Posts by Sarah Cummins

HCP Spring 2021 2021 Spring Hospital Radiology & Imaging Conference – LIVE ONLINE Our experts are waiting for your call. SMS will be virtual at HCP Spring 2021!Visit our Virtual Supplier Showcase Feb 16-March 5. Members of our leadership team will be available to provide information throughout the conference and for personalized meetings during the…

What’s New in PET/CT CMS Final 2021 OPPS Rule, Physician Fee Schedule PET/CT Reimbursement Updates for 2021 SOFIE Co., 21000 Atlantic Blvd., Suite 730 | Dulles, VA 20166 www.sofie.com January 2021 | CMS Final 2021 HOPPS © SOFIE Biosciences, Inc. 2021 / All Rights Reserved. Final Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and…

What’s New in PET/CT Clinical Utility of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Staging Localized Breast Cancer Before Initiating Preoperative Systemic Therapy. PET/CT Updates, Research & Education October 2020 Purpose18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT is recommended as an optional study in the current NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Breast Cancer after CT of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis with…

What’s New in PET/CT Early Assessment of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with 18F-FDG-PET/CT in Patients with Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer. PET/CT Updates, Research & Education September 2020 PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of sequential 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT) after one cycle of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) to predict chemotherapy response…

Mobile Digital PET/CT Shared Medical Services deploys first mobile digital PET/CT systems in US by John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter | July 27, 2020 https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/51989 Shared Medical Services (SMS) deployed the first mobile digital PET/CT Monday to U.S. healthcare providers. The system, which consists of United Imaging’s uMI 550 digital PET/CT on an SMS mobile…

What’s New in PET/CT Prognostic Value of Quantitative Parameters of 18 F-FDG PET/CT for Patients With Angiosarcoma. PET/CT Updates, Research & Education July 2020 PurposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate quantitative parameters in 18F-FDG PET/CT in terms of correlation with histologic grade and overall survival in patients with angiosarcoma.MethodsThe cases of 16 patients…

What’s New in PET/CT The Impact of Primary Tumor and Locoregional Metastatic Lymph Node SUV max on Predicting Survival in Patients With Rectal Cancer PET/CT Updates, Research & Education June 2020 PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) of the primary tumor and locoregional metastatic lymph…

What’s New in PET/CT The Utility of PET-CT in the Staging and Management of Advanced and Recurrent Malignant Melanoma PET/CT Updates, Research & Education May 2020 PurposeAccurate pre-operative staging and correct surgical selection of patients with malignant melanoma reduces unnecessary morbidity and mortality, improves distant control and may improve survival. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Computed…

COVID-19 Imaging Solutions We have solutions for uninterrupted imaging during the COVID-19 national emergency. Our experts are waiting for your call. Shared Medical Services April 2020 Paul ZahnVice President of Business DevelopmentPaulZ@sharedmed.comC 608.220.8844  |  O 888.346.7235Modesto “Desi” AlbaDirector of Interim Sales & Servicesmalba@sharedmed.comC 608.575.9365  |  O 608.839.9545 CT  |  MRI  |  PET/CTShared Medical Services brings…

SMS is here to help. When you’re faced with the unexpected you can count on Shared Medical Services Shared Medical Services April 2020 CT  |  MRI  |  PET/CTShared Medical Services brings imaging solutions to your facility when you need it most. SMS combines 40 years of experience in CT, MRI and PET/CT lease and interim…