[January 24, 2013]

Research and Markets: Radiology, Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, 3rd Edition 2013

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zdxf5h/radiology) has announced the addition of the "Radiology, Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, 3rd Edition 2013" report to their offering.

Clinical review criteria guidelines for radiology (including indications for MRI/CT), radiation therapy and nuclear medicine.

Health plan and Medicare benefit interpretations with useful references and related web links.

Some Key Topics Covered: Please click here for a full list

Radiology: Bone Mass Measurement/Bone mineral density (BMD) testing; Skeletal surveys in children; Scoliosis in children - indications for radiography; Cardiac scans for CAD; Cerebral angiography; Chest x-rays, routine; Cinedefecography; Contrast media; Spine - diagnostic radiology in adults and children; Imaging studie in acute low back pain; Myelography and Cisternography; Discography; Epidurogram/Epiduroscopy;

Breast imaging studies: Diaphanography of the breast; Mammography, screening or diagnostic/Digital/CAD mammography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast: Differential Diagnosis; Breast Ultrasound and Echography; Stereotactic Breast Biopsy;

Diagnostic radiology: General; Extremity x-rays; Knee trauma;

MRI and CT scans: Computerized Tomography (CT) or Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) - Overview; Computerized Tomography (CT or CAT) including extracranial head, brain and thoracic scans; High-resolution CT (HRCT) for Pulmonary Studies; CT for appendicitis; Spiral CT Scans for Lung Cancer Screening; Helical CT for Pulmonary Embolism Detection; Computerized Axial Tomography (CT) Scans: Pelvis, Abdomen, Abdomen and Pelvis - on the same day; Electron-beam CT screening for coronary artery disease; Ultrasound of peripheral sites (tibia, phalanges) for the selection of patients for pharmacologic treatment of osteoporosis;

Neuroimaging Studies for Headaches; Metastatic bone disease: Radiologic evaluation; Percutaneous Drainage/Aspiration of Abscesses and Fluid Collection; Percutaneous Permanent Inferior Vena Cava Placement; Percutaneous Transcatheter Embolization; Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA); Peripheral Vascular Disease Evaluation; Renal Artery Stenosis - Angiography and Stent Placement; Spiral CT for Lung Cancer Screening; Thermography;

Radiation Therapy/Oncology: Radiation oncology; Combination Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy; Brachytherapy; Brachytherapy for the Prevention of Restenosis in Peripheral Arteries Following PTA of the Femoropopliteal System; Intracoronary Brachytherapy; Breast Conservation Therapy in the Management of Invasive Breast Cancer; Proton Beam Radiotherapy; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Transperineal Brachytherapy for prostate cancer Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy; Radiation Therapy web sites;

Radiology Benefit Management

Web resources for radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy provider manuals.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zdxf5h/radiology

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