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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.
MICA's 1994 net loss drops afterimaging services firm restructures
March 1st 1995Company to pursue center management contractsMedical Imaging Centers of America made considerable progressin stanching its red ink in 1994. The company last month posteda net loss for 1994 of $494,000, down sharply from the $29.6 millionnet loss
High-tech MSI searches for role in cost-cutting health-care system
March 1st 1995BTI secures new financing as backlog risesManufacturers of magnetic source imaging (MSI) devices are strugglingto find a niche for their technology in a health-care environmentincreasingly hostile to expensive medical equipment. One
Huge fine levied in kickback case
February 15th 1995In a case considered a harbinger of things to come for the imaging center industry, Thomas E. Haire,founder of Radiation Care, an Atlanta-based radiation therapyprovider, agreed in December to a fine of $2 million, ending atwo-year federal investigation
Lunar and Hologic aim high in bone densitometry field
December 28th 1994Products target expanding market for bone examsTwo leading vendors of bone densitometry equipment, Lunar andHologic, are in the peak financial condition following recordsales in 1994. Both companies expect their fortunes to improveeven further
Transillumination pioneer takes aim with new laser imaging technology
November 9th 1994IDSI's ULIT system to make debut at RSNA meeting Raymond leaves MR CooperativeMR Cooperative director Scott Raymondhas left the imaging center association for a position at Azron,a San Diego-based developer of electronic medical record
Health-care reform forces vendors to retool R&D, sales and service
November 9th 1994Industry limps through second year of recession The steep declinein diagnostic imaging equipment sales is a wake-up call for anyonewho has yet to accept that the industry is undergoing a sweepingtransformation that affects every aspect of
Federal outpatient reimbursement system scheduled for test in Iowa
October 12th 1994Freestