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The completion of the first treatment represents a "significant milestone" for patients with liver cancer, the IR who led the procedure says.

cybersecurity

Is the edge with the cybercriminals looking for weak points in firewalls? Or the security professionals trying to stop the bad guys from finding any? 

Steve MacMillan Hologic

The Marlborough, Massachusetts-based breast imaging vendor expects its sale to TPG and Blackstone to officially close on April 7. 

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“Radiology practices may wish to consider these findings when presenting patients with an option to pay for AI interpretation,” experts write in JACR

Leaders at the hospital have equipped the radiology department’s MRI scanner with a new AI software that essentially fills in the blanks between image slices with synthetic images.

Medicare Money

CMS officially announced the move on April 6, with it applying to the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model. 

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Therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia is an aggressive form of blood cancer and bone marrow that occurs in the years following radiation and chemotherapy. 

Anthem

The insurer (also known as Elevance) first launched its new “nonparticipating care providers” policy across 11 states beginning on Jan. 1, drawing widespread criticism. 

prescription drugs

Lower Medicare drug costs translated into more patients taking their medications, leading to better outcomes.

The SoloPace Fusion Temporary Pacing System from Solo Pace Inc. is deigned to eliminate the need for right ventricular (RV) lead placement, which requires the added procedural step to gaining venous access. This can cut procedure time and mitigate possible complication risks. For interventional cardiologists using improvised left ventricular (LV) pacing, this system can replace ad-hoc clip assemblies, subcutaneous needles and exposed wire connections, which are known sources of inconsistent pace capture.

New pacing system is designed to streamline TAVR cath lab workflows, cut procedural steps and increase reliability.

money maze payment reimbursement

“This is a financial emergency for our practice,” one physician says, according to a new survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology. 

merger acquisition M&A business

The Miami-area imaging outfit has reached a deal to buy Global Imaging Solutions, a “leading” teleradiology group that handles about 350,000 reads annually. 

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The completion of the first treatment represents a "significant milestone" for patients with liver cancer, the IR who led the procedure says.