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Fla. radiology firm sues MRI centers for $68K
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Florida radiology practice is suing two Pennsylvania MRI centers for more than $68,000 due to nonpayment, according to a report in the Pennsylvania Record.
February 26, 2018
Indian group defends radiologist in fatal MRI incident
By Brian Casey
A local branch of the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association has come to the defense of the radiologist who was arrested in connection with the death of a man who carried an oxygen cylinder into an MRI suite in January, according to a February 12 article in the Indian Express.
February 12, 2018
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Calif. man sues over MRI-related burn
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 72-year-old California man is suing Glendale Adventist Medical Center, alleging he was burned in an accident during an MRI scan at the facility.
February 11, 2018
Radiologist arrested in deadly Indian MRI incident
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiologist has been arrested in connection with an incident last week at a hospital in India in which a man carrying a metal oxygen cylinder was pulled into an MRI room and killed.
February 1, 2018
Report: Metal detector at Indian MRI room 'not functional'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The metal detector designed to prevent the introduction of metal objects into the MRI suite where an Indian man was killed was "not functional," according to a new report on the incident published by the Hindustan Times.
January 31, 2018
Del. MRI center to pay $16M in contrast case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. authorities have announced that an imaging center in Delaware will pay $16.2 million for submitting false claims for Medicare reimbursement for MRI contrast studies that weren't supervised by physicians.
January 30, 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
Court rules that DTI-MRI scans are not 'junk science'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal court has ruled that diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) scans are not "junk science" and are admissible in court as evidence of traumatic brain injury.
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
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Ohio doctors indicted for unnecessary imaging tests
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two Ohio physicians have been indicted for performing unnecessary medical procedures -- including imaging tests -- to defraud insurers, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio.
January 25, 2018
Imaging center accused of withholding patient records
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A radiology imaging center in Franklin, TN, that has closed its doors has been charged with refusing to provide health records to patients without additional payment, say local news reports.
January 18, 2018
Mass. radiology group loses data for 9K patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology group Charles River Medical Assoc. in Framingham, MA, lost a personal hard drive believed to contain the personal information and x-ray images of more than 9,000 patients who received bone density scans within the past eight years, according to a January 8 report by the MetroWest Daily News.
January 8, 2018
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