UnitedHealth’s Optum to acquire 9-state multispecialty radiology provider
Radiology Business
MARCH 27, 2024
Dallas-based Steward Medical Group spans 450 practices, employing over 1,700 providers including 180-plus radiologists.
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Hospital system data sharing initiative leads to 80% of patients accessing their imaging records
Health Imaging
MARCH 27, 2024
The change was made to comply with the information blocking rule in the 21st Century Cures Act.
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Imaging’s total share of US healthcare spending plummets as others record gains
Radiology Business
MARCH 27, 2024
The percentage of patients who received imaging services also declined from 46% in 2010 down to 40% by 2021, experts wrote in Health Affairs Scholar.
Cryoablation effective in women with breast cancer
AuntMinnie
MARCH 27, 2024
A minimally invasive procedure called cryoablation that uses ice to freeze and destroy tumors has proven effective for women with large breast cancer tumors, according to a study presented March 27 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Salt Lake City. The finding suggests the technique may provide a new treatment path for women who are not candidates for lumpectomy, or surgical removal, noted Yolanda Bryce, MD, an interventional radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cance
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Radiology groups slam UnitedHealthcare decision they say was inspired by ‘science-harvesting mercenaries’
Radiology Business
MARCH 27, 2024
UHC has labeled an IR service docs have been delivering for 9 years as “unproven and not medically necessary due to insufficient evidence of efficacy.
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University charts a world’s first with clinical use of new $9M 7T MRI system
Radiology Business
MARCH 27, 2024
The Siemens Magnetom scanner utilizes dedicated radiofrequency sodium coils and parallel transmit technology—a “stark” difference from older models
Patient access to imaging reports faster post-Cures Act enactment
AuntMinnie
MARCH 27, 2024
A key provision in the 21st Century Cures Act has led to decreased time for patients to access imaging results, according to research published March 27 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Researchers led by Nelly Tan, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ, also found that after implementing institutional policies to comply with the act’s information-blocking provisions, more patients accessed their reports before the ordering provider did.
SIR 2024: Study finds ultrasound ablation to be a precise, effective treatment for prostate cancer
Health Imaging
MARCH 27, 2024
The MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation comes with minimal side effects, offering cancer patients an alternative to radiation or surgery.
Deep learning helps distinguish benign vertebral fractures on CT
AuntMinnie
MARCH 27, 2024
A deep-learning algorithm used with CT imaging can differentiate between benign and malignant vertebral fractures, researchers have found. The algorithm proved comparable or better compared to radiologist readers, according to a team led by Sarah Foreman, MD, of Technische Universität München in Germany. The study findings were published March 26 in Radiology.
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SyntheticMR Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for its Next Generation Solution SyMRI 3D
Imaging Technology
MARCH 27, 2024
mtaschetta-millane Wed, 03/27/2024 - 08:21 March 27, 2024 — SyntheticMR announced that its next-generation imaging solution, SyMRI 3D , has received FDA 510(k) clearance for clinical use in the United States. This milestone marks a significant advancement in quantitative MRI technology, offering unprecedented resolution and accuracy in brain imaging.
Radiologists and other docs voice support for DEI in medicine while lawmakers aim to kill it
Radiology Business
MARCH 27, 2024
The AMA and others issued a statement Tuesday, labeling diversity, equity and inclusion as a “means to help improve the health of our nation.
Spectral AI reports 2023 revenue decreases
AuntMinnie
MARCH 27, 2024
Spectral AI posted decreases in its 2023 revenue. For the fourth quarter of 2023, the company reported a revenue of $5.3 million, compared with $6.1 million for the same period in 2022. Net loss for the fourth quarter of last year was $3.5 million, compared to a net loss of $1.7 million for the same time period in 2022. For the 2023 fiscal year, the net loss was $20.9 million, compared with a net loss of $2.9 million in 2022.
Phoenix Radiology inks deal with critical access hospital after previous imaging partner departs
Radiology Business
MARCH 27, 2024
Clarkston, Washington-based TriState Health had worked with Twin Cities Radiology for 25 years, with the practice ending the relationship due to retirement.
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Non-Invasive Ultrasound Imaging Device Diagnoses Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
MedImaging Radiography
MARCH 27, 2024
A new computer-based diagnostic tool combines ultrasound imagery with specific clinical indicators to evaluate the risk of moderate-to-severe renal fibrosis.
Critical access hospital inks deal with Phoenix Radiology after previous partner departs
Radiology Business
MARCH 27, 2024
Clarkston, Washington-based TriState Health had worked with Twin Cities Radiology for 25 years, with the practice ending the relationship due to retirement.
Ultrasound Nomogram May Enhance Prediction of Metastatic Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients
Diagnostic Imaging
MARCH 27, 2024
A nomogram that combines contrast-enhanced lymphatic ultrasound and grayscale ultrasound findings had an 88 percent AUC for prediction of three or more metastatic axillary lymph nodes in women with early breast cancer.
SIR 2024: UAE can eliminate the need for hysterectomy after postpartum hemorrhage
Health Imaging
MARCH 27, 2024
In a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, the procedure reduced hysterectomies by 94%.
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Siemens Healthineers Announces FDA Clearance of MAGNETOM Terra.X 7-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Scanner
Imaging Technology
MARCH 27, 2024
milla1cf Wed, 03/27/2024 - 09:17 March 27, 2024 — Siemens Healthineers announces the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) clearance of the MAGNETOM Terra.X, a second-generation clinical 7-tesla magnetic resonance imaging scanner that dramatically advances the capabilities of 7T MR scanning with new hardware and XA60A software. The MAGNETOM Terra.X is the successor to the MAGNETOM Terra , which debuted in 2017 as the world’s first 7T clinical MR scanner, enabling extremely high-resolution imagi
MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead
Medical Xpress: Radiology
MARCH 27, 2024
A new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally reported, according to scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute. The method, first described in 2022, generated excitement within the neuroscience community as a potentially transformative approach. But a study from the lab of McGovern associate investigator Alan Jasanoff, reported in the journal Science Advances, demonstrates that MRI signals produced by the new method are g
FDA Clears New 7T MRI System from Siemens Healthineers
Diagnostic Imaging
MARCH 27, 2024
Offering improved image clarity capable of capturing details of subtle pathology, the Magnetom Terra.X 7T MRI system reportedly features the first eight-channel parallel transmit architecture for clinical use.
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Expert talks decolonizing global radiology with AuntMinnie.com
AuntMinnie
MARCH 27, 2024
As radiologists work on global health initiatives such as introducing health screening services to low-resource areas around the world, they should be cognizant of pitfalls that could exacerbate global health inequities. That was the message from a recent editorial written by a team of experts in response to a study on patient navigation for breast cancer screening in Uganda.
GE Healthcare Launches AI-Powered Prostate Volume Assist for Ultrasound
Diagnostic Imaging
MARCH 27, 2024
Featuring automated one-click functionality for capturing prostate volume, the AI-enabled software may help shorten workflows for prostate imaging, biopsies, and ultrasound-guided procedures.
How Are Radiology Practices Impacted By Annual Changes To The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule?
Healthcare Administrative Partners
MARCH 27, 2024
With passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (CAA 24) , we finally learned the rates physicians will be paid for Medicare services during the remainder of 2024.
3D MRI for Quantitative Brain Imaging Gets FDA Nod
Diagnostic Imaging
MARCH 27, 2024
SyMRI 3D reportedly combines precise estimates of regional brain volume with improved resolution bolstering accuracy with lesion analysis.
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