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Reimbursement update: What hospitals need to know about new Medicare payments for cardiac CT
Practice acquisition will create 1 of the largest teleradiology groups in the US
US Radiology Specialists names 2nd new CEO in less than 1 year
Radiology vendor Visage Imaging inks $19M deal with 1 of Midwest’s largest multispecialty groups
Female representation in interventional radiology still lagging behind other specialties
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Radiology leaders optimistic about AI but see cost as a key hurdle

The findings are derived from a small survey of radiology department chairs, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

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Hundreds of radiologists urge Senate to reject RFK Jr. as next HHS secretary

“As physicians who care deeply about the health and safety of our patients and communities, we are appalled by Donald Trump's reckless decision to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr.," over 19,000 docs wrote. 

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Lantheus to acquire PET agent developer Life Molecular Imaging for up to $750M

LMI is the maker of Neuraceq, a globally approved F-18 PET imaging agent used to detect beta-amyloid plaques in patients evaluated for Alzheimer’s

Telix Pharmaceuticals
Telix Pharmaceuticals to acquire portfolio of imaging-related assets for up to $185M

Inglewood, California-based biotechnology company ImaginAb is the seller, unloading a pipeline of drug candidates, technology platform and research facility. 

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Practice managers demand ‘immediate action’ on physician Medicare pay cut

The Medical Group Management Association made its demands in a letter to newly appointed leaders in the U.S. House and Senate sent Tuesday. 

Interventional radiologists across the globe agree: Specialty must increase awareness

Researchers recently fielded the survey, hoping to collect information about the state of IR practice and factors that impact access.

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Payment incentives fail to push physicians toward MRI surveillance of low-risk prostate cancer

BCBS of Michigan has sought to push urologists away from aggressive treatment for low-risk cancer, offering a payment perk to shift their approach. 

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Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

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

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.