April 2025

Legal News: Radiologist labeled 'Boston Butcher' | Stolen imaging trade secrets | Ultrasound scamsters face 165 years in prison ()
Breaking News: Envision Healthcare exits imaging; 400 radiologists join Rad Partners ()
Lung damage from cigarettes versus marijuana on imaging | AI platform simplifies reports | Best cities for radiologist pay ()
Congress eyes imaging pay change | Radiology dept. rides out 2 hurricanes | ACR updates AUC | GE inks $30M MRI deal ()
Why RadNet is buying iCAD | M&A trends in radiology | IRs up E&M work | Rads No. 2 in pay | Practice managers question tariffs ()
Cities with highest radiologist pay | Coroner says radiology staffing shortages are impacting patient care | More ()
Can AI aid radiologist shortage? | How to enhance STAT turnaround times and reduce STAT volume ()
AI ups brain cancer recurrence prediction accuracy | Same-day chemoembolization procedures safe, feasible | Orgs tapping into AI ()
Cutting CT turnaround time by 47% | Patient group warrants attention | Arkansas names new rad chair | FDA rejects imaging agent ()
State's imaging backlogs climb to nearly 10k | China restricts gadolinium exports | Rads in medical malpractice cases ()
Best of the Week: Hawaii's 8,000 image backlog | Tariffs' sizable impact | Faster MRIs boost revenue | AI rule takes effect soon ()
Quality: Testing older radiologists' mental fitness | Outsourced reports less thorough | CMS OKs new remote MRI standards ()
'Innovative' new pay model | Congress targets imaging safety loophole | Rad tech advocates recognized ()
Tech arrested on child pornography charges | Big-name healthcare orgs implementing AI | Restrictions on gadolinium exportation ()
China restricts exportation of gadolinium | Deep learning recons enable 5-minute MRIs | Hyperbaric oxygen therapy post-RT ()
Rad Partners, Cigna settle quarrels | Tariffs threaten imaging access | Lung cancer among general pop. | Medicare pay for AI ()
Using ChatGPT in breast imaging | AI quantifies BACs | Interval cancer rates on the rise ()
Imaging vendors dodge tariffs | MRI change ups revenues | Meaningful Use for AI? | Private equity M&A | $151M in PET agent sales ()
Rads in medical malpractice cases | World's first remotely assisted HIFU procedure | State faces major staffing issues ()
Tariffs' sizable impact on imaging | Cutting workflow interruptions | SCOTUS weighs preventive care | Trends in rad malpractice ()
State's imaging backlogs climb amid 'difficult' staffing situation | Not all women on board with AI reading their scans | More ()
Rule regulating radiology AI use takes effect May 1 | Women overwhelmingly against solo AI reads | Thousands of backlogged exams ()
Best of the Week: Radiologists rise to 2nd highest paid | RadNet to acquire iCAD | CT ups cancer risk | New UCLA radiology chair ()
Radiation-related cancers on the rise | Costly MRI projectile incident | AI bests rads at CTA reads | More ()
Practice Management: What referrers want | Telerad surge pricing | Launching a standalone IR dept. | 6 trends to watch ()
Enhancing pre-procedure communications | GPT-4's multilingual capabilities | Referrers push for structured reports | More ()
Reducing IR scheduling mishaps | FDA clears cold cathode tomo system | Where AI is most beneficial ()
Bill boosts imaging reimbursement | Scanxiety among cancer patients | ChatGPT rewrites recall letters | Another cyber incident ()
Where AI is most beneficial for rads | Why music makes us happy | MRI projectile causes significant damage ()
Why RadNet bought iCAD | Judge tosses rad's free-speech suit | A key opportunistic screening opportunity ()
MRI projectile results in 'seven-figure sum' repair bills | AI bests rads at CTA reads | CT-related cancer diagnoses ()
RadNet to acquire iCAD for $103M | Interventional radiologist count drops while E&M billings climb | Rads call for new CPT codes ()
Breaking News: RadNet to acquire iCAD for $103M ()
AI: Robotics to replace techs? | ACR to launch AI accreditation program | Insufficient governance a top safety concern | AI M&A ()
Cancers caused by CT scans expected to rise | GPT-4 offers multilingual report translations | 'Imaging skins' aid in surgery ()
CT causes cancer, research claims; ACR fires back | Practice inks in-network deal with UHC | UCLA names new radiology chair ()
How 'imaging skins' could improve surgical precision | Opportunistic osteoporosis screening tool cleared by FDA | More ()
Radiology passes cardiology, plastic surgery on pay list | Medical credit cards popular in imaging | RBMA advocacy highlights ()
Best of the Week: Rad loses $15M jury trial over read speeds | Moral distress 'pervasive' | Telerad surge pricing | 6 M&A trends ()
Body of missing radiologist found | First human X-rays in space | Spotting cancer post-mastectomy | Cardiac arrest during MRI ()
Rads untrusting of AI | Imaging's impact on cancer treatment modifications | New insight on gadolinium retention ()
6 radiology trends to watch in 2025 | HHS makes imaging group pay $350K after PACS hack | Lawmakers propose AI pay pathway ()
How silver nanoparticles could 'revolutionize' CT imaging | Study examines reason behind long-term gadolinium deposits | More ()
AI improves post-mastectomy cancer detection | Missing rad found | Algorithm helps manage MS treatments ()
Practice leaders pan tariffs | Moral distress 'pervasive' in radiology | Female rads score more promotions | 16-center M&A deal ()
Radiologist missing from New Orleans | First human X-rays in space | AI helps manage MS treatment decisions | More ()
$15.5M verdict over fast CT read | Residents support unionization | MRI CON law battle | ACR concern over VA reads ()
Case of cardiac arrest during MRI highlights need for patient monitoring | Referrers want structured reports | More ()
Radiology takes page from Uber with 'surge staffing' | Medicare Advantage fails to cut costs | CMS orders MACs to cover CTC ()
Extravasation reporting bill sent to Congress | Journalist credits IR for saving his life | Potential endometriosis treatment ()
Best of the Week: Radiology CEO quits abruptly | Feds clawback $3M PPP loan | SimonMed reports cyberattack | Stark Law loophole ()
Endometriosis patients could benefit from IR procedure | AI platform targets early detection of women's health conditions ()
IR education lacking in medical curriculum | Extravasation reporting bill reintroduced to House | More ()
Feds clawback $3M PPP loan from radiology group | Imaging lobbyists bash Trump tariffs | Research revelation on cancer screening ()
Respected journalist credits IR team for saving his life | SIR welcomes new president | More ()
Best of March: Taking radiology back from Wall Street | Specialty tops in hourly pay | Match Day 2025 | FDA IR recall ()
SIR moves to bolster interventional research funding | HI's most popular radiology interviews | Rising interval cancer rates ()
Radiology CEO departs abruptly | Key factor in radiologist employer choice | Rad-backed bill to curb prior auth | GEHC M&A deal ()