CMS ends noncoverage of PET infection and inflammation
March 2, 2021 -- The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has ended its longstanding national noncoverage policy for PET imaging for infection and inflammation, according to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Read More
Aidoc unveils AI notification application for PE
March 2, 2021 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Aidoc has introduced an AI-based automated notification application for high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) patients. Read More
Alpinion unveils new premium ultrasound system
March 2, 2021 -- South Korean ultrasound company Alpinion Medical Systems has introduced X-Cube 90, the firm's new premium ultrasound system. Read More
Philips forms ultrasound AI partnership with DiA
March 2, 2021 -- Philips Healthcare parent company Royal Philips has formed a strategic partnership with ultrasound artificial intelligence (AI) software developer DiA Image Analysis. Read More
Q BioMed wins Strontium89 supply deal for DOD, VA
March 2, 2021 -- Biotech company Q BioMed has landed a contract to supply its Strontium89 metastatic bone cancer palliation radiopharmaceutical to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Read More
Agfa reaches milestone with Musica Chest+ software
March 2, 2021 -- Agfa HealthCare said that its free Musica Chest+ digital radiography image processing software has now been used by more than 400 hospitals around the world. Read More
Epsilon Imaging inks EchoInsight deal with Siemens
March 2, 2021 -- Cardiac image analysis software developer Epsilon Imaging is partnering with Siemens Healthineers to offer its EchoInsight analysis software with strain imaging to Siemens' syngo Dynamics cardiovascular imaging software users. Read More
SpinTech buys MR Innovations
March 1, 2021 -- MRI technology firm SpinTech Imaging has acquired medical imaging research and technology developer Magnetic Resonance Innovations (MR Innovations). Read More
ASTRO lauds Biden's CMS administrator nomination
March 1, 2021 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is lauding the Biden administration's nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as head of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Read More
RapidAI announces expansion milestones
March 1, 2021 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) cerebrovascular software developer RapidAI expanded its market reach and grew its client base to 60 countries in 2020. It also raised $25 million in funding to support this expansion. Read More