AuntMinnie.com staff writersMRIManganese-based MRI agent shows promiseAn MRI contrast agent based on manganese shows promise as an alternative to gadolinium-based contrast agents, according to research published in Investigative Radiology.December 16, 2020AssociationsACR urges Congress to stop Medicare cutsWith the current congressional session winding down, the American College of Radiology (ACR) said it is lobbying Congress to stop looming cuts in Medicare reimbursement and to make improvements to a bill that would establish patient protections against surprise medical billing.December 15, 2020Nuclear MedicineTRIUMF inks deal for actinium-225 productionCanadian particle accelerator center TRIUMF has entered a collaboration with Fusion Pharmaceuticals for the production of actinium-225, which has potential as a cancer-killing radioisotope.December 15, 2020Practice ManagementRadiology Partners completes Mednax dealImaging services provider Radiology Partners has completed its acquisition of the radiology division of Mednax in a deal valued at $885 million.December 15, 2020Image ProcessingPerspectum nabs FDA funding for liver imaging biomarkerImage analysis software developer Perspectum has received funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research to speed up the qualification of its cT1 imaging biomarker as a liver disease drug development tool.December 15, 2020MRIFDA grants breakthrough device status to CardioFluxThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted breakthrough device designation to biomagnetic cardiac imaging technology developer Genetesis for its CardioFlux system, which diagnoses myocardial ischemia and infarction in patients with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome.December 14, 2020Advanced VisualizationAcist and Medis partner on cardiac healthContrast injector developer Acist Medical Systems is partnering with medical imaging software developer Medis Medical Imaging Systems on cardiac health.December 14, 2020Digital X-RayCorindus launches new automated robotic movementsSiemens Healthineers company Corindus has debuted a new set of automated robotic movements in its technIQ series designed for its CorPath GRX system.December 14, 2020EquipmentTTG, ION will enter into 5-year service agreementDiagnostic imaging equipment firm TTG Imaging Solutions and Integrated Oncology Network (ION) have announced a five-year service agreement effective April 1, 2021.December 14, 2020UltrasoundRSIP Vision launches new heart POC ultrasoundComputer software and artificial intelligence (AI) company RSIP Vision has unveiled new medical ultrasound software that can evaluate the heart at point-of-care (POC) settings in the parasternal long-axis view.December 14, 2020Previous PagePage 311 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
