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

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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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SpectronRx announced the funding on April 2, highlighting the critical need for a reliable domestic supply of radiopharmaceuticals.

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The Utah-based company plans to merge with View Point Medical, which manufactures the OneMark Detection Imaging System. 

Medicare Money

In total, 131 hospitals are acting as plaintiffs. They’re asking a court to throw out 2023 changes to the Disproportionate Share Hospital calculation that altered the way Medicare Advantage and Social Security income were factored into the risk-adjusted payments hospitals receive for caring for vulnerable patient populations.

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The cloud infrastructure company said in a recent investor meeting that its heavy spending on AI has been complicated by the global GPU and CPU shortage. Some 10,000 workers have reportedly been laid off, but the true number is unknown.

American College of Radiology ACR

Each of the members will assume their new role following the conclusion of ACR 2026, set to take place in Washington, D.C., in early May.

The quality of ultrasound exams depends highly on operator skill, but experts believe artificial intelligence could improve consistency considerably. 

The tool also can be used to predict a person's brain age and risk for a myriad of other chronic conditions as well.

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The new study, based on 14 different clinical trials, highlights why so many care teams have already adopted the cusp overlap technique when implanting self-expanding TAVR valves.

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"These recommendations will help ensure that patient care remains both consistent and personalized," SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, explained. 

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Patients who put some personality into their symptom descriptions may flummox large language models—to unfortunate effect.

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