Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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Cigna

Cigna stops requiring prior authorization for certain CT imaging exams

Imaging advocates praised the policy change, which took effect on Monday, Feb. 1. 

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X-ray technologist dies after receiving second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The family of 60-year-old Tim Zook is seeking answers from Pfizer but also urging others to still receive their shots. 

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FDA clears artificial intelligence add-on for ‘world’s first’ portable MR imaging system

Hyperfine said its new deep-learning software can aid in measuring brain structure and pathology in images obtained by its Swoop product. 

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Hitachi inks five-year deal with Olympus to jointly develop endoscopic ultrasound systems

Officials said the pact will remain in place after Hitachi completes the sale of its imaging products to Fujifilm. 

Philips MRI

Patient visited hospital 13 times ‘begging’ for MRI that may have prevented his death

Sherwin Hall, 27, was reportedly told that scanners were reserved for “urgent interventions,” with radiology services slowed down due to the pandemic. 

Zebra cleared to market 3D printing for orthopedic surgery

An Israeli healthcare AI startup has earned a seventh green light from the FDA. Its latest algorithm can reconstruct X-rays of bones into 3D printouts with no less clarity than would be produced by advanced imaging modalities.

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Standardized reporting can elevate radiologists’ top product from single-use to reusable asset

In a talk during RSNA's annual meeting, one expert urged the specialty to forge its own path, before it's forced to follow others.

Smart Choice MRI

Wisconsin imaging operator Smart Choice MRI goes out of business, closing handful of Midwest centers

The once-promising practice managed 16 or so locations across four markets at its height and had considered expanding to as many as 70, offering MR scans for a $600 flat fee.

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Health Imaging
Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

Cardiovascular Business
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.