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Partnership As Growth Strategy: New York Radiology Alliance

Kenneth Schwartz, MD, medical director of New York Radiology Alliance (NYRA) in Bedford Hills, discusses why NYRA teamed with vRad…

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Varian Gets FDA OK for New X-Ray Workstation

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Varian Medical Systems Nexus DRF Digital X-Ray Imaging System. The new diagnostic X-ray image processing workstation combines radiography/fluoroscopy (RF) and digital radiography (DR) capabilities on one platform …

GE Healthcare MR Technique Improves Accuracy for Imaging Joint Replacements and Implanted Devices

Addressing the need for better imaging of tissue surrounding metal-containing implants such as joint replacements, GE Healthcare and researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Waukesha, Wis., designed and tested a novel MR imaging technique that cuts down on the image distortion caused by metal in implants…

Medical Insight Updates their Imaging Solution and Releases Mobile Viewer

Medical Insight has released EasyViz 5.0, its latest diagnostic imaging solution, along with EasyViz Enterprise Web, a mobile image viewer…

Hologic Receives FDA Approval for New Breast Tomosynthesis Software

Hologic's new C-View 2D imaging software got the green light from the FDA, a development that will lead to less scanning time and lower radiation for patients, the company says…

GE Healthcare Breaks Ground on S.C. Helium Liquefaction Facility

The $17 million helium liquefaction facility in Florence, S.C., will be an extension of GE’s current MR production plant there. The plant uses roughly 5.5 million liters of helium a year in the manufacture of MR devices, the company said…

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CBO Budget Report Confirms No Savings From Imaging Prior Authorization

In its report on the President’s 2014 fiscal budget, the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) agreed with the White House that no savings should be anticipated from requiring third-party prior authorization for advanced imaging services — news that gave those opposed to the requirement another opportunity to make their case…

Henry Ford-Beaumont Merger Called Off

Merger talks between the two Detroit-area health systems ended over differences in corporate cultures and concerns from Beaumont’s clinical chiefs, reports Crain’s Detroit Business…

ACR Teleradiology Task Force Proposes Guidelines

The 1-year-old ACR Teleradiology Task Force has published its first best-practice guidelines for teleradiology in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR)…

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