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Radiology group cancels hospital-based business to focus on outpatient center growth

ImageCare Radiology announced the decision Nov. 21, with the practice pulling out of Atlantic Health's Hackettstown and Newton Medical Centers effective the same day.

RadNet has spent over $54M on acquisitions so far in 2024

Most recently, the Los Angeles-based radiology provider acquired artificial intelligence firm Kheiron Medical Technologies for $1 million.

Radiology provider Akumin breaks long radio silence after emerging from bankruptcy

The Florida-based imaging and radiation therapy group is launching new “relocatable and expandable” outpatient centers to be deployed across the U.S.

Radiology Business Announces Forty Under 40 Class of 2024

Radiology Business Forty Under 40 Class of 2024

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Doc offices more than double use of nonphysicians for interpreting medical images

The Journal of the American College of Radiology analysis sparked a spirited discussion on social media Wednesday after it was published.

Radiopharmaceutical firm Telix investing up to $171M to acquire portfolio of imaging agents

The Australian company will secure exclusive worldwide rights to a suite of diagnostic and therapeutic candidates geared toward urological cancers.

Startup aiming to automate 90% of imaging workflows, creating an ‘AI radiology resident,’ raises $23M

Software engineer and CEO Shiva Suri says he got the idea for New Lantern after watching his radiologist mother bogged down by administrative tasks.

Orano Med breaks ground on $265M thorium production site

The new 7,000-square-meter plant is located in France and will begin production of thorium-228, necessary for the development of isotopes used in cancer treatments.

Rad Partners aims to take ‘chores of healthcare’ off radiologists’ plates

The partnership is with IKS Health, which helps docs handle duties such as clinical documentation, care team assistance, and pre-visit summaries.

Breast cancer rates among women in their 30s are on the rise

Screening uptake for younger women has been steadily rising for years. Consequently, so have cancer rates among the population.

Rads' lumbar MRI reads more accurate when they have access to patients' self-reported symptoms

Rads are more accurate when they have access to patients' self-reported symptoms

This is especially true for lumbar MRIs, as these exams often show abnormalities without correlating symptoms, making it difficult to distinguish between incidental findings and the actual source of patients’ issues.

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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.

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FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.