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Bruker to buy Oncovision's preclinical business

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bruker said it has signed an agreement to acquire the preclinical imaging business of Spanish medical technology developer Oncovision. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

September 14, 2016

MedPAC tells Medicare to favor payments to primary care

By Kate Madden Yee

If you thought the pressure to reduce radiology reimbursement would ease with the arrival of value-based care, think again. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) believes that Medicare should continue to emphasize payment increases to primary care, even if it means taking money from specialties such as radiology.

September 14, 2016

Medtronic gets Japan's OK for MRI-conditional device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Device manufacturer Medtronic has received clearance from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare for its MRI-conditional Reveal Linq insertable cardiac monitor system.

September 13, 2016

EOS lands sale in NC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic digital imaging developer EOS Imaging has sold an EOS digital radiography system to the Carolinas HealthCare System in North Carolina.

September 13, 2016

MQSA meeting to address image quality, breast density

By Kate Madden Yee

Should U.S. mammography facilities be meeting higher standards for image quality? And should requirements on breast density be added to the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA)? These questions will be debated on September 15 in a meeting of the U.S. National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee.

September 13, 2016

Report warns of shortages to Mo-99 supply in U.S.

By Wayne Forrest

Supplies of a key radioisotope used in nuclear cardiology scans could be disrupted next month when a Canadian nuclear reactor begins shutting down. U.S. healthcare providers could be left scrambling for new sources of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) until other suppliers are able to step in and fill the void.

September 12, 2016