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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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Medicare payment advisors urge Congress to increase radiologist reimbursement

MedPAC, an independent panel of experts that advises lawmakers on payment policy, is endorsing an additional 0.5% update to doc pay, the AMA reports.  

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Hospital leverages radiology waiting areas to boost cancer screening rates

Boston Medical Center has sought to have patients self-identify for lung cancer screening, administering multilingual surveys while they wait for imaging appointments. 

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North Carolina imaging group hires veteran nurse leader as CEO

Diagnostic Radiology & Imaging—formerly Greensboro Imaging—has selected former Raleigh Radiology CEO Frank Manole, DNP, MBA, to fill the key role.  

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Does BMI affect AI's accuracy when assessing CT scans?

AI is only as effective as the data it was trained on, and many datasets lack diversity in terms of patient body mass index.

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Radiology societies propose new imaging CPT billing codes for 2027

ACR on Wednesday touted the proposals, which were suggested at the September American Medical Association CPT Editorial Panel meeting. 

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Women who miss 1st breast cancer screening much likelier to die from disease

The increased risk of mortality is modifiable, experts believe, and likely attributed to late detection of the disease. 

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Health system opens new $50M, state-of-the-art imaging center

Allegheny Health Network said the investment is part of a $400 million pot put toward bolstering radiology services across the Pennsylvania hospital group. 

New GE HealthCare partnership expands access to prostate cancer imaging agent

The product, which is used to detect metastatic or recurrent prostate cancer, was approved by the FDA in 2021. 

Repetitive head impact in soccer players increases risk of brain damage, MRI shows

What's more, the damage observed on imaging could play a role in deteriorating cognitive performance.

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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.