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Understanding imaging is beneficial to all medical residents, not just those pursuing a career in the specialty, but many have reported feeling uninformed about the field as a whole.

The systems' deaeration hoses in the X-ray tube cooling units may be vulnerable to degrading over time, preventing them from properly cooling and leading to oil leaks. 

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Plaintiff attorneys have filed at least three proposed class-action lawsuits against the Greenbrier Clinic in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. 

An Illinois appellate judge upheld a pervious trial victory that cleared and central Illinois cardiologist Amit Dande, MD, and Prairie Cardiovascular Consults LLP of alleged misdiagnosis of the severity of a patient's heart condition that led to his death prior to a schedule percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Jeffrey Robinson first visited the emergency department at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, in March 2023 complaining of back and stomach pain. 

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Researchers are hopeful that the patch can give providers the data needed to identify critical abnormalities earlier. 

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Updated data suggest that artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in the specialty medical students choose to pursue. 

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Despite these investments, hundreds of thousands of reports are still delayed by at least one month, new data show.

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The American College of Radiology is seeking to revive the shelved AUC program, while nuclear cardiologists are speaking against these efforts. 

A new study is the first to show that men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer who undergo PSMA PET/CT prior to salvage therapy have improved survival rates. 

Researchers say their findings suggest that medications that increase prefrontal dopamine "are an important lead to pursue.” 

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CMS is seeking to cut unnecessary use of certain IR services in Medicare, such as image-guided decompression of the spine, epidural steroid injections and percutaneous vertebral augmentation.  

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"Addressing each disparity will require multiple interventions with concerted efforts from lawmakers, lobbyists, scientists and clinicians," experts charge. 

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The Acist Pro Diagnostic System provides real-time contrast tracking, customizable presets and on-screen troubleshooting.

The company keeps gaining momentum thanks to the success of its AI-powered imaging software. 

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology visited Capitol Hill to advocate for a variety of issues. Cardiovascular Business spoke to the group's president to learn more.