A clinician trained to manage reactions should be on-site at any imaging facilities doing contrast studies to maintain patient safety.

Interventional cardiologists have been anticipating this news for quite some time. The device, the first of its kind, provides an alternative treatment option to repeat PCI or cardiac surgery for patients with coronary ISR.

CT calcium scoring provides valuable evaluations of intermediate-risk patients in addition to making good business sense for hospitals. Nauman Mushtaq, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Northwestern, shared his own experience with this technology. 

The decision comes amid strong demand for the publicly traded, Los Angeles-based radiology provider’s services. 

Announced at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, the collaboration enables radiologists to utilize DeepHealth OS through Incepto's enterprise imaging platform.

Cardiac Imaging Inc. agreed to pay $85 million in October, the largest judgment in the “Laboratory, Pathology, Radiology and Diagnostics" category. 

Peninsula Imaging told Mary Raver in 2014 that a cancerous growth was benign. She now has 18 months to live.

Patients who owe providers $500 or less in out-of-pocket expenses tend to pay down the bill. Those who owe more than $500 are evidently inclined to ignore collections efforts and pay nothing at all.

A study on rat models reveals how prolonged cocaine use disrupts neural networks responsible for regulating emotions and problem solving.

The procedure, performed on Feb. 14, was part of an early feasibility trial developed with help from the FDA.