Virginia Interventional and Vascular Associates (VIVA) has opened a new location in Stafford. It is located on Stafford Hospital grounds and provides patients in the community with a greater level of convenience in their medical care. “With the growth in population and in the number of doctors in the Stafford area, we felt like it was important to provide a …
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Vishal Bindal
The new physician Director of MRI for Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg (RAF) started as a board-certified, fellowship-trained neuroradiologist many years ago, but his love for where he works and what he does hasn’t changed. “Everyone works well with each other. I love the team environment, it’s been perfect,” Dr. Vishal Bindal said of his colleagues. Dr. Bindal has traveled to …
Raising Awareness for Nutcracker Syndrome and Venous Compression Syndromes
Nutcracker Syndrome is a rare condition, but its rarity doesn’t make it any less painful or difficult to deal with. The syndrome involves the compression or narrowing of the renal vein, which causes the slowing of blood flow from the left kidney. This then presents as abdominal pain and discomfort, or groin pain and pelvic pain. The symptoms are part …
Imaging Center for Women in North Stafford: World Class Care in Your Community
When it comes to women’s health, medical imaging plays a crucial and integral part. For the women in the Stafford region, the Imaging Center for Women (ICW) in North Stafford will offer high-tech, world class medical imaging services with the same exceptional customer service they have received at the Fredericksburg ICW location. ICW North Stafford is located at 125 Woodstream …
Changes for Medicare Patients and Clinical Decision Support Coming in 2019
Clinical Decision Support (CDS) software has long been a part of the medical community, providing vital tools to assist physicians and their teams in making informative, swift decisions. From diagnostic support to patient data reports, CDS has aided physicians in all specialties. New proposed Federal rulings for Medicare are about to change requirements for use of CDS systems. According to …
New Liver Tumor Treatment Coming
An advanced treatment for cancerous liver tumors– yttrium-90 (Y-90) radio embolization – will be introduced in the Fredericksburg area later this year. Y-90 radio embolization is a form of selective internal radiation therapy, a minimally invasive
Women’s Imaging Center Planned in North Stafford
Medical Imaging of Fredericksburg, LLC plans to launch the Imaging Center for Women at North Stafford this summer. The new center will be adjacent to the imaging group’s Medical Imaging Center of North Stafford, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary of providing advanced imaging services to
New Medicare Rule Requires Clinical Decision Support Proof
According to current Medicare regulations, starting January 1, 2018, providers who order advanced outpatient imaging tests for Medicare patients must first consult with an approved clinical decision support (CDS) system or the studies will not be covered, reported Edwin Swager, CEO of
Radiologist Spotlight: Narinder Sethi, MD
After his first rotation in medical school, Dr. Narinder Sethi was, in his words, “hooked on radiology.” “It felt a lot like detective work, figuring out what was going on with the patient clinically, matching it with the imaging, and determining a diagnosis. I also enjoyed working with all aspects of the body and