The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

During this year's RSNA meeting, providers were especially interested in how AI applications could enhance opportunistic screening capabilities.

In conjunction with prevention efforts, the introduction of screening examinations has resulted in a reduction of nearly 6 million cancer-related deaths since 1975.

With the number of FDA approved AI-enabled applications nearing 1,000, it’s clear the healthcare industry is ready to embrace the evolving technology.

The system combines findings from SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging with lifestyle and clinical factors to predict risk of major cardiovascular events.

The methods enable providers to identify signs of sepsis by assessing blood flow throughout the muscles. 

The two companies aim to improve patient access to high-quality MRI scans by combining their artificial intelligence capabilities.

The scam took place over a period of seven years, resulting in Medicare being billed for more than $70 million in fraudulent claims for unnecessary scans. 

And it can spot positioning errors in less than two seconds, new research suggests.