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April 16th 2024
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.
Coincidence detection technology may be what the doctor ordered for PET
May 28th 1997Increase in users should help FDG supplySometimes a competitor can turn out to be your best ally in business. Take the case of PET and coincidence detection imaging using gamma cameras. At first glance, PET appears to be under assault by its
Medical Resources to buy 10 centers
May 28th 1997Medical Resources continues to generate momentum in the consolidating imaging center industry. The Hackensack, NJ, company this month announced that it plans to add another 10 centers to its burgeoning network by acquiring the assets of Capstone
Lunar to enter market for peripheral bone densitometry with PIXI release
April 16th 1997Company takes on segment dominated by NorlandThe peripheral densitometry market will soon have a new competitor. Densitometry firm Lunar, which has built its reputation largely through the sale of premium axial scanners, plans to introduce a
NCI moves to resolve controversy over mammography screening in 40s
April 2nd 1997Panel’s decision supports insurance reimbursementThe National Cancer Institute took decisive action last week to resolve the ongoing controversy over whether women aged 40 to 49 should receive regular screening mammograms. The NCI's National
Medical Resources claims momentum with frenzied month of acquisitions
April 2nd 1997Company signs deals to add 23 centers to networkIs the momentum shifting in the race to consolidate the U.S. imaging center market? Medical Resources believes it is. The Hackensack, NJ, imaging services provider served notice that it is a force to
Norland shows strong sales growth, but HCFA changes hurt fourth quarter
March 19th 1997Company claims growth in table-scanner segmentBone densitometry manufacturer Norland Medical Systems reportedfinancial results for 1996 (end-December) that showed both revenueand net income growth. The company's fourth-quarter results werenot as
Discord over breast screening continues, NIH panel declines to make recommendation
February 5th 1997NCI chief Klausner expresses shock at panel's findingsMammography advocates were poised for good news last month whenthe National Institutes of Health convened a meeting to developa consensus on the institute's position on mammography screeningfor
HCFA releases IVUS payment policies
January 22nd 1997The Health Care Financing Administration has established reimbursementpolicies covering physicians for the use of intravascular ultrasound(IVUS) during therapeutic interventions, according to IVUS developerEndosonics of Rancho Cordova, CA. The policies
Norland says pDEXA sales have rebounded
January 22nd 1997The chief executive of bone densitometry firm Norland MedicalSystems said this month that sales of the company's pDEXA lineof peripheral densitometers have bounced back after a slump lastyear caused by new Medicare reimbursement codes for
Growing bone densitometry market drives development of new platforms
January 8th 1997HCFA reimbursement move slams peripheral studiesThe dramatic surge of the U.S. bone densitometry market in 1996is helping to propel the development of new bone measurement systemsdesigned to ride the growth wave. The trend was evident at
Hundreds of imaging facilities line up to secure accreditationin ACR program
January 8th 1997Niche extremity scanners exempted from initial testingAmerican College of Radiology officials returned from their holiday break to face the prospect of distributing application packets to some 700 facilities that have lined up for the college's
Imaging centers prove attractive buy for HealthSouth in Health Images bid
December 18th 1996Center consolidation continues with USDL deal to buy American SharedConsolidation of the imaging center business took on new dimensionsthis month with the signing of two major acquisition agreements.Both combinations signal a broadening of how
Imaging veteran forms Questarto target open MRI center niche
September 25th 1996Questar buys 10 Siemens Magnetom Open scannersAs the imaging services industry consolidates, smaller centercompanies are beginning to look like little fish swimming in anocean of imaging center mega-chains. The conventional wisdom dictatesthat
New monoclonal antibody agents face uphill battle for commercial success
September 25th 1996Are long FDA review times making products too expensive?The nuclear medicine community appears cautious in its attitudeabout the new radiopharmaceuticals just entering or about to enterthe U.S. market: Verluma, Myoscint, CEA-Scan, and
InSight to buy California center,along with trademark for open MRI
September 11th 1996InSight to form separate open MRI subsidiaryWhat's in a name? Ask that question of InSight Health Services.The Newport Beach, CA, imaging services provider believes it'sgetting more than just an imaging center with its proposed acquisitionof
PracSys plans PET center networkusing new linear accelerator design
September 11th 1996Company retools business plan after healthcare reformLinear accelerator developer PracSys is planning to develop anetwork of PET imaging centers using linear accelerators ratherthan cyclotrons to produce fluorodeoxyglucose. The company hasalso
Imaging center firms close merger deal
September 11th 1996Medical Resources announced last week that it has completed itsacquisition of NMR of America (SCAN 5/22/96). NMR of America,of Murray Hill, NJ, will become a subsidiary of Hackensack, NJ-basedMedical Resources, which as a result of the deal now
USDL leads consolidation trendin U.S. imaging center business
August 28th 1996Positive industry factors may help open financing tapBuddy, can you spare $118 million? Any imaging center chain lookingto expand two or three years ago wouldn't have gotten far withthat line on Wall Street. But it might be time to try again.
USDL swoops in to top DIS bid for Medical Imaging Centers of America
July 31st 1996Deal would make USDL largest imaging center chainU.S. Diagnostic Labs this month displayed again why it has developeda reputation as the most aggressive consolidator in the imagingservices industry. Just as it was completing its acquisition
GE to buy Scanditronix line, giving credibility to PET
July 31st 1996GE MedicalSystems will enter the market for positron emission tomographyscanners on Jan. 1 with the acquisition of Scanditronix's PETcamera business. This endorsement of PET by the world's largestmedical imaging vendor should boost clinical acceptance of
CT wars heat up in China as vendorsbring spiral to entry-level segments
July 17th 1996Vendors show new scanners at ICR show in BeijingA battle royal is looming in international markets among CT vendorsthat are introducing new spiral scanners at price points unheardof just a few years ago. The competition is likely to reach afever
Advanced NMR halts InstaScan effort after sluggish sales of EPI package
June 19th 1996Vendor to focus on breast imaging and MDI unitMRI developer Advanced NMR has announced that it will halt itsmarketing effort for its InstaScan echo-planar imaging product,due to slow sales for the fast-scanning package. The move endsa long and
Center firms sign definitive merger deal
June 5th 1996Imaging center companies Medical Resources and NMR of America have signed a definitive agreement covering the merger of their respective firms (SCAN 5/22/96). Medical Resources of Hackensack, NJ, appears to be in the driver's seat of the merger, with
Biopsy sales shift further away from FNA to core-needle systems
May 22nd 1996New biopsy products enter competition with coreReporting on the breast biopsy wars might make one want to sortout the competing factions in Bosnia instead. Just when observersthink they know who is on top, alliances shift and new weaponsare
U.S. Diagnostic Labs stakes claim as consolidator of imaging centers
May 22nd 1996Firm to have 31 centers if pending deals close U.S. Diagnostic Labs may not be a household name in the imagingcenter industry yet, but that could change if the company is ableto realize its ambitious aspirations. The West Palm Beach, FL,firm
Medical Resources buys three centers
May 8th 1996Imaging center firm Medical Resources is making good on its promiseto carry out acquisitions in 1996. The Clifton, NJ, company saidlast week that it has completed agreements to buy three more imagingcenters, which bring the total number of facilities in
Acuson grows Sequoia platform to lift prospects in ultrasound
May 8th 1996Scanner's high price may run afoul of managed careUltrasound vendor Acuson sees shades of 1983 in the release ofits new Sequoia ultrasound platform. That was the year that theMountain View, CA, vendor burst onto the ultrasound scene