A new report from CNBC analyzed data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics which identified the top 11 in-demand jobs paying workers an annual salary of more than $55,000 and requiring only an associate’s degree. Of the 11 jobs identified, more than half are in medical imaging and radiology. 

Tennessee Interventional Imaging Associates (TIAA) reached an agreement with Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Erlanger Health System to remain its radiology service provider, according to the Times Free Press. The parties had previously been in a contract dispute that threatened the hospital’s premier stroke program.

Leadership at St. Mary Medical Center is threatening to eliminate contracts the hospital has with certain physician groups, including its radiology department, as a result of a long-brewing feud between physicians and administrators at the Long Beach, Florida institution, according to letters obtained by the Long Beach Post.

A multi-institutional team of researchers has developed a new AI learning algorithm that can distinguish between low- and high-risk prostate cancer from multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) scans with higher sensitivity and predictive value than current risk assessment approaches, according to research published online Feb. 7 in the journal Scientific Reports.

Stress cardiac MRI (CMR) isn’t common in clinical practices, but Duke Health researchers found the modality may hold promise as an alternative to more commonly used cardiovascular techniques for predicting fatal heart disease, according to a Feb. 8 study published in JAMA: Cardiology.

This exemption of certain unclassified medical devices from 510(k) requirements aims to achieve two goals: decrease regulatory burdens on the medical device industry and reduce costs required to comply with federal regulations, while allowing patients continued access to medical devices.

Visually assessing diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) infarct volumes proved to be inaccurate and, when using DAWN criteria, would have led to wrong decisions on thrombectomy in 19 percent of cases, according to a recent study in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery.

A contract dispute between Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Erlanger Health System and Tennessee Interventional and Imaging Associates (TIAA) is threatening to upend the hospital’s premiere stroke program, according to documents obtained by the Times Free Press.

An international group of researchers found evidence of unique patterns of brain activity that may explain the neurological difference between consciousness and unconsciousness, according to a Feb. 6 study published in Science Advances.

Electronic medical records (EMRs) contain mounds of valuable, but unformatted information making it difficult to use as a source for research, wrote first author, Changhwan Lee, with Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea, and colleagues.  AI may be able to solve that problem.