Agfa HealthCare has been awarded a new three-year contract with Novation, a healthcare supply contracting company based in Irving, Texas, to provide DR systems to more than 30,000 VHA, UHC and Provista member organizations in the U.S.

A Kentucky appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that said Fleming Regional Medical Imaging is exempt from the certificate of need requirements for the state of Kentucky.

The burden of breast cancer deaths has shifted to poor women, according to Breast Cancer Statistics, 2011, a report issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Poor women are less likely than non-poor women to undergo screening mammography, which may be a factor in the disparate death rates, according to the authors.

GE Healthcare has introduced Logiq S8, a general imaging ultrasound scanner.

The FDA issued draft guidance Oct. 3 updating the de novo review process for certain low- to moderate-risk medical devices, offering a new pathway for concurrent submission to the 510(k) and de novo clearance processes.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has partnered with RAD-AID International to recruit radiologic technologists for volunteer opportunities in developing countries.

The FDA has cleared Siemens Healthcare Mobilett Mira wireless digital x-ray system, which is now available in the U.S.

Screening mammography is likely to improve survival among women previously diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a clinical survey and cost-effectiveness analysis commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research in the U.K. and published in the September issue of Health Technology Assessment.