Novartis will construct a 46,000-square-foot radioligand therapy manufacturing site in Denton, Texas, as part of its $23 billion U.S. investment. The facility will be Novartis’ fifth radioligand therapy site in the U.S. and its first in Texas, according to a…
Radiology
Job-switching rates among U.S. radiologists increased by 61% between 2013 and 2022. After adjusting for radiologist and practice characteristics, researchers found odds of practice turnover, or the phenomenon of leaving one organization to join another, were about twice as high…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched a mobile mammography unit to serve women in northern Minnesota, with weekly stops in Bagley and Walker, and plans to expand later in 2026. The truck offers 3D mammography, which can improve cancer…
Implanted cuff electrodes used to stimulate the vagus nerve may pose safety risks during MRI scans. Researchers at the University of Houston led computer simulations showing that MRI gradient fields and radiofrequency heating can lower the threshold needed to trigger…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has become the first health system in Florida to adopt the Liberty endovascular robotic system. Liberty is the only FDA-cleared, single-use, remotely operated robotic system for peripheral endovascular procedures, according to a Feb. 24 news release.…
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The FDA has approved Bracco’s gadopiclenol-based contrast agent, Vueway, for IV MRI imaging in neonates and infants. Vueway is a macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent that delivers effective image enhancement at half the gadolinium dose used in other approved macrocyclic agents,…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx unveiled a new $2 million MRI suite at its North Central Bronx campus. The upgrade includes renovated rooms and new MRI machines, which the system said offer faster scan…
Blue Earth, Minn.-based United Hospital District plans to install a new MRI system after receiving a $1.5 million gift from the Mike and Tami Hoffman Family Foundation. Renovations will begin in March to create a dedicated space for the stationary…
A nationwide shortage of breast imaging radiologists is making it harder for women to get timely mammograms and follow-up diagnostic care, according to a new report. The analysis, conducted by Medicus Healthcare Solutions, estimates there are about 7,500 breast imaging…
Stanford (Calif.) Medicine’s radiology department is collaborating with Atley Solutions and Telix Pharmaceuticals to establish the first operational supply chain for astatine-211 in California. Astatine-211 is an alpha-emitting radionuclide with growing promise for targeted radionuclide therapy, especially in metastatic disease.…