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Medicare to boost payment for certain diagnostic imaging agents

Radiology Business

CMS is moving forward with a proposal to issue separate reimbursement for radiopharmaceuticals—a change long lobbied for by the imaging industry.

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Generative AI, radiologist shortages feature in 2024 Minnies

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With 100% of precincts now reporting, we’re finally ready to declare this year’s winners in our annual awards program recognizing excellence in radiology. The voters also zeroed in on the ongoing shortage of radiologists as the Biggest Threat to Radiology. Most Influential Radiology Researcher Minnies 2024 Winner: Erik H.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 3 -- What is a theranostics center?

AuntMinnie

With therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals coming to market quickly and available to smaller institutions around the U.S., My vision of a theranostic center includes a flagship facility that has a PET/CT scanner, a SPECT/CT scanner, and then multiple rooms for infusions of radiopharmaceuticals," Siegel explained.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

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As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Theranostics offers hospital radiology departments the opportunity to keep more reimbursement dollars in the department, Beyder explained.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

Who made it to the final round in the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's event recognizing excellence in radiology? Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. There's a huge role for AI in image acquisition," he said. Perry Pickhardt, MD.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

AuntMinnie

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval. Since the U.S.

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Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco Company, Appoints Marco Campione as Chief Executive Officer

Imaging Technology

Campione also joins the Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd. “I Blue Earth Diagnostics, an indirect subsidiary of Bracco Imaging S.p.A., Bracco Imaging S.p.A.,