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NorthStar heads toward new radioisotope production
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NorthStar Medical Technologies has provided a progress update on its program to produce the radioisotope actinium-225.
June 17, 2018
Qmenta signs Rosen as scientific adviser
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization and image analytics software developer Qmenta has appointed Dr. Bruce Rosen, PhD, of Harvard Medical School as a scientific adviser.
June 17, 2018
Value of AAA screening drops as smoking declines
By Erik L. Ridley
Mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has dropped sharply over the past two decades, thanks to lower smoking rates -- and this trend is reducing the value of ultrasound AAA screening programs, according to a large Swedish study published in Lancet.
June 15, 2018
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MedInformatix completes RIS installation in RI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT firm MedInformatix has installed its RIS software at Rhode Island Medical Imaging.
June 14, 2018
MedPAC proposes imaging payment cuts in June report
By Kate Madden Yee
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has proposed reimbursement cuts to specialties -- including radiology -- of almost 4%, while increasing payments for services such as clinician and hospital outpatient visits by 10%.
June 14, 2018
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U.S. finalizes tariff list of Chinese products
By Erik L. Ridley
As expected, the Trump administration has formalized its plans to impose tariffs on a wide variety of products manufactured in China. Effective July 6, more than 800 products -- including a range of medical imaging technologies -- will be hit with 25% import tariffs.
June 14, 2018
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Chronos Imaging sells 100th CT x-ray tube
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chronos Imaging has shipped its 100th CT x-ray tube, two months after acquiring an Aurora, IL, manufacturing plant from Philips Healthcare.
June 14, 2018
Are amyloid PET scans ready for the clinical setting?
By Wayne Forrest
The use of PET scans to confirm the presence of dementia-inducing amyloid plaque in the brain may be ready for routine clinical use, based on a prospective study published online June 11 in JAMA Neurology. Researchers found that both positive and negative results influenced the diagnosis and treatment of patients with and without dementia.
June 14, 2018
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Report: Trump tariffs to focus on high-tech gear
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Trump administration is expected to publish an updated list of products manufactured in China that will be subject to 25% import tariffs, and the list is expected to focus on high-tech equipment, according to a June 14 report from Bloomberg.
June 13, 2018
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Strategic Radiology adds Ind. practice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology consortium Strategic Radiology has further boosted its presence in Indiana by adding another practice in that state to its rolls.
June 13, 2018
Varian's Sirtex purchase falls through
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems' proposed acquisition of Sirtex Medical has fallen through.
June 13, 2018
AirXpanders hires new CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AirXpanders has appointed Frank Grillo as its new president and CEO.
June 13, 2018
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