AuntMinnie.com staff writersUltrasoundDiA gets Israel government grant for COVID-19Echocardiography image analysis software developer DiA Imaging Analysis has received a grant from the government of Israel to develop artificial intelligence algorithms to analyze ultrasound images of patients with COVID-19.May 12, 2020Practice ManagementRadNet navigates effects of pandemic in Q1Acquisitions and price increases helped imaging services provider RadNet to a small increase in revenue in its first quarter. Declines in same-store and aggregate imaging volumes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to a larger net loss, however.May 11, 2020PACS/VNASectra wins enterprise imaging deal in CanadaPACS vendor Sectra has received an enterprise imaging order from Canadian teleradiology services provider Mayfair Diagnostics.May 11, 2020Nuclear MedicineMITA joins coalition to lobby for COVID-19 reliefThe Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has joined with a number of imaging organizations to lobby congressional leaders for direct financial support to radiology providers to be included in the next COVID-19 legislative relief package.May 11, 2020UltrasoundCaption Health gets FDA clearance for AI updateArtificial intelligence (AI) software developer Caption Health has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a new update to its Caption Guidance echocardiography image acquisition software aimed at helping in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.May 11, 2020MRICOVID-19 outbreak hurts Fonar Q3 resultsThe COVID-19 outbreak prompted a sharp decline in scan volume at imaging centers operated by Fonar in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. As a result, the company posted a revenue decline of 5% for the period.May 11, 2020MRIMRI could help predict efficacy of stem cell therapyMRI could help clinicians predict the efficacy of stem cell treatment for a brain injury children may sustain during birth called perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, according to a study published May 12 in Cell Reports.May 11, 2020Digital X-RayCOVID-19 boosts Agfa DR revenuesThe COVID-19 outbreak prompted strong revenue growth in the digital radiography (DR) business at Agfa HealthCare, the company reported in financial results for the first quarter. But sales in the company's Healthcare IT and Radiology Solutions segments were mostly flat for the period.May 11, 2020UltrasoundASE releases guidance for athletes' imagingThe American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has released a guidance document regarding cardiovascular imaging in athletes. The guidance was published May 11 in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.May 11, 2020AssociationsCanadian groups issue guide to restarting radiologyA group of Canadian medical societies led by the Canadian Association of Radiologists has issued a set of guidelines designed to help healthcare providers resume offering routine radiology services that may have been suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.May 11, 2020Previous PagePage 398 of 3774Next PageTop StoriesCT'ExRad' data shows wide variations in CT radiation doseThe wide variation in performance, both across and within facilities, indicates substantial opportunities for improvement.Womens ImagingCEM improves margin extent measurement, falls short of primary outcomeMRIPodcast: Why 'minimum' MRI safety standards aren’t minimum enoughNuclear MedicineJeremie Calais discusses his move to Paris, European researchSponsor ContentFREE webinar: find your imaging capacity
