Hospital doc group buys 40-year-old radiology practice | Low pay curbing modality's use | Rad groups sells off imaging center

Seton Imaging and its two locations are now part of Trinity Medical WNY, a multispecialty group owned by physicians but controlled by Catholic Health. 

Radiologists and other physicians recently wrote to Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, asking for changes related to contrast-enhanced ultrasound. 

Fayetteville-based Valley Regional Imaging is unloading its facility to Cape Fear Valley Health, a hospital based in the same Sandhills-region community of southeastern North Carolina. 

Experts have suggested the emerging technology could be a “pivotal” tool for the future of breast cancer detection. 

Chatbots may be able to accurately explain MRI results to patients in ways that radiologists are not routinely available to do. 

Gadoquatrane is now set to go through the regulatory review process on its trek to earning full FDA approval. 

“It offers proximity to many of our partners, access to top healthcare talent and a strong ecosystem for collaboration," CEO Rich Whitney, MBA, says. 

Christopher Whitlow, MD, is the Ivy League institution's new radiology leader, while John Chiminski joins the RP board, and Catheryn M. Yashar, MD, is set to become ASTRO president. 

Kansas City Urology Care is the latest to expand into interventional care, partnering with IR Centers to open its new facility.