AuntMinnie.com staff writersPACS/VNACMS streamlines prior authorizations in final ruleThe U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule that allows certain payors, providers, and patients to have electronic access to pending and active prior authorization decisions. The move will result in fewer repeated requests for prior authorizations and reduce costs, CMS said.January 17, 2021MRIPerspectum's 'long COVID' MRI software cleared in U.K.Perspectum's software enabling the detection on MRI scans of organ damage due to "long COVID" has been cleared by the U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.January 17, 2021UltrasoundPOCUS group launches MSK certificationThe Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certification Academy has launched a new certification program for healthcare providers that use ultrasound in the provision of physical therapy and other disciplines.January 17, 2021BreastIAEA launches project on software dosimetryThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a project to investigate the use of software to assist radiology professionals with performing quality assurance and dosimetry on x-ray equipment.January 15, 2021CTCobham nabs $48M contract for ASICsCobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES) received a $48 million contract to support the medical imaging industry. The company will provide application-specific integrated circuits and product support under the deal.January 14, 2021Nuclear MedicineBlue Earth eyes new uses for fluciclovine F-18Bracco molecular imaging subsidiary Blue Earth Diagnostics announced that the first patient has been dosed in a phase III clinical study examining the use of its Axumin (fluciclovine fluorine-18, F-18) PET radiopharmaceutical for detecting recurrent brain metastases.January 14, 2021Advanced VisualizationMedian logs 51% growth in annual revenuesImaging software developer Median Technologies saw its revenues for fiscal 2020 grow 51%, thanks to solid growth in its business unit that provides imaging services for clinical trials.January 13, 2021MRIHyperfine's AI software for portable MRI clears FDAHyperfine's artificial intelligence (AI) image analysis software for the company's Swoop portable MRI system has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).January 13, 2021AssociationsMiss. radiologist dies of COVID-19A Mississippi radiologist who was serving on the state's Board of Health has died of complications related to COVID-19, according to an obituary in the Clarion-Ledger of Jackson.January 12, 2021Industry NewsFDA gives nod to Siemens' Cios Flow C-armThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Cios Flow mobile C-arm from Siemens Healthineers.January 12, 2021Previous PagePage 303 of 3774Next PageTop StoriesMRIMRI, PET reveal distinct brain changes in loneliness and social isolationPrior studies frequently have used the terms interchangeably and applied measures designed for one construct when investigating the other.MRIPodcast: Hospital accreditation isn’t a safety net for MRIAISIIM-CAIMI program chairs talk medical imaging AI's evolutionCTLDCT predicts vertebral fracture risk in heavy smokersSponsor ContentFREE webinar: find your imaging capacity
