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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?
New GE HealthCare partnership expands access to prostate cancer imaging agent
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Expert panel develops new breast biopsy guidelines
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Hospital must pay $23M jury verdict after radiologist misses spinal cord injury on CT

Plaintiff attorneys believe this is the largest non-death-related malpractice payout in the history of Maine, with Brewer-based Northern Light Health system on the hook for the damages. 

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Arizona passes legislation requiring insurers to cover follow-up breast imaging

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on June 19 signed SB 1165 into law following its passage in the state Senate. 

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Retired radiologist donates $1M to school of medicine in honor of late husband

Janet H. Sung, MD, gave the gift to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo. 

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How leadership changes impact radiologist well-being

New survey responses delve into how management shakeups at the divisional level affect morale and physician burnout.

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Interventional radiologist 1st in world to deliver newly approved cancer treatment

The completion of the first treatment represents a "significant milestone" for patients with liver cancer, the IR who led the procedure says.

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Hologic closing $18B merger deal as CEO announces retirement

The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based breast imaging vendor expects its sale to TPG and Blackstone to officially close on April 7. 

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New survey explores women’s willingness to pay for breast cancer AI

“Radiology practices may wish to consider these findings when presenting patients with an option to pay for AI interpretation,” experts write in JACR. 

AI software more than halves hospital's MRI exam times

Leaders at the hospital have equipped the radiology department’s MRI scanner with a new AI software that essentially fills in the blanks between image slices with synthetic images.

Medicare Money
Medicare delays prior authorization pilot program for key interventional radiology service

CMS officially announced the move on April 6, with it applying to the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model. 

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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.