Researchers at the University at Buffalo in New York have built an AI-based system that can distinguish human-written radiology reports from those generated by large language models, aiming to prevent medical fraud and protect insurance workflows. The research team developed…
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The American College of Radiology is supporting a call from 10 medical specialty societies and academies urging Cigna Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare to update their coverage policies for peripheral nerve stimulation used to treat chronic pain. Current payer policies classify the…
Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett has opened a new interventional radiology suite with advanced CT technology. Located in the hospital’s new tower, the suite houses two procedure rooms connected by a movable CT scanner, enabling real-time diagnostics and interventional care,…
The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in Oklahoma City is constructing a $16 million cyclotron facility to expand in-state access to radiopharmaceuticals used in cancer treatment and diagnostic imaging. Currently, the nearest cyclotron is located in Dallas, forcing Oklahoma…
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…
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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.…
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,…