anterior/posterior] or PA [posterior/anterior] chest x-rays on patients 35 years of age and older are processed with CAD,” Heggen says. “The CAD image is viewed each time a chest x-ray is reviewed. This practice has directed the interpreting radiologist’s attention toward some areas on the image that needed a closer look.” Iowa Radiology marketed its use of lung CAD, both to its referring physician base as well as to the public via print and radio advertising, and found favorable reaction to the technology from both groups. The group has worked diligently to ensure reimbursement for the application, educating its payors about CPT codes for the technology. “Initially, our Medicare local fiscal intermediary denied the claims because they did not recognize the CPT codes,” he noted. “Following educational work with them, they are now covering this service. Most of our other private payors are covering the service as well.” ct cad: Workflow and diagnostic benefits Thousands of miles from Iowa, Dag Wormanns, MD, medical director and head of the department of radiology at ELK Berlin Chest Hospital in Germany has found LMS lung CT lung CAD from Median Technologies to be a benefit to his practice. Radiologists at the facility routinely use the CAD functionality prior to resection of lung metastases to ensure that the surgeon is aware of all lung lesions to be resected. In addition, he has found the tracking capabilities of the software to be a welcome addition to the department’s workflow. “It allows for convenient comparison of previous and current examination and alleviates tracking of tumorous lesions over time during the course of treatment,” he said. “It is capable of speeding up clinical demonstrations due to the bookmarking of lesions and anatomic synchronization of previous and current examination.” Peter Herzog, MD, a fellow of radiology at Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Germany, has found the deployment of syngo Lung CAD (CT lung CAD) from Siemens Medical Solutions has increased the diagnostic certainty of chest exams at his facility in the nine months since its deployment. “Approximately 60,000 cases have been processed by CAD and it has helped a lot, especially in scans that were not originally performed to rule out malignancy in the chest,” he noted. “A considerable number of clinically actionable findings were obtained.” A great small X-ray QA solution ma ccurate S le Small A ordab art Quick Af all Accurate Sm Sm Accurate Smart Quick Afordable HealthImaging.com k A fo r t Quic rdable ar t Q te Sm ra Accu Small A uick le S da b for July 2008 | Health Imaging & IT 25 a ll m Acc u http://www.rtielectronics.com http://www.rtielectronics.com http://HealthImaging.com

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Healthcare Imaging & IT - July 2008 On the Web The Enterprise News Update Convention Spotlight: AHRA 2008 Cover Story: Driving Metrics to Drive Business: Digital Dashboards Deliver Mammography CAD Comes of Age Breast MR CAD: Earlier Detection, Increased Efficiency Lung CAD Earning a Spot in Day-to-Day Practice Colon CAD: Breaking Down Barriers Modality Review: Cardiac CT Angiography: A Clear Pathway to Better Cardiac Patient Management Practice Management: RIS Rights Efficiency & Productivity Wrongs In Practice: Advanced Visualization Across the Enterprise Regulatory Update: Beware: Recovery Audit Contractors Poised for Permanent Status Technology Outlook: Compressing Images for Remote Transmission Reader's Resource Stat Sheet

Healthcare Imaging & IT - July 2008

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