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New CT Scanner Improves Image Quality With Reduced Radiation

NIH researchers and Toshiba engineers developed a new computed tomography (CT) scanner with improved image quality and substantially reduced radiation

Study Finds Biannual Mammogram Screening As Effective As Annual Screening, with Less False Positives

Research indicates biennial mammograms for older women has similar odds for detecting advanced-stage disease as annual screening and results in fewer false positives

China's Neusoft Medical Buys Out Philips From Joint Venture

China-based Neusoft Corporation intends to acquire Philips total shares and holdings from their Neusoft-Philips joint venture.

Sunshine Act Sets 2014 Date for Naming Docs Who Take Industry Cash and Perks

Manufacturers will begin providing data this August. The public online database of doctors who receive payments will be ready by September of next year, CMS says

Latest Acquisition Boosts Aris Teleradiology’s Pediatric Subspecialty Capacity

The acquisitioin of Roanoke, Va-based Pediatric Radiology of America adds 18 to 20 pediatric subspecialty radiologists to the national teleradiology company

ACR Updates Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System

The ACR has released the latest version of the Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS), a set of standards and criteria used for interpreting liver studies

Charlotte Radiology and Belk Department Stores Hit the Road with Mobile Mammogram Center

Charlotte Radiology and Belk, Inc. have partnered to bring free mammogram screening to more than 100 cities for women age 40 and over through a mobile mammography center

Toshiba Wins $214 Million Government Contract Extension For Radiology Systems

Toshiba has won a potential $214,041,309 contract modification to provide the Defense Logistics Agency with radiology systems for another year

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

Cardiovascular Business
GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.