The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) submitted formal comments June 11 to the Energy and Commerce Committee applauding the organization’s investigation into medical device vulnerabilities and outlined suggested policies to advance cybersecurity for legacy medical imaging equipment.

After multiple threats from President Donald Trump, the Office of the United States Trade Representatives (USTR) announced they will go-forward with 25 percent tariffs on approximately $50 billion worth of Chinese imports—including medical imaging equipment.

With almost half a billion doses of gadolinium administered to patients across the world, traces of the imaging element have been detected in the waterways of many countries. A recent study has raised concerns of the effect on marine animals.

GE Healthcare named Tom McGuinness its new president and CEO of GE Healthcare's Imaging business on June 11, according to an internal report from GE Healthcare.

When one institution gave radiologists a programmable 13-button mouse over a two-day period, many preferred the non-conventional device over the traditional three-button variety, according to a study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

In a letter to the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF), the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Lung Cancer Alliance and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons urged for objectivity in the upcoming review of the USPSTF’s lung cancer screening recommendations.

Current Medicare performance metrics favor radiologists in large practices and those in subspecialties, which may hurt general radiologists and impact patient care.

The study in the latest edition of Research Policy, looking at the 2.3 percent excise tax imposed on medical devices in 2013, found it significantly reduced research and development investment, sales revenue, gross margins and earnings since ACA implementation in 2013.