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New GE HealthCare partnership expands access to prostate cancer imaging agent
Repetitive head impact in soccer players increases risk of brain damage, MRI shows
Expert panel develops new breast biopsy guidelines
Pre-imaging pain medication may impact accuracy of abdominal ultrasounds
4D MRI techniques could help advance the development of artificial hearts
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Imaging providers must act to preserve higher CT pay, American College of Radiology warns

CMS previously announced it was temporarily reassigning payment codes for coronary CT angiography, resulting in a 104% higher technical fee. 

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Patients support AI for diagnostic imaging but balk at using it in triage decisions

Previous research has shown that resistance to medical AI may be caused by difficulty in understanding both algorithms and human decision-making in healthcare. 

Bayer
Bayer expands into molecular imaging with 2 acquisitions

The company has reached a deal to purchase two investigational imaging agents from Attralus Inc., a Naples, Florida-based biopharmaceutical firm.

Robotic-assisted RFAs yield better outcomes during lung tumor ablations
Robotic-assisted navigation improves accuracy, halves radiation dose during interventional procedures

Often integrated with artificial intelligence, these systems have been shown to improve accuracy and reproducibility during IR care. 

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New York-based radiology group hit by data breach

During the breach, certain files within the group's network were accessed and copied without permission. 

Akumin
Akumin secures $154M to support long-term growth

Akumin recently announced several developments intended to strengthen its finances and support the growth of its imaging and radiation oncology services. 

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Lantheus completes sale of SPECT business

Lantheus has signaled that the decision to sell its SPECT business will allow the company to focus more on growing its portfolio of PET radiodiagnostics and microbubbles. 

PHOTO GALLERY: Radiology technologies at RSNA 2025

See some of the latest medical imaging technologies from around the expo floor at the 2025 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting.

 

Prenuvo MRI
Whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo loses bid to limit damages in high-profile malpractice case

Sean Clifford filed the lawsuit Sept. 24, 2024, in the New York State Supreme Court, contending a radiologist failed to spot signs of a forthcoming stroke.   

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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.