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Partnership As Growth Strategy: New York Radiology Alliance

Kenneth Schwartz, MD, medical director of New York Radiology Alliance (NYRA) in Bedford Hills, discusses why NYRA teamed with vRad…

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FDA Approves Popular European MRI Contrast Agent Dotarem

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) as the first macrocyclic and ionic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) that can be used in the United States…

Varian Gets FDA OK for New X-Ray Workstation

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Varian Medical Systems Nexus DRF Digital X-Ray Imaging System. The new diagnostic X-ray image processing workstation combines radiography/fluoroscopy (RF) and digital radiography (DR) capabilities on one platform …

GE Healthcare MR Technique Improves Accuracy for Imaging Joint Replacements and Implanted Devices

Addressing the need for better imaging of tissue surrounding metal-containing implants such as joint replacements, GE Healthcare and researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Waukesha, Wis., designed and tested a novel MR imaging technique that cuts down on the image distortion caused by metal in implants…

Medical Insight Updates their Imaging Solution and Releases Mobile Viewer

Medical Insight has released EasyViz 5.0, its latest diagnostic imaging solution, along with EasyViz Enterprise Web, a mobile image viewer…

Hologic Receives FDA Approval for New Breast Tomosynthesis Software

Hologic's new C-View 2D imaging software got the green light from the FDA, a development that will lead to less scanning time and lower radiation for patients, the company says…

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Intermountain Healthcare to Track Patients’ Cumulative Radiation Exposure

The Salt Lake City, Utah-based nonprofit health system that has made a name for itself as an innovator is now the first such organization to tackle the problem of how to monitor patients' cumulative radiation exposure over a lifetime…

CBO Budget Report Confirms No Savings From Imaging Prior Authorization

In its report on the President’s 2014 fiscal budget, the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) agreed with the White House that no savings should be anticipated from requiring third-party prior authorization for advanced imaging services — news that gave those opposed to the requirement another opportunity to make their case…

Henry Ford-Beaumont Merger Called Off

Merger talks between the two Detroit-area health systems ended over differences in corporate cultures and concerns from Beaumont’s clinical chiefs, reports Crain’s Detroit Business…

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Leadership in Imaging: Looking Ahead

The topic of leadership in imaging has been heavy on the community’s mind of late. I was very interested to see what past presidents of the RBMA had to say when they convened to address questions about the future of their roles as non-radiologist leaders.