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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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Practice says paltry UnitedHealthcare rates making it difficult to recruit radiologists

Chattanooga-based Tennessee Interventional and Imaging Associates has pushed the country’s largest commercial payer to up its rates to match other larger communities such as Memphis and Nashville.    

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Radiology Partners sells 2 imaging centers to New Jersey private practice

RP is selling outposts in the communities of Hamilton Township and Lawrenceville, both near the Garden State’s capital city of Trenton, to Princeton Radiology. 

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Vetting imaging orders for appropriateness represents a 'substantial hidden workload,' new data show

This practice ensures patients undergo imaging that is appropriate for their clinical indication and reduces the likelihood of unnecessary exams being completed.

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CIVIE expanding its teleradiology footprint in Midwest

Riverside Healthcare, which provides radiology services to six different locations throughout Kankakee, Illinois, is turning to CIVIE to integrate the company’s teleradiology services via its RadPod platform.

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Health insurer Highmark will provide 100% coverage for all diagnostic breast imaging

The new policy applies to all health plans across Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Delaware, “removing financial barriers for essential breast cancer diagnostics.”

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Carestream sells off international business lines to improve balance sheet

Under terms of the deal, Carestream is unloading its international operations to Midea Group, a Chinese electrical appliance manufacturer. 

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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.