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Fewer than 30% of FDA-cleared AI devices share key safety, adverse event info prior to approval
Does BMI affect AI's accuracy when assessing CT scans?
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Expert panel develops new breast biopsy guidelines
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AI lab Midjourney investing over $74M to launch whole-body ultrasound screening business

Radiologists, meanwhile, took to social media to criticize the endeavor, noting that the generative AI company lacks clinical evidence to back its marketing claims. 

Interventional work increasingly concentrated among smaller subset of radiologists

The proportion of radiologists performing some (>0%) IR-related work declined from 70% in 2008 down to 50% by 2023, according to new research published in JVIR. 

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Senate passes radiologist-supported bill to bolster lung cancer research

While overall lung cancer rates are declining, cases among nonsmoking women are on the rise, puzzling scientists.   

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Wearable ultrasound patch offers continuous monitoring of high-risk pregnancies

Researchers are hopeful that the patch can give providers the data needed to identify critical abnormalities earlier. 

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AI worries deter some medical students from pursuing careers in radiology

Updated data suggest that artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in the specialty medical students choose to pursue. 

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Health system 'hemorrhages' $280M on radiologist outsourcing in 1 year

Despite these investments, hundreds of thousands of reports are still delayed by at least one month, new data show.

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Imaging societies clash over bill to require that docs consult appropriate-use criteria

The American College of Radiology is seeking to revive the shelved AUC program, while nuclear cardiologists are speaking against these efforts. 

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Private equity firm selling radiology network for $2.4B

Permira is selling Australia's I-Med Radiology Network, which recently entered the U.S. by acquiring StatRad, to Hong Kong-based multinational conglomerate Jardine Matheson.  

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Lantheus weighs potential sale with $7B valuation

The Bedford, Massachusetts-based company has reportedly been approached about a possible acquisition by competitor Curium Pharma, Bloomberg reported May 22. 

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Why RadNet is betting heavily on AI to reshape radiology workflows

RadNet Chaiman and CEO Howard Berger, MD, explains why the company has invested tens of millions into DeepHealth to rapidly build up a new business model. 

 

Cardiovascular Business
AI turns mammograms into CVD risk assessments—no outside data required

Thanks to AI, clinicians can use mammograms to do a lot more than identify signs of breast cancer. Researchers explored data from nearly 50,000 patients, presenting their findings in Heart.

Radiology Business
Fewer than 30% of FDA-cleared AI devices share key safety, adverse event info prior to approval

A new analysis is prompting questions regarding how rigorously many of the AI-enabled tools approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are evaluated prior to their clearance.