The 2.3 percent medical device tax violates sound tax principles and negatively affects various segments of the healthcare industry, according to a new report released Thursday, Oct. 11, by the San Francisco, California-based Pacific Research Institute.

Deep learning may accurately identify false-positive mammograms and distinguish such from images identified as malignant or negative, according to new research published Oct. 11 in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

King’s College London announced a partnership with technology giant NVIDIA to use its artificial intelligence solutions to improve radiology and pathological care for patients in the U.K.’s National Healthcare System (NHS), according to a NVIDIA report.

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The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) announced their support of the FDA’s recent efforts to strengthen medical device cybersecurity with the “Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook” created in coordination with the MITRE Corporation.

A team of California researchers used a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) to accurately diagnose traumatic pediatric elbow joint diffusion, according to an Oct. 9 study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Researchers estimated the average downstream cost of incidental pancreatic cysts identified on MRI at $460 per finding, according to an Oct. 9 study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. It may suggest a need for targeted efforts to promote greater guideline adherence.

Radiology report quality was improved with a software solution that auto-filled ultrasound measurements, and helped radiologists better focus on their imaging interpretations, according to research published Oct. 7 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

PET imaging could serve as an accurate, noninvasive substitute to liver biopsies in patients with chronic liver diseases, as detailed in research published in the October issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Chest CT scans are more diagnostically accurate than chest radiography for postmortem rib fracture detection in cases of physical abuse in children, regardless of a radiologist's experience or fracture location, according to research published in the September issue of The Lancet.