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Report: Staff was on phone before fatal MRI scan in India
By Brian Casey
At least one hospital staff member was using the phone and failed to warn an Indian man who was killed when he carried a metal oxygen cylinder into an MRI suite in January, according to an official report released by authorities in Mumbai. The inquiry pins the blame for the accident on lax safety procedures at the hospital.
April 19, 2018
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DOJ action may hinder disabled access to imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has withdrawn a key guidance related to the Americans with Disabilities Act, endangering efforts to ensure that people with disabilities can access medical equipment such as imaging systems, according to an editorial published April 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
April 11, 2018
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Report to blame 'overburdened' staff for fatal MRI scan
By Wayne Forrest
A preliminary report into the death of a man pulled into the bore of an MRI scanner at an Indian hospital will blame an "overburdened" staff at the Mumbai hospital for not following proper security and safety procedures at the time of the January accident.
April 9, 2018
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Bracco hits Jubilant with patent complaint on rubidium PET
By Wayne Forrest
Contrast developer Bracco Diagnostics has filed a complaint against radiopharmaceutical firm Jubilant DraxImage and two of its affiliates for alleged patent infringement regarding rubidium-based radiopharmaceuticals for cardiac PET studies.
April 5, 2018
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Wis. enacts breast density law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Wisconsin has become the 35th state in the U.S. to enact a breast density notification law.
April 2, 2018
Md. providers settle claims over ultrasound billing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Five healthcare providers in Maryland have agreed to settle U.S. government claims stating that they submitted false Medicare bills for duplex Doppler ultrasound studies.
March 19, 2018
Pittsburgh radiologist charged in opioid case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist in Pittsburgh has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he unlawfully dispensed Vicodin and then filed for insurance reimbursement of the prescriptions.
March 18, 2018
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Verasonics sues SuperSonic Imagine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Research ultrasound technology developer Verasonics has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against former technology licensee SuperSonic Imagine.
March 7, 2018
Fujifilm files patent, antitrust suit against Hologic
By Kate Madden Yee, Erik L. Ridley
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA and parent company Fujifilm Corporation have filed a patent and antitrust lawsuit against women's imaging firm Hologic, opening a new front in their ongoing legal battle over digital breast tomosynthesis intellectual property.
March 6, 2018
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Video from ECR 2018: Alexander Radbruch on gadolinium retention
VIENNA - The debate over the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI shows no sign of going away, and U.S.-style lawsuits filed against radiologists and vendors in Europe is now a distinct possibility. Dr. Alexander Radbruch from Germany is both a lawyer and a radiologist, and he presents his views and ideas on this controversial topic.
March 1, 2018
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Video from ECR 2018: Alexander Radbruch on gadolinium retention
The debate over the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI shows no sign of going away, and U.S.-style lawsuits filed against radiologists and vendors in Europe is now a distinct possibility. Dr. Alexander Radbruch, JD, head of neuro-oncologic imaging at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and University Hospital Essen, is both a lawyer and a radiologist, and he presents his views and ideas on this controversial topic.
February 28, 2018
Misdiagnosis after CT scan spurs $1.5M malpractice verdict
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The jury for a malpractice suit delivered a $1.5 million fine to a Virginia radiology firm for misinterpreting the CT scan of a patient who initially presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, according to an article by the Roanoke Times.
February 27, 2018
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