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Boston Scientific updates instructions for recalled embolic agent linked to multiple deaths
The premixed embolic agent is designed to embolize hypervascular tumors and occlude blood flow in a patient's peripheral blood vessels. It was recalled in April due to safety concerns.
Image-interpretation market scoreboard: Radiologists 72%, others 28%
Radiologists interpret almost all imaging studies generated in hospital settings for indications other than cardiac concerns.
‘SR’ onboards another independent practice, its 1st in the Natural State
The private-practice coalition Strategic Radiology, aka “SR,” has added Arkansas to the 30 or so states in which its 1,700+ radiologists operate.
Analysis: Allied radiology professionals generate millions of dollars per year in indirect revenues alone
General radiology technologists taking humble X-rays and working under contract directly boost their organizations’ bottom lines by $626,825 per year.
AI model for ankle stress radiography could reduce radiologists’ workload by average of 70%
Interpreting such exams can be a “subjective and time-consuming task,” researchers detailed in Academic Radiology.

Stacey Wolfson, MD, chief resident, and Beatriu Reig, MD, MPH, clinical assistant professor of radiology, Department of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, explain the findings of a study they were the lead authors on published in Radiology. Their study looked at 1,200 women who were vaccinated and received breast imaging exams, and they found several cancers, so their conclusion is not to wait for breast imaging after receiving a COVID vaccine or booster.

VIDEO: Should women wait to get mammograms after COVID vaccination?

In an exclusive video, Stacey Wolfson, MD, and Beatriu Reig, MD, MPH, from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, discuss the findings of their new analysis.

March 14, 2022

Examples of two lung cancers that were caught using low dose CT lung screening. Image from RSNA

Q&A: What updated reimbursement policies could mean for CT lung screening rates in the United States

The ACR said a recent reimbursement rule change for low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung screen scans will help open up screening to more patients.

March 11, 2022

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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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Boston Scientific updates instructions for recalled embolic agent linked to multiple deaths

Image-interpretation market scoreboard: Radiologists 72%, others 28%

‘SR’ onboards another independent practice, its 1st in the Natural State

Analysis: Allied radiology professionals generate millions of dollars per year in indirect revenues alone

AI model for ankle stress radiography could reduce radiologists’ workload by average of 70%

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