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Two respected radiology organizations have issued a stark warning on the new recommendations, stating that they risk confusing patients and “may contribute to thousands of additional breast cancer deaths each year.”

Breast arterial calcifications (BACs) identified on screening mammograms may help identify women who face a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new analysis published in Clinical Imaging.

HB 1364, a bill some radiologists pushed back against, is headed to the Governor’s desk to be finalized. It is set to take effect on Oct. 1. 

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New 10-year data explored the impact of performing SAVR on asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis.

The new clinic wants to keep patients out of hospital EDs when possible and provide care at a lower cost.

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"This case reflects a troubling pattern in which payers, dissatisfied with IDR results, increasingly try to attack those outcomes outside the framework Congress created," Rad Partners says. 

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“Expanding residency slots and mitigating workforce attrition will be necessary to mitigate increasing workforce gaps," experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

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The figure places the specialty third among medicine’s highest earners, behind only orthopedics ($611,000) and cardiology ($575,000), Medscape reports. 

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"Topped-out" measures may not actually reflect universally high performance, a new analysis of CMS data shows. 

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Have you ever wondered what China and Russia would talk about if they were to discuss AI in healthcare? It turns out they do just that—and a newly published academic paper straight out of the Russian Federation offers a glimpse into the dialogue.  

SmartSpeed Precision DL recon software earns FDA clearance

The artificial intelligence-enabled software offers accelerated acquisition times, improved image resolution and one-click workflows for technologists.

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The system uses color coded flags to alert general practitioners that a patient's imaging report contains "serious or unexpected” findings.

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While Kardium raised $250 million in an oversubscribed funding round, Field Medical raised $35 million. Both companies are focused on designing and developing new pulsed field ablation technologies to help treat challenging arrhythmias. 

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Two respected radiology organizations have issued a stark warning on the new recommendations, stating that they risk confusing patients and “may contribute to thousands of additional breast cancer deaths each year.”