Ben White

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

They may not know how to run a radiology business, but they inarguably understand how to play the finance game: Radiology Partners completed its “ comprehensive set of financing transactions to strengthen its financial position.” In doing so, they ended up raising $720 million in preferred equity. They successfully used the promise of a substantial equity raise to get their debtholders to refinance, then used the promise of successful refinancing to further raise an additional ~$400 million.

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Diagnostic Imaging

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For people with COVID-19 related brain fog, emerging dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) research findings revealed blood-brain barrier disruption in multiple brain regions, including temporal lobes and the frontal cortex, up to a year after active infection.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Mortgage discrimination is tied to breast cancer outcomes, a study published February 20 in JAMA Network Open found. Researchers led by Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz, PhD, from Emory University in Atlanta found that living in a historically redlined area is tied to increased odds of estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer in non-Hispanic Black women and increased odds of late-stage diagnosis in non-Hispanic white women.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

"I am hoping that primary care physicians see that risks of screening are manageable, and the benefits are tremendous," said Dartmouth's Debra L. Monticciolo, MD.

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Ben White

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A team from Ireland identified disruptions to the integrity of the blood vessels in the brains of patients experiencing brain fog due to the disease.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Annual breast cancer screening starting at age 40 yields the most mortality reduction, according to research published February 20 in Radiology. A team led by Debra Monticciolo, MD, from Dartmouth in New Hampshire found that starting annual screening at this age and continuing to at least age 79 leads to the highest reduction in mortality with minimal risks.

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Everything Rad

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes read Four considerations to gain maximum benefits to workflow and patient outcomes By Tasos Strouzos, President and General Manager, Consumables Business Unit, Carestream Health. The benefits of moving from analog imaging to full digital X-ray are well known. Digital Radiography (DR) can help speed your imaging workflow, ease the workload on your staff, and reduce the dose to support a higher standard of care.

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Diagnostic Imaging

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In comparison to biennial mammography screening between the ages of 50 to 74, researchers found that annual screening between 40 and 79 years of age resulted in a greater than 16 percent higher reduction in breast cancer mortality.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:13 February 21, 2024 — Hyperfine, Inc. , a groundbreaking health technology company that has redefined brain imaging with the world’s first FDA -cleared portable magnetic resonance (MR) brain imaging system–the Swoop system, and Athletic Heart Cardiac and Metabolic Testing, LLC (Athletic Heart), a mobile medical diagnostic company providing streamlined, comprehensive testing for collegiate, professional, and former professional athletes, today announced a coll

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Deep learning-accelerated brain MRI improves the detection of acute ischemic lesions compared to conventional MRI because it offers better image quality and significantly decreased exam times, researchers have reported in a study published in Radiology. The technique could translate to better patient care in that it could improve imaging workflow and cut healthcare costs, wrote a team led by Sebastian Altmann, MD, of University Medical Center Mainz in Germany.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Cancers of the prostate (17%), female breast (13%), and lung (12%) accounted for the largest share of the tally, experts noted.

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Cassling's MRI

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

First and only FDA-cleared, multi-vendor remote scanning software Enables remote scanning and support for up to three scanners simultaneously Addresses technologist shortage and standardizes care across sites Siemens Healthineers has announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of syngo Virtual Cockpit , a private, secure communication platform for real-time image visualization, acquisition, and collaboration between healthcare professionals across multiple sites.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 02/22/2024 - 13:42 February 22, 2024 — aycan , a recognized leader in medical imaging, announced that Enspectra Health used aycan’s PACS, viewers, and professional services team to ready DICOM data generated from their new VIOTM System for their pivotal clinical trial. The first-of-its-kind technology that visualizes skin cellular structures in real-time, the VIO System received FDA clearance recently, solidifying aycan’s abilities and expansion into the clinical trial market.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A deep-learning method could improve clinical strategies for addressing ultrasound BI-RADS 4A lesions, a study published February 20 in Clinical Breast Cancer found. Researchers led by Mei Yi from Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, found that their deep learning model achieved higher sensitivities than those of clinical experience alone and that the performance of radiologists improved with deep-learning assistance.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Growing into this market allows us to move toward a national presence and we are excited for more opportunities like this in the future," said COO David Grau.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Imperial researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to extract information about the chemical makeup of lung tumors from medical scans. For the first time, they have demonstrated how combining medical imaging with AI can be used to provide a 'virtual biopsy' for cancer patients.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 19:02 February 21, 2024 — Yellowcross Healthcare Commerce , a telemedicine practice management organization, launched a new consultancy service to help medical groups and health care facilities expand their remote care capabilities. The new company is founded by experienced health care and IT industry professionals Robb Vaules and Kent Thomas.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Screening for osteoporosis using dedicated bone scans among total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients remains alarmingly low, according to research presented February 14 at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting in San Francisco. Researchers at George Washington University in Washington, DC, identified 380,226 patients in a U.S. claims database who underwent THA.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“Protocol requests” are the most common type of disturbance, University of Iowa researchers detailed in JACR.

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Health IT Analytics

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Mount Sinai researchers revealed that the large language model GPT-4 can match, and even outperform, human specialists in managing glaucoma or retina disease.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 18:58 February 21, 2024 — Blue Earth Therapeutics , a Bracco company and emerging leader in the development of innovative next generation therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, is pleased to share the publication of promising early clinical data with 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 from independent clinical experience by physicians at the University Hospital Augsburg , Germany.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Overall cancer incidence in the U.S. was significantly lower than expected during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published February 22 in JAMA Oncology. A team led by Krystle Lang Kuhs, PhD, from the University of Kentucky in Lexington found that cancer incidence from March to December 2020 included 134,395 potentially undiagnosed cancer cases, lower than expected.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The nation’s largest radiology practice also has closed previously announced debt restructuring transactions that provide RP with greater financial flexibility.

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Health IT Analytics

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Hartford HealthCare’s Center for AI Innovation will support the research and development of artificial intelligence technologies to improve patient care.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/23/2024 - 10:22 February 23, 2024 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) launched its "Be Seen" campaign today to raise public awareness about the crucial role medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals play in patient diagnosis, intervention and treatment. To highlight the profession, ASRT has partnered with medical imaging professional and actor, Michael Benzaia.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

An AI algorithm designed for brain PET imaging found a glioblastoma in a patient that had gone undetected by physicians, according to a case reported February 15 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. “This incidental finding highlights the potential of AI-based decision support for patient management in terms of diagnostic and treatment planning based on amino acid PET,” noted lead author Philipp Lohmann, PhD, of Aachen University in Aachen, and colleagues.

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Radiology Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The company is partnering with Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center to help expand radiation oncology services across the Reno marketplace.

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Healthcare Administrative Partners

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

We pay a lot of attention to government regulation in healthcare, especially the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) that influences reimbursement not only from Medicare, but also from other payers since many commercial contracts are tied to the MPFS. Although it is the object of most focus, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) is not the only agency that regulates healthcare.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

During the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Global Conference and Exhibition, HIMSS24, experts from the world’s largest government agencies will convene to focus on the future of public healthcare and the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging trends. Greg Singleton, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) at the U.S.

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