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The Society of Interventional Radiology and five additional doc groups recently voiced their displeasure in a letter to Elevance Health. 

“IMGs play an essential role in filling workforce shortages in areas and specialties that struggle to recruit and retain physicians,” ACR said Wednesday. 

The action applies to Cook Medical’s Beacon Tip Catheters, used for angiographic procedures, with concerns the tip can fragment in the patient, causing potential harm. 

The product's updated indications include quantification and long-term monitoring of amyloid plaques on imaging.

A new analysis provides further insight into factors affecting plaque stability and subsequent ischemic events

Although gadopiclenol is approved for adults and children ages 2 and older, there is limited data on its use in the pediatric population. 

American Medical Association President Bruce Scott, MD, has expressed major concerns about significant healthcare spending cuts proposed by the Trump administration. These include reductions to Medicaid, deep cuts to NIH funding, staffing reductions, and policy changes at key federal agencies.

Federal lawmakers have a fresh resource to keep them up on healthcare AI that falls outside of formal FDA oversight. It comes in the form of a new report from the nonprofit Bipartisan Policy Center.

OSU Medical Center has addressed common challenges including insufficient documentation, miscommunication, and the risk of repeat imaging. 

Imaging experts advocate for “meticulous assessments” of cases that include luminal cancer, dense breasts, and lesions located outside the mammary zone, among other factors. 

"We were pleased to see a partial restoration of the PTET deduction, but we will continue to fight for the full deduction before the bill reaches the president’s desk," one lobbyist tells Radiology Business. 

UPDATED: The analysis comes in response to a proposed $1.5 billion term loan for RP, due in 2032, along with $800 million in secured notes and a $390 million revolving credit line.