Radiology

Effingham Hospital based in Springfield, Ga., formed a partnership with Statesboro, Ga.-based East Georgia Radiology to enhance its radiology services, according to a Savannah Morning News report.

Self-referrals may be a part of the growth in diagnostic imaging, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Hospitals in Pennsylvania's Berks County are connecting with a national movement that aims to limit radiation exposure in children from CT scans, according to a Reading Eagle report.

Florida Hospital Orlando's Ginsburg Tower will now feature a new MRI machine that will allow physicians to take MRI scans in the neurosurgery floor's operating rooms, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, based in Park Ridge, Ill., became the first hospital in the Midwest to offer its patients 3D mammography, according to a Park Ridge Trib Local report.

Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a technology-enabled national radiology practice, has announced it has entered into an educational partnership with Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA).

With new diagnostic imaging products and practices hitting the market every year, costs and what types of devices are consistently changing, according to Novation's annual Diagnostic Imaging Watch report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the Siemens Biograph mMR system, which is the first device able to conduct a PET scan and an MRI scan at the same time, according to an FDA news release.

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UPMC Hamot Imaging Center at Sterling Square has expanded its services with the addition of digital mammography, according to a hospital news release.