Professional Radiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Diagnostic imaging is an important tool used every day in healthcare to assist doctors in making the most informed decisions for their patients. Over the years, advancements in diagnostic imaging have greatly increased patients’ overall care, quality of life, and outcome when diagnosed with certain conditions.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 8, 2025

For communities in Illinois and Ohio, where many rural hospitals and outpatient centers serve as lifelines, ensuring timely and accurate radiological services is crucial. By reducing overhead costs associated with maintaining in-house radiologists, rural hospitals can ensure uninterrupted imaging services without compromising care quality.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2023, nonhospital sites faced more competition compared with hospital-based facilities for oncology-related diagnostic imaging scans, according to IMV’s recently published 2023 Oncology in Diagnostic Imaging Market Outlook Report. out of 5 rating, compared with hospital sites, which registered a 3.7

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

A dedicated teacher and radiologic technologist since 2009, Stewart currently serves as associate professor of diagnostic imaging, and program director of radiologic sciences at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. We're more than 20 hospitals now," Beyder said. "I Louis, MO Dmitry Beyder. from Ukraine.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In 2023, the overall average rating of the priority for implementing or expanding a predictive maintenance program for imaging equipment service is 4.9/7, 7, according to the recently published IMV 2023 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Service Outlook Report. In relation to location type, urban sites have the highest rating at 5.3/7,

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 23, 2024

A team led by Mark Slidell, MD, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, found that CT remains the most used imaging method for diagnostic pediatric appendicitis in hospitals that don’t participate in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program - Pediatrics (NSQIP-P). hospitals over time. NSQIP-P hospital 71.7%

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Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Diagnostic Imaging Associates billed CMS for both service components, but the hospital was ineligible for reimbursement, the DOJ said Monday.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 30, 2024

Health Canada has approved AIRS Medical 's SwiftMR application for AI-powered MRI for use in Canadian hospitals, radiology centers, and other diagnostic imaging facilities. SwiftMR's reconstruction technology can be used in any MRI scanner, regardless of make, model, and field strength, the company said.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In 2023, the top two overall priorities for MR departments are to increase patient satisfaction with their MR imaging experience and improve MRI department workflow and productivity, according to IMV's recently published 2023 MR Market Outlook Report. Hospital (fixed) 7.2% Hospitals with mobile MRI 6.1 year over year.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

His area of expertise is neuroradiology, with a special emphasis on diagnostic imaging of the head, neck, brain, and spine. Louis School of Medicine and completed his residency and a neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He earned his medical degree from Washington University in St.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Diagnostic imaging provider ImageCare Radiology, a privately-owned radiology and imaging center group in New Jersey, has exited its hospital-based practice, effective November 21, to focus on outpatient services. ImageCare supports 23 outpatient centers across northern and central New Jersey.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Morphologic features of axillary nodes on sonography are reliable indicators in predicting metastasis, according to research published October 24 in Clinical Imaging. PPV of malignancy in nodes detected by modality MRI Mammography Palpation Diagnostic imaging PET/CT PPV 15.8%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Tc-99m is then eluted from Mo-99 at radiopharmacies prior to being transported to hospitals. According to estimates, Tc-99m is used in 40,000 diagnostic imaging scans in the U.S. The HFR reactor produces and ships molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) to generator manufacturers around the world. per day, a majority in nuclear cardiology. “As

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 22, 2024

BOSTON -- ChatGPT shows early promise in classifying clinically significant breast pain, according to research presented at the Conference on Machine Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CMIMI). This pain is also not associated with malignancy and does not require imaging. It also correctly identified 89.1%

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

"Somebody on the other end of the spectrum might say a theranostics center represents a clinical practice where patients are administered a radiopharmaceutical, with any diagnostic imaging sent out to those who do diagnostic imaging, and then these patients are sent back for clinical care to their medical oncologist for all follow-up," he added.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 1, 2024

Implementing imaging referral guidelines not only supports value-based radiology but makes it easier to communicate with patients about low-value services, according to findings presented February 29 at ECR 2024. Low-value imaging procedures result in an ineffective allocation of resources and imposes potential danger," Tay said.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 9, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized radiology-specific AI products intended for use in a variety of applications that use diagnostic imaging data, Thorwarth's letter noted for Congress. As of May 6, the ACR estimated that there are approximately 250 U.S. William Thorwarth Jr., Thorwarth added that the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Image courtesy of Washington University. "We Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is an integral part of a theranostics practice.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 11, 2024

“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of José Roberto Leonel Ferreira, MD, a full member of the CBR,” the Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR) said in a short tribute. “He Ferreira did his radiology residency at the Hospital do Servidor Público in São Paulo.

