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What radiologists should know about 2018 MIPS changes

By Rebecca Farrington

What's going on with the latest changes to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)? Radiology practices face a host of new rules in 2018. Rebecca Farrington, chief revenue officer at Healthcare Administrative Partners, helps unpack the changes in this new article.

January 30, 2018

3D printing enters brave new world

By Inga Stevens

The idea of printing human tissues and organs for implantation is not the stuff of science fiction anymore. It is a real prospect that will open new frontiers in medicine in less than a decade, delegates were told at this week's Arab Health congress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

January 30, 2018

MRI scan volume drops in 2017, but new purchases planned

By Wayne Forrest

Bucking a consistently upward trend, the total number of MRI procedures in the U.S. decreased in 2017 for the first time in two decades, as procedures shifted from independent standalone facilities to hospital-based imaging centers, according to a new market research report by IMV Medical Information Division.

January 30, 2018

Varian inks deal to acquire Sirtex for $1.3B

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems has agreed to acquire interventional oncology therapy provider Sirtex Medical for approximately $1.3 billion in cash.

January 29, 2018

Agfa lands Premier contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has been awarded a group purchasing agreement from Premier for its enterprise imaging software.

January 29, 2018

Bracco lands new FDA approval for MultiHance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast developer Bracco Diagnostics has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the use of its MultiHance contrast agent for MRI of the central nervous system in pediatric patients younger than 2 years, including neonates.

January 29, 2018

Philips revenues climb in Q4

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Thanks to strong growth in its Personal Health as well as Diagnosis and Treatment businesses, Philips reported 5% sales growth after currency adjustment and an increase in profitability in its fourth quarter.

January 29, 2018

Probe into MRI-related death focuses on safety training

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An investigation into the death of a man pulled into the bore of an MRI scanner in India has found that two hospital employees who were at the scene were not from the radiology department, and they weren't trained on proper MRI safety protocols.

January 29, 2018

Indian man carrying oxygen tank dies in MRI suite

By Wayne Forrest

A visit to see his mother-in-law in a state-run hospital in India turned tragic for an Indian man who was killed when an oxygen cylinder he was carrying pulled him into the bore of an MRI scanner.

January 28, 2018

FDA clears SyntheticMR neuro software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared medical imaging software developer SyntheticMR's SyMRI Neuro software.

January 28, 2018

Permira buys Australian radiology firm I-Med

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Global investment firm Permira will buy Australian radiology company I-Med Radiology Network, according to a story by Reuters.

January 28, 2018

FDA approves new radionuclide therapy by AAA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

French molecular imaging firm Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug application for its Lutathera radiopharmaceutical.

January 28, 2018

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