U-Systems has received a pre-market approvable letter from the FDA for its somov Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) system for breast cancer screening as an adjunct to mammography for asymptomatic women with dense breast tissue.

The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Bearsden, Scotland, and Carestream Molecular Imaging have signed a five-year partnership agreement to support the development of preclinical imaging approaches in oncology using the Carestream Albira trimodal imaging system.

St. Francis Hospital has installed Ingenuity CT and IntelliSpace Portal at its emergency facility.

The House Energy & Commerce Committee has unanimously approved the FDA user-fee bill that would reauthorize the Medical Device User Fee & Modernization Act (MDUFMA) with its FDA-industry agreement intact.

GE Healthcare has unveiled new features on its Vscan ultrasound system.

Noncalcium images reconstructed from dual-energy (DE) CT exams may rule out distinct bone marrow lesions of the ankle joint, according to a study published online in Radiology May 8. Although the protocol provided high sensitivity and excellent negative predictive value, it was hampered by poor specificity and positive predictive value.

On the heels of comment submission regarding meaningful use Stage 2, healthcare associations are now submitting their conflicting comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking to postpone the compliance date for ICD-10 by one year to Oct. 1, 2014.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's (ONC) Office of the Chief Privacy Officer has published a 47-page "Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information," offering detailed guidance for security risk analyses and management. The guide was developed in partnership with the American Health Information Management Association Foundation.