The University of California San Francisco has named Rajesh Shah, MD, associate chair for quality and safety within its department of radiology and biomedical imaging. Dr. Shah is a professor of clinical radiology and serves as director of clinical trials,…
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Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb has become the first U.S. hospital to install the Philips Rembra CT system for acute and high-demand imaging environments. The hospital is using the system in its emergency and general radiology departments, according…
Reginald Munden, MD, DMD, will step down as chair of the Department of Radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston at the end of December 2026. Madelene Lewis, MD, will succeed him as department chair effective Jan.…
The FDA has approved an amino acid positron emission tomography drug for brain cancer imaging. The drug — called Pixclara — differentiates recurrent or progressive glioma from treatment-related tissue changes, according to a Sept. 14 news release from the drugmaker,…
A new study found an AI tool helped radiologists detect 39% more brain aneurysm cases on CT angiography exams. The findings were published Sept. 8 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Here are five things to know:…
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St. Louis-based WashU Medicine has named two clinical leaders at its Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology. Vincent Mellnick, MD, was appointed senior vice chair and division director of academic practice, and Malak Itani, MD, was appointed chief of the abdominal imaging…
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has launched a granulomatous mastitis steroid injection service to treat patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis, a rare inflammatory breast condition. The service uses ultrasound-guided steroid injections to deliver medication directly to affected breast tissue,…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health plans to add approximately 20 radiologists as Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging works through a backlog of imaging results in Las Vegas, according to an Aug. 27 report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Patients told the…
Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has tapped Amir Iravani, MD, as director of the theranostics program. Dr. Iravani will also serve as vice chair of clinical research in the department of nuclear medicine and theranostics. He will work with the David…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has launched a student loan repayment program for newly graduated radiologic professionals and respiratory therapists to strengthen its clinical workforce across Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Eligible participants can receive up to $20,000 in employer-sponsored student loan repayment,…