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Private equity activity ‘steady’ in 2025, with a dozen-plus deals in diagnostic imaging

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project estimates there were 1,029 such transactions across the entire healthcare sector last year.

Radiologists urge Cigna to rescind coverage restriction for key imaging procedure

The Connecticut-based payer is labeling peripheral nerve stimulation, used to treat chronic pain, as medically unnecessary, with the Society of Interventional Radiology and others questioning the rationale.

ACR rallies support for bill to punish payers who fail to pony up under No Surprises Act

Bipartisan lawmakers previously introduced the No Surprises Act Enforcement Act last summer, seeking to close loopholes in the landmark legislation.

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Lawmakers urge administration to exempt radiologists and other healthcare workers from new $100,000 visa fee

Members of Congress caution that the fee could be especially consequential for rural and urban safety net hospitals, which could be pushed “to their financial brink” if they are required to absorb the charge.

FDA fast tracks SPECT imaging agent targeted toward interstitial lung disease

Experts believe the imaging agent "has the potential to meaningfully advance early diagnosis, change the treatment paradigm and improve patient outcomes."

Rich Fabian, Medical Imaging Technology at AdvaMed Imaging chair of board, a medtech industry group made up of medical imaging companies to address higher level public policy concerns, explains key reimbursement issues impacting medical imaging.

Imaging industry group concerned about paltry insurance payment rates

Chairman Rich Fabian says AdvaMed Imaging is concerned about low Medicare pay rates and onerous rules created by private insurers.

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PHOTO GALLERY: What does acute COVID-19 and long COVID look like on medical imaging?

This image gallery shows what the various clinical presentations associated with the COVID-19 and long COVID that have been documented during and after coronavirus pandemic.

$iad Ali, MD, DPhil, director of the DeMatteis Cardiovascular Institute and director investigational interventional cardiology, St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, explains how coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) offers a shift in cardiac care and interventional cardiology because of the information it offers on plaque burden and ischemia based on fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT). #TCT #YesCCT$

CCTA becoming an essential tool for interventional cardiologists

Ziad Ali, MD, explains how coronary computed tomography angiography is creating a major shift in cardiac care.

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Class action lawsuit claims imaging agent developer Telix Pharmaceuticals misled investors

Alleged transgressions took place between February and August, including the FDA rejecting Telix’s application for a new brain cancer imaging agent.

Dual-energy CT systems allow for significant reduction in contrast dose

DECT systems allow for a contrast dose reduction of up to 25% during computed tomography pulmonary angiography exams.

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Dozens of new AI-powered devices make FDA's list of approvals

The list, which was updated during the first week of December, now contains over 1,300 artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices.

Richard Heller, MD, MBA, FACR, senior vice president of health policy at Radiology Partners, and involved in policy advocacy with the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), explains the key policy issues impacting radiology, including the CMS efficiency cuts and unfair policies by Anthem insurance.

Radiology policy shifts threaten patient access and physician sustainability

Radiology Partners' Richard Heller, MD, MBA, outlined several mounting policy pressures providers face heading into 2026.

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CCTA becoming an essential tool for interventional cardiologists

Ziad Ali, MD, explains how coronary computed tomography angiography is creating a major shift in cardiac care.