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RaySearch hit with patent claim
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories said it has been sued for patent infringement by radiation treatment planning software developer Prowess.
May 22, 2011
Canadian rad sues for defamation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian radiologist whose work in 2009 prompted an audit of approximately 70,000 imaging exams is suing the provincial health minister, the region that formerly employed him, and the regulating body that sanctioned him, according a report in the Saskatoon newspaper StarPhoenix.
May 22, 2011
ViewRay nets U.S., European patents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay has been awarded patents in the U.S. and Europe for its combined MRI and radiation therapy technologies.
May 18, 2011
NeuroGrafix moves UC lawsuit forward
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI technology developer NeuroGrafix announced that it has executed a stipulation in which the University of California (UC) Regents has agreed to appear in federal district court to respond to patent infringement allegations.
May 16, 2011
U. of Iowa professor files lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A nuclear medicine physician involved in a dispute with his employer, the University of Iowa, has filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming that he was the victim of harassment, retaliation, and racial bias.
May 10, 2011
Molecular Targeting licenses dyes from MGH
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging products developer Molecular Targeting Technologies has received an exclusive license from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School for novel fluorescence dyes.
May 10, 2011
Allstate files $4M suit against radiology practices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Allstate Insurance said it has filed a $4 million fraud suit against 20 New York-area defendants involved in eight radiology companies. The complaint specifically cites six physicians and the lay-owned companies allegedly used to run the radiology firms.
May 9, 2011
Self-referral bill resurfaces in Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) this week reintroduced the Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2011 (HR 1476), which seeks to close the in-office ancillary service exception for advanced imaging services such as MRI, CT, and PET.
April 14, 2011
RT in Mad River overdose case loses appeal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Northern California radiologic technologist (RT) who performed 151 CT scans on a 2-year-old boy in 68 minutes -- resulting in a massive radiation overdose -- has lost her appeal to have her RT license reinstated.
April 13, 2011
Breast density notification movement gains momentum
By Kate Madden Yee
In the 18 months since Connecticut passed a law mandating that women undergoing mammography be informed of their breast tissue density rating, more states have begun considering similar legislation.
April 13, 2011
iCAD nets patent for MRI product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has received a patent for its MRI analysis products for breast and prostate cancer detection.
April 11, 2011
Aetna sues NJ doctor over $59,490 echo charge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Insurance company Aetna is suing six New Jersey doctors over excessive medical charges, including a cardiologist who billed the firm nearly $60,000 for an echocardiography study, according to a Bloomberg article.
March 27, 2011
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