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…
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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,…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health will close its Mercy Diagnostic and Treatment Center in West Seneca when the facility’s lease expires in January 2027, according to a Sept. 1 report from ABC affiliate WKBW. The closure will affect nuclear medicine, radiology…
The FDA has alerted patients who had mammograms at Mammography Center of Monterey (Calif.) on or after Dec. 22, 2023, to possible quality problems with their mammograms. The facility failed an additional mammography review, with some deficiencies in clinical image…
Murray, Utah-based Intermountain Medical Center has become the first hospital in Utah and only the second in the U.S. to use GE HealthCare’s SIGNA Sprint Elite MRI system, an advanced imaging platform designed to improve diagnosis for heart and cancer…
University of Miami Health System has named Stephen Solomon, MD, chair of the Department of Interventional Radiology. In the role, Dr. Solomon plans to expand interventional radiology as a clinical specialty, focusing on patient care, research and integration with multidisciplinary…