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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
AI-powered brain tumor segmentation tool earns clearance in US

 The clearance marks a key milestone in the company’s expansion into the North American market. 

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Neuroimaging utilization in emergency departments has increased year-over-year for a decade

Researchers believe their new data could be used to better inform staffing coverage in modern radiology departments. 

Radiology gets 68 new FDA-cleared algorithms

Radiology makes up more than 76% of all of the FDA-cleared clinical AI algorithms. 

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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. 

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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.

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MRI technique reduces low-value surgeries for patients with colorectal cancer

Though effective, surgery for colorectal peritoneal metastases is accompanied by a high risk of major morbidity, making the decision to undergo the procedure complex for many patients.  

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Outsourcing may actually be adding to in-house radiologists' workloads

As organizations turn to external services for help, it is becoming increasingly important for leaders to evaluate how this practice impacts patient care and the bottom line. 

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Radiology-related errors have cost hospital system over $2M in recent years

A spokesperson for the organization described such errors as “sincerely regrettable,” adding that the mistakes go against their aim “to provide the best and safest care possible for our patients.” 

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Medicaid cuts under ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could result in over 1 million missed cancer screenings

Over the first two years of implementation, about 7.5 million Medicaid enrollees eligible for cancer screenings will lose coverage, researchers estimate.  

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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. 

 

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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.

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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.