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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.

MRI-guided ablation as effective as surgery for prostate cancer treatment

A new clinical trial investigated the safety and efficacy of the procedure, along with its impact on urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and other factors.

Aggressively treating blood pressure, cholesterol levels fails to improve cognitive function

Targeting key cardiovascular risk factors for two full years was not linked to a reduced risk of cognitive decline or dementia.

New business model helps private cardiology practices stay independent

The new approach allows private practices to expand and evolve without being acquired.

FDA clears GE HealthCare's next generation photon-counting CT system

The Photonova Spectra system is powered by the company’s novel Deep Silicon detector technology.

Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation safer, as effective as surgery for papillary thyroid cancer

Though surgery is the current standard of care, experts believe ablative strategies "may become the primary choice for PTC treatment" in the future.

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FastWave Medical reports first-in-human coronary laser IVL procedures

Sola is a rupture-resistant balloon catheter that uses laser energy to deliver 360-degree pressure with each pulse. It was designed to address limitations the company saw in current calcium-modification devices.

Former American College of Cardiology (ACC) president Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, MACC, MASNC, FAHA, FESC, chair, department of medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, and an ACC delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, discusses AMA Resolution 404 aimed at improving public awareness of low-dose CT lung cancer screening that can also identify coronary artery disease (CAD) ate the same time.

ACC backs AMA resolution to boost lung cancer and heart disease screenings in smokers with low-dose CT scans

Former American College of Cardiology president Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, an ACC delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, discusses an AMA resolution aimed at improving public awareness of low-dose CT lung cancer exams that can screen for coronary artery calcium at the same time.

AI prediction reduces radiologists' prostate MRI-related workloads by 20%

With prostate MRI assessments now being utilized more frequently, experts suggest AI could offer a more sustainable approach to managing growing workloads.

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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