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A new study shows that GPT-4 may offer comparable error detection rates to those of attendings and radiology residents in reviewing radiology reports, but researchers noted key caveats as well.
Per-Se installs ProgRIS at U.S. Diagnostic sites
September 1st 1998Per-Se installs ProgRIS at U.S. Diagnostic sitesPer-Se Technologies has announced that imaging center chain US Diagnostic has completed a successful pilot implementation of the Atlanta-based company's ProgRIS radiology information system in the
Usdan leaves Syncors center division
August 19th 1998The president and CEO of Syncor International's Comprehensive Medical Imaging center business has left the company after only five weeks on the job, the Woodland Hills, CA, firm reported last month. James Usdan resigned from CMI effective July 10, just
PPM companies become force for imaging services acquisitions in U.S.
August 19th 1998Purchases may reflect trend toward niche-market PPMsIn a fluctuating healthcare market dominated by managed care, stability can be hard to find, especially for private-practice physicians. Since the early 1990s, physician practice management (PPM)
Sonus gets break from EC regulators with European approval of EchoGenL
August 5th 1998News provides psychological boost to contrast firmUltrasound contrast developer Sonus Pharmaceuticals took a giant step forward in its quest to market a proprietary ultrasound contrast agent. On July 20, the company announced that the European
Imatron to sell HeartScan network to cardiology firm LifeTest America
August 5th 1998Firm to focus on marketing ultrafast CT unitsWhen South San Francisco firm Imatron posted its 1997 fiscal results in April, it faced an all-too-familiar problem. Although sales of its premium ultrafast CT scanners had climbed, the company reported
ADAC basks in third-quarter glow
August 5th 1998Nuclear medicine and information systems vendor ADAC Laboratories reported record third-quarter results last month and predicted good times ahead due to the Health Care Financing Administration's publication of reimbursement rates for PET studies. The
Lower results don't faze Lunar
August 5th 1998Lunar's fourth-quarter financial results continue to reflect flat conditions in the bone densitometry market, as the Madison, WI-based company saw revenues decline 4% during its fourth quarter. For the period (end-June), revenues were $21.3 million,
Lunar earns FDA nod for Achilles+ as HCFA sets ultrasound payment rate
July 22nd 1998Densitometry firms hope HCFA news will boost marketLunar of Madison, WI, celebrated last month when the Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s Achilles+ ultrasonometer less than a week after the Health Care Financing
CompuMed to acquire Northeast Imaging
June 24th 1998CompuMed of Manhattan Beach, CA, announced this month its intention to acquire the assets of Northeast Imaging Center of East Orange, NJ. The deal will increase CompuMed's revenues by about 50% and will give the firm access to a medical imaging operation
P.E.T.Net plans network growth despite reimbursement uncertainty
June 10th 1998Cyclotron developer forecasts shortage of FDG in futureIn an effort to keep pace with growing demand for F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), P.E.T.Net Pharmaceutical Services of Norcross, GA, plans to establish up to 33 more cyclotron sites throughout
HCFA announces FDG payment rate
June 10th 1998The nuclear medicine community has reason for celebration following the Health Care Financing Administration's June 3 announcement of a national average payment for PET scans. According to ADAC Laboratories of Milpitas, CA, HCFA stated that its Medicare
ADAC to launch PET camera line at SNM conference in Toronto
May 27th 1998Company snatched rights to UGM camera from GENuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories plans to use next month’s Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Toronto as a launching pad for its foray into the dedicated PET market. ADAC on June 1
DC DiagnostiCare buys more clinics
April 29th 1998Although consolidation of the fixed-site imaging center industry has stalled in the U.S., it continues to thrive north of the border. Fast-growing imaging center firm DC DiagnostiCare of Edmonton, Alberta, announced this month that it has acquired 37
Bicron targets PET applications for CurvePlate detector modules
April 29th 1998Company sees promising growth in PET marketScintillation crystal developer Bicron is shifting the focus of its curved-plate detector program to target PET applications rather than SPECT, according to an executive with the Newbury, OH, firm.
Mobile consolidation picks up steam as Alliance bids for Medical Diagnostics
April 15th 1998USDL and Medical Resources put growth on holdImaging services consolidation has gone mobile with a West Coast flair. Two California firms with large mobile MRI fleets have risen to the top of the pack through acquisition, while two leading
Siemens sells 100th PET scanner
April 1st 1998The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems announced that it shipped its 100th ECAT Exact PET camera in March. The camera will be installed at the Rhoen Clinic in Bad Berka, Germany, according to the Hoffman Estates, IL-based division. With
FDA nod for Sahara densitometer helps Hologic target new markets
April 1st 1998Company to focus on physician offices through PSSBone measurement companies are hoping that a new wave of ultrasound-based densitometers will help lead their market out of the doldrums. Hologic of Waltham, MA, will become the first densitometry
Imaging center PACS market is profitable niche for DR Systems
April 1st 1998Imaging center PACS market is profitable niche for DR SystemsVendor remains one of the last of the independent PACS firmsDR Systems has discovered an interesting niche in the PACS market. Formed in 1992, the small, independent company has
Medical Resources taps new CEO
February 18th 1998Imaging center chain Medical Resources of Hackensack, NJ, has named Duane Montopoli president and CEO. Montopoli, who previously served as president and CEO of polymer manufacturer Chemfab, replaces acting Medical Resources CEO Lawrence Ramaekers.
Syncor breaks into imaging services with flurry of proposed acquisitions
February 4th 1998Purchases will result in 35-center network in South and WestThe character of the imaging services business changed almost overnight last month after radiopharmacy company Syncor International announced its intent to acquire three imaging center