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Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For patients discharged from the hospital with confirmed COVID-19, median five-month follow-up MRI findings revealed a greater likelihood of regional brain volume reduction, parenchymal lung abnormalities and loss of corticomedullary differentiation in the kidney in comparison to people who have not had COVID-19.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 12, 2023

That’s clearly the case at Massac Memorial Hospital , an award-winning critical access hospital in Metropolis, Ill., Here you’ll find a highly skilled, compassionate staff along with comprehensive advanced imaging technologies that are raising the bar for patient care in their rural community. with 25 beds.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In 2024, HAP clients Radiology Group of Abington and Mercy Diagnostic Imaging entered an exclusive agreement to create MARC. MARC provides diagnostic imaging services to all Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic hospitals and locations.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 7, 2024

USARad provides imaging interpretation and database services to radiology practices, hospitals, medical clinics, diagnostic imaging centers, urgent care facilities, and multispecialty physician groups in the U.S. and five additional countries, according to Nanox. Nanox acquired USARad in November 2021.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Visage 7 will unify diagnostic imaging services across BayCares network. BayHealth serves Tampa Bay and central Florida and includes 16 hospitals and hundreds of clinics, the company noted.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

AI improves chest x-ray imaging interpretation by nonradiologist practitioners, which could be useful in low-resource settings, according to research published January 29 in Chest. That last part can be challenging for nonradiologists who do not constantly interpret diagnostic imaging exams.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

The investigators sought to assess imaging spending among the ESI population via a study that consisted of information from the 2010 to 2021 Merative MarketScan Commercial Database that included 33.9 million individuals; they used the Neiman Imaging Types of Services (NITOS), version 4.0 Nuclear medicine 2.7% Nuclear medicine 2.7%

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In 2024, the top three diagnostic imaging modalities used for cardiology-related imaging exams are SPECT, CT, and ultrasound, according to IMV's recently published cross-modality report 2024 Cardiology in Diagnostic Imaging Market Outlook Report. hospital and outpatient locations.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) The MPFS Final Rule for 2024 included a suspension of the regulation that would have penalized radiologists for the failure to order physicians to consult AUC when ordering advanced diagnostic imaging. For radiology practices, use of the IDR process has been minimal.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 5, 2024

Swedish enterprise imaging firm Sectra has signed a $20.4 university health network to provide diagnostic imaging subscription services. million contract with a U.S. Sectra did not name the health system.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

MedQuest, which owns, operates, and manages outpatient diagnostic imaging facilities within a U.S. network of over 50 imaging centers, will work with GE HealthCare to deploy emerging imaging solutions into the ambulatory setting , including to support theranostics, according to GE HealthCare.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

A team led by Leonard Jung, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, reported that these athletes had larger PVS volume compared with the unexposed group -- a finding that was associated with poor cognitive performance. The results were published August 26 in JAMA Network Open.

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Associates in Medical Imaging

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Large hospital systems are often looking for ways to offer diagnostic capabilities to all satellite locations, bringing the convenience of imaging right to their patients. Smaller practices may be trying to introduce diagnostics into their facilities to open up a new revenue stream. Facing Capital Constraints?

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Vesta Teleradiology

MARCH 25, 2024

In the hospital’s clinical routine, chest X-ray images are sent to the picture archiving and communication system, then automatically forwarded to the AI tool for analysis. The results are output in a DICOM structured reporting format, taking approximately five minutes from image acquisition to final reporting.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 26, 2023

Point of care ultrasound Additionally, it can be done quickly and easily at the point of care, which reduces wait times for patients and increases accuracy in diagnosis, as well as reduces unnecessary treatments or hospital admissions. The Gates Foundation recently provided financing to bring 1,000 handheld ultrasound devices to Africa.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 15, 2024

RealTime Medical (RTM) is now offering a software package intended to ensure uninterrupted diagnostic imaging operations during a ransomware attack or any other unexpected downtimes.

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Vesta Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Shifts in Diagnostic Imaging: The Rise of Independent Facilities The trend of moving diagnostic imaging services away from hospitals and into Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs) continues to grow in 2025. Read more about AI advancements in radiology here.

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Associates in Medical Imaging

APRIL 23, 2021

Hospitals and practices of all sizes and geographic locations have unique challenges ahead of acquiring imaging equipment and the necessary personnel to run it. Rather than using significant capital to invest in imaging equipment for all of your locations, you can share equipment while also sharing the overall costs.

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