The 22,632 square-foot center will include four wide-bore MRIs and upgraded PET and CT scanners, leaders announced recently. 

Eileen Appelbaum, PhD, spoke during the Take Back Medicine summit, focused on the theme of “reclaiming medicine from corporate interests.” 

Meanwhile, the agency has removed radiology provider Envision Healthcare from the same list following its recent bankruptcy filing.

The publicly traded, Deerfield, Illinois-based vendor plans to pursue an auction of its assets through court proceedings, leaders announced Tuesday.

The Los Angeles-based imaging center operator sold a total of 8,711,250 shares of its stock at $29.75 apiece. 

Patients are waiting upward of nine months for biopsies, prompting concerns from the local radiological society. 

The agency is proposing a new electronic clinical quality measure for inpatients tied to "excessive radiation dose or inadequate image quality." 

John Tentinger, MD, said he has been working on the deal for about a decade, purchasing the 25-acre piece of land for $5.5M. 

Co-founded by radiologist Osmanuddin Ahmed, MD, Flow Medical is creating a first-of-its-kind product for treating pulmonary embolism. 

About 40% of rads said they accept studies across all areas of expertise. Yet, less than half are “very confident” reading them. 

ACR recently highlighted the collaboration, labeling scope of practice as “one of the leading issues that are addressed by state legislatures.”