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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Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers inks 10-year, $105M imaging value partnership with large medical center

The deal is with the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, covering equipment purchases and consulting services. 

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CMS approves new MRI standards related to remote scanning

Accrediting body IAC said revisions help imaging facilities ensure the safe delivery of MRIs, including when key personnel are located off-site.

Telix Pharmaceuticals

Radiopharmaceutical firm Telix investing up to $171M to acquire portfolio of imaging agents

The Australian company will secure exclusive worldwide rights to a suite of diagnostic and therapeutic candidates geared toward urological cancers. 

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Radiologists are more accurate, confident when they know the full story

Providing radiologists with key details about the patient's symptoms can go a long way toward improving the quality of their work. 

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey

Massachusetts governor signs bill to expand coverage for breast imaging services

"This legislation will help ensure that cost is not a barrier for women to get the screenings," Gov. Maura Healey (D) said in a statement. 

GE HealthCare

RadNet stock surges 20% to all-time high following news of GE HealthCare partnership

Under the “strategic collaboration,” subsidiary DeepHealth and GE will develop solutions that harness AI to address key challenges in radiology. 

Lantheus

Lantheus expects sales of ‘blockbuster’ cancer imaging agent to surpass $1B in 2024

Pylarify is a PSMA-targeted PET agent for pinpointing suspected metastasis or recurrence of prostate cancer, which will be impacted by a new Medicare policy change.  

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.

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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.