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When should heart patients be taking daily aspirin? That's just one of the many questions explored in a new scientific statement.

The Class II recall includes nearly 935,000 bottles of a medication that has been on the market for years. 

Terumo OpusWave

The OpusWave Dual Sensor Imaging captures both IVUS and OFDI, providing users with two complementary views of the coronaries at the same time.

An example of the Novasight Hybrid System, showing its co-registered IVUS (left) and OCT intravascular imaging inside a coronary stent.

The funding will help the company commercialize its hybrid imaging system throughout the United States.

 Robert Harris, PhD, a machine learning engineer at Virtual Radiologic (vRad), outlined his team's work developing and evaluating a generative chest X-ray machine learning model for use within one of the nation's largest teleradiology practices.

While the technology remains investigational in many practices, researchers say it has the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, streamline AI development and strengthen radiology quality assurance.

breast cancer mammography women's imaging

Radiologist Henry C. Lusane, MD, with Acumen Medical Imaging, interpreted the scans, reporting the mass as benign, a mistake later leading to a terminal cancer diagnosis. 

Cybersecurity lock

The Women’s Center for Radiology, which was acquired by Solis Mammography in January, hired a cybersecurity firm to help investigate the scope of the matter. 

cost value

Most medical societies urge their clinical-guidance developers to include cost data alongside care recommendations. Yet less than a quarter of published advisements—22.5%—contain evidence-based discussions on economic considerations or resource consumption. 

SCAI President James Hermiller, MD, discusses the need for more better radiation protection in the cath lab#SCAI #CathLab, #RadiationExposure #cardiology

SCAI President James Hermiller, Jr., MD, explains the need for more innovative radiation protection systems in the cath lab.

cybercrime data breaches in healthcare

This marks the first major update to the HIPAA Security Rule in over a decade, with HHS seeking to require multifactor authentication and written documentation of all policies. 

merger acquisition M&A business

About 282 (or 1%) of radiologists worked for PE entities in 2013, a number that has increased over 1,300% in the 11 years since, according to new research. 

The publicly traded Broomfield, Colorado, firm plans to bolster access to its Nociscan product across key markets in New York and New Jersey. 

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When should heart patients be taking daily aspirin? That's just one of the many questions explored in a new scientific statement.

The Class II recall includes nearly 935,000 bottles of a medication that has been on the market for years. 

The OpusWave Dual Sensor Imaging captures both IVUS and OFDI, providing users with two complementary views of the coronaries at the same time.