Radiology

An AI model developed by researchers at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic detected pancreatic cancer on abdominal CT scans taken up to three years before clinical diagnosis, according to a study published April 28 in Gut.  The model, called the Radiomics-based…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue has installed the first of two new CT scanners in its emergency department as part of a nearly $7 million investment. The investment aims to “support rapid diagnosis and improve patient care.” The emergency department treats…

Nearly 6 million patients will be covered under a radiology platform designed to improve care coordination, from imaging order through diagnosis. The platform was formed through a combination of Covera Health and Medmo, and integrates diagnostic accuracy tools with patient…

Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health Heart & Vascular Care has added nine interventional radiology physicians to Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. The group includes Constantino Peña, MD, who will serve as system chief of interventional radiology, according to…

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health has broken ground on an $8.9 million oncology expansion and a $12 million outpatient imaging center at its Unity campus. The Lipson Cancer Institute project will double infusion capacity from 10 to 20 bays and add…

The American College of Radiology has raised concerns over new mammography guidelines issued by the American College of Physicians.  The American College of Physicians guidelines, published April 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, say patients ages 50-74 with an…

Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Kan., has installed a new CT scanner to expand its imaging capabilities, according to an April 16 report by KCYL. The Siemens Healthineers “SOMATOM go.All” system became operational March 24 following construction, installation and testing. The…

Miami-based Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute is adding nine interventional radiology physicians to its team and has named a system chief of interventional radiology. The radiologists will bring expertise in vascular interventional radiology and work with a multidisciplinary…

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has dismissed an Aetna lawsuit that alleged that radiology practices routed claims to secure higher reimbursement rates. Aetna claimed Radiology Partners and Mori, Bean and Brooks…

Saher Sabri, MD, was appointed president of the Society of Interventional Radiology on April 14 at the organization’s annual meeting in Toronto.  Dr. Sabri serves as chief of interventional radiology at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health and division chief of interventional…