The National Oncologic PET Registry: Expanded Medicare Coverage for PET Under Coverage with Evidence Development
Matthew J. Lindsay1,
Barry A. Siegel2,
Sean R. Tunis3,
Bruce E. Hillner4,
Anthony F. Shields5,
Brian P. Carey1 and
R. Edward Coleman6
1 Foley Hoag, LLP, 155 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA 02210-2600.
2 Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, MO.
3 HealthTech, San Francisco, CA.
4 Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond,
VA.
5 Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
6 Department of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.

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Fig. 1 Schema shows operation of National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR)
with specific actions performed by referring physician, participating PET
facility, and database (at American College of Radiology Imaging Network
[ACRIN] headquarters). See text for details. CMS = Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services. (Adapted with permission from
[8])
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