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Counting Chickens: RP loses its windfall award from United

Ben White

The battle between Radiology Partners and UnitedHealthcare has ended with United as the victor. The summary: RP claimed United owed them lots of money for underpayment because United was using a 2020 contract to determine some of its payments instead of a more lucrative 1998 contract originally held by one of its purchased groups, Singleton. United then sued Radiology Partners alleging an illegal pass-through billing scheme.

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Comparative Study Says Enhanced MRI Offers Optimal Detection of Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases

Diagnostic Imaging

In a study involving 396 confirmed neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases, researchers found that Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI offered 19 percent higher sensitivity than polyenergetic CT.

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Research team successfully maps the brain-spinal cord connection in humans

Medical Xpress: Radiology

The brain and spinal cord are the central pillars of the human central nervous system (CNS), orchestrating everything from movement to sensation. Despite significant advances in neuroscience, our understanding of how these two crucial components of the CNS interact remains limited.

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F-18 FAPI PET/CT upstages more newly-diagnosed breast cancers

AuntMinnie

F-18 fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/CT leads to significant upstaging in newly diagnosed breast cancer, according to research published September 5 in Academic Radiology. A team led by Liu Junzhi, PhD, from the China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University in Changchun, China, found that the modality leads to upstaging at a higher rate than that of F-18 FDG PET/CT.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.

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Making an Opinionated Project

Ben White

Or, “Why Independent Radiology is different from most job boards (but also still boring)” So recently I created a simple, small website called Independent Radiology. It’s a boring job board, but it’s also different from most job boards. Jason Fried from 37signals (makers of Basecamp, HEY, and other stuff) argued years ago that software should be opinionated.

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New molecular sensor enables fluorescence imaging for assessing sarcoma severity

Medical Xpress: Radiology

Researchers at Korea University College of Medicine have identified a new candidate marker for determining the severity and metastasis of sarcoma and developed a molecular sensor that enables fluorescence imaging targeting this marker.

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Congratulations to UCSF Radiology’s 2024 RSNA Grant Recipients!

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

Each year, we are proud to recognize department members who receive research funding from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). This year’s grant recipients include three medical students, two residents, one postdoctoral fellow, and three faculty members.

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Healthcare AI company launches radiology-specific vision language model

Health Imaging

Harrison.rad.1 can conduct chats related to imaging, identify and localize X-ray findings, generate reports and provide its reasoning based on patient history and clinical context.

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State passes law granting attorney general more authority to review private equity healthcare deals

Radiology Business

Annual private equity investment in healthcare reached $83B billion three years ago, but these transactions have faced little scrutiny to ensure they are in the public’s best interest, sponsors note.

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Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling

Patient-centric scheduling can only be achieved through optimized radiology workflows, effective communications between staff and physicians, and, of course, through specialized schedulers. In this guide, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to transform your radiology center into a high-performance hub of medical imaging.

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False-positive mammograms discourage some women from future screenings

Medical Xpress: Radiology

Early detection of breast cancer through mammography screening continues to save lives. However, abnormal findings on mammograms can lead to women being recalled for additional imaging and biopsies, many of which turn out to be "false positives," meaning they do not result in a cancer diagnosis. False positives can also have financial implications for patients and cause significant emotional anxiety.

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PET tracer reveals treatment responses in cardiac amyloidosis patients

AuntMinnie

PET/CT imaging with iodine-124 (I-124) evuzamitide may help monitor how patients with cardiac amyloidosis respond to therapy over time, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology annual meeting in Austin, TX. Emily Martin, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, discussed her group’s latest research on the investigational approach, with repeat scans more than two years after baseline showing changes in cardiac and extracardiac amyloid lo

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Fetal MRI safe on 3T scanners, new analysis shows

Health Imaging

MRI exams are crucial for investigating fetal abnormalities, but past concerns have been expressed about whether the modality could affect intrauterine growth.

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Arbitrators settle Radiology Partners-UnitedHealthcare dispute, vacating $134M award to RP

Radiology Business

“While the result was surprising and unsatisfying, we are nevertheless pleased that the panel rejected any recovery to UHC," the California-based practice said on Thursday.

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The Employers Guide to Controlling Cancer

About 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and patients are getting younger. At the same time, the cost of treatment continues to rise, with employers spending 8.5% more on cancer care for each employee than they did last year. The best thing employers can do for their employees and business tomorrow is to invest in cancer detection and care today.

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Novel biomarker could lead to early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

ScienceDaily

Research discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) earlier -- by analyzing AD biomarkers in blood -- so that the impacts of dementia can be reduced. The researchers applied inorganic analytical geochemistry techniques, originally developed for cosmochemistry -- for example, to study the formation and evolution of the Earth, the Moon, other planets and asteroid samples -- and adapted these highly sensitive techniques to search for early biomarkers of AD in h

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Do you have to perform intussusception reduction immediately?

AuntMinnie

Intussusception reduction can be performed within eight hours of ultrasound diagnosis, not necessarily within two hours, according to research published September 4 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. A team led by Livja Mertiri, MD, from Texas Children's Hospital in Houston found comparable success for pediatric intussusception reduction in children who were treated emergently (within 2 hours) and those who were treated urgently (within 8 hours).

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Yet another MRI 'freak accident' is making headlines months after it took place

Health Imaging

When it happened, news of the incident did not circulate, and whether it was reported to any governing body remains unclear.

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AI triage system fails to improve radiologist performance or turnaround times

Radiology Business

Commercially available software for intracranial hemorrhage detection did not appear to hold up in a prospective, single-center study, experts write in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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DMCA Exemption Continues For Medical Device Repair

Atlantis Worldwide

The FDA announced that it stands behind the proposed exemption from the Digital Millennium Copywrite Act that would apply “to circumvention (of technological protections) that is conducted solely to

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AHN completes imaging expansion at Allegheny Valley Hospital

AuntMinnie

Allegheny Health Network's (AHN) Allegheny Valley Hospital (AVH) in Natrona Heights, PA has completed a $12 million expansion and renovation of its imaging and radiology department. The new 8,000-sq-ft imaging center, located on the ground floor of AVH, houses advanced ultrasound, 3D mammography, CT scanning, MRI, general radiography, and dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scanning.

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False-positive mammograms discourage some women from future screenings

ScienceDaily

A false-positive mammogram may deter women from future screenings, according to a new study. But staying on schedule remains key to early detection of cancer.

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Novartis breaks ground on 2 new facilities aimed at increasing radiopharma production

Radiology Business

The Swiss drugmaker recently started work on a new plant in Indianapolis, which will produce isotopes needed for key radiogland therapies.

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From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.

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AI Software Uses MRI Scans to Automatically Segment Key Brain Structures for Improved Radiation.

MedImaging MRI

A new artificial intelligence-based technology aims to revolutionize the planning of brain radiation therapy and enhance treatment outcomes for children.

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Harrison.ai launches vision language model

AuntMinnie

Annalise.ai parent company Harrison.ai has launched Harrison.rad.1, a radiology-specific vision language model. Harrison.rad.1 is dialogue-based and can perform open-ended chats related to x-ray images, detect and localize radiological findings, generate reports, and provide longitudinal reasoning based on clinical history and patient context, Harrison.ai said.

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GPT-4 is better at explaining IR procedures than physicians

Health Imaging

The demand for interventional radiology procedures is growing, but it is a specialty for which health literacy is lacking.

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Hospital completes $12M expansion of its radiology department

Radiology Business

Allegheny Valley Hospital is offering a new mobile MRI truck, among other upgrades, which will add 40 new appointment slots per week.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?