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Beyond AI: How 3D Surgical Intelligence Is Expanding Radiology’s Clinical Impact

3D surface modeling and virtual surgical planning are expanding radiology’s contribution to multidisciplinary teams. Together, AI-driven interpretation and 3D-enabled clinical collaboration represent two distinct, complementary forces shaping the next decade of radiology.

CMS to phase out fax machines and snail mail, saving over $780M annually

Under the final rule, the agency would establish national standards for the electronic exchange of images and other clinical documentation.

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Appeals court rejects RadNet’s attempt to toss labor board ruling over fired union worker

The case dates to 2018 when technologists at affiliated San Fernando Valley Advanced Imaging, Los Angeles, voted to unionize.

Whole-body MRI provider Prenuvo launches annual imaging subscription service

The Redwood City, California-based startup announced the move Monday, with its Core Membership starting at $1,199 annually

What 1 state can teach the other 49 about regulating healthcare AI

The sandbox setup lets companies test new systems under relaxed rules but with close parental—make that governmental—supervision.

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Health system touts $7M expansion of molecular imaging department, ER

Leaders at the Utah hospital are hopeful the newly updated PET offerings will help patients seek treatment locally, avoiding long travel times.

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4 must-haves for health execs deploying ambient AI scribes at scale

Successfully adopting the technology across wide and varying care settings depends on a whole lot more than just technical sophistication.

Foreign national accused of operating fake company that billed Medicare for $90M—and now he’s on the run

A federal grand jury indicted Anar Rustamov, 38, of Azerbaijan on 14 counts of healthcare fraud. The complex conspiracy allegedly involved billing Medicare Advantage for medical equipment that providers never ordered. Rustamov is currently a fugitive from justice.

Suman Tandon, MD, FASNC, a cardiac imager at St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, in Rosyln, New York, and an American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) representative to the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD), explains ASNC's concerns about artificial intelligence being used to automatically deny prior authorizations and prevent patients from accessing care.

ASNC and AMA push back against AI prior authorization denials

Suman Tandon, MD, a representative of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, explains her organization's concerns about artificial intelligence being used to automatically deny prior authorizations and prevent patients from accessing care.

High resolution DBT exams enhance early cancer detection

Recent advances in imaging technology have built on the momentum DBT utilization has created for early diagnoses.

Ancora Heart AccuCinch Ventricular Restoration System heart failure FDA

First 250 patients enrolled in transcatheter heart failure device trial to reduce LV size

The first 250 patients has been enrolled in the CORCINCH-HF U.S. pivotal trial evaluating the AccuCinch Transcatheter Left Ventricular Restoration System in patients with HFrEF.

FDA declares Class I recall on heart surgery procedure kits from Medline

The news is related to an earlier recall of more than 316,000 Medtronic devices.

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Beyond AI: How 3D Surgical Intelligence Is Expanding Radiology’s Clinical Impact