The ACR has gone on the offensive to counter possible misunderstandings about imaging that may result from a new study in the the August issue of Health Affairs. The study found that the use of advanced imaging for Medicare patients decreased in 2006 and 2007, after 10 years of rapid increase (more than 6% growth annually) in imaging utilization.

GNAX Health, Acuo Technologies and Client Outlook announced the formation of a new strategic alliance to provide an integrated and simplified solution for medical image access, exchange and management.

The Chinese diagnostic imaging market will grow to reach a value of more than $2.5 billion by 2016, according to the Millennium Research Group (MRG), a global authority on medical technology market intelligence.

Demand for radiology has dropped according to Merritt Hawkins’ 2012 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives. Radiology, which was Merritt Hawkins’ most requested specialty in 2003, ranked only 18th in 2011-2012.

The FDA has cleared GE Healthcare’s new cardiac imaging platform, the Discovery CT750 HD FREEdom Edition. According to the press release, the FREEdom Edition is designed to address the main challenges of cardiac imaging: coronary motion, calcium blooming, plaque composition and accurate myocardial perfusion.

The executive director of the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) decried “humongous hits” to radiation oncology last week, a sentiment that echoes earlier statements from the president of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

Hospital Compare, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website that provides the public with data on various hospital quality measures, has added two more outpatient medical imaging use statistics.

Crux Biomedical announced it has received FDA clearance for its new Crux Vena Cava Filter (VCF), which Crux Biomedical claims is the first and only VCF designed to facilitate bi-directional retrieval through either the femoral or jugular veins, a key consideration when access to one or the other vein is limited.