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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The Nanox.ARC imaging system

Nanox shares up 63% after scoring FDA clearance for new imaging system

The Nanox.ARC utilizes novel, cold-cathode X-ray tubes and charges physicians using a “pay per scan” business model. 

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American College of Radiology issues heads-up on possible payment denials at certain facility types

ACR is urging providers who encounter such denials to contact their local Medicare Administrative Contractor and consults related CMS documents. 

Prenuvo's newest location in New York City.

Cindy Crawford-backed startup offering whole-body MRIs for $2,499 marks ‘significant milestone’

Prenuvo just opened its first imaging center in New York City and is aiming to double its number of locations by the end of 2023.

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Walmart Health expanding into 3rd new state, offering imaging, Epic EHR integration

The Arkansas-based retail giant previously announced plans to more than double its healthcare footprint by the end of 2024. 

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FDA halts mammography services at facility that posed ‘serious risk to human health’

University Park OBGYN had its accreditation revoked effective in September, with the facility opting not to appeal the ruling, the FDA said.  

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Hospital system seeks to scale imaging chain offering scans at up to 70% below traditional pricing

MetroHealth will expand its Lumina brand of patient-centric imaging sites via a franchise model, offering others a turn-key way to create retail-like radiology offerings. 

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Startup that converts MRIs into 3D assessments raises $3M from private equity, pro sports franchise

Springbok Analytics uses AI and the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging to create “precise” muscle assessments. 

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AI dramatically reduces radiologists’ rate of missed incidental pulmonary embolism on routine CT

The commercial software also reduced the median detection and notification time for incidental PE in flagged scans from “several days” down to just 1 hour.

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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.