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ACR recently voiced its frustrations to Health and Human Services, sharing suggestions for how the agency could spur greater use of this technology. 

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Thomas McNalley previously sued Toledo Radiological Associates and Vincent Keiser, MD, alleging the physician failed to diagnose a blood clot in his abdomen. 

DeepHealth, RadNet's technology subsidiary, believes the product can help to address imaging workforce challenges plaguing the EU, similar to the States.

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The annual meeting at the Los Angeles Convention Center just wrapped up. Here’s a small sample of some of the biggest announcements.

Patients electing to undergo a whole-body MRI at one Florida facility are now able to undergo a CCTA exam at the same time. All results are interpreted by a cardiologist, and the patient meets with a physician for a one-on-one consultation.  

Novartis

The 46,000 square foot Denton site will be the fifth Novartis has constructed stateside. The company expects it to be fully operational by 2028.

Qure.ai CAD chest X-ray reporting tool cleared by FDA

The product is used to highlight findings from plain chest radiographs completed in emergency departments, urgent care clinics and family practices. 

Medicare fraud

The years-long scheme involved sending kickbacks to physicians who ordered unnecessary transcranial doppler exams. Two conspirators have now been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay substantial fines.

Qure.ai CAD chest X-ray reporting tool cleared by FDA

The product is used to highlight findings from plain chest radiographs completed in emergency departments, urgent care clinics and family practices. 

Medicare fraud

The years-long scheme involved sending kickbacks to physicians who ordered unnecessary transcranial doppler exams. Two conspirators have now been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay substantial fines.

Matthew Summers, MD, FACC, program director for structural heart, Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, explains how his center used a new transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) 3D CT planning software to better identify patients who are at high risk of complications. The software also enables the heart team to test the best placement of various valves to create a procedure plan tailored for each patients unique anatomy.

Serious complications are rare after TAVR, but they can be catastrophic or fatal when they do occur. The care team at Sentara Heart Hospital found that bringing in new 3D software made it much easier to plan ahead for such issues. 

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The newly cleared CARA System from Cara Medical was designed to help clinicians before and during a variety of cardiac procedures. It provides a personalized 3D map of the patient's cardiac conduction system and then overlays that map onto live fluoroscopic images.

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ACR recently voiced its frustrations to Health and Human Services, sharing suggestions for how the agency could spur greater use of this technology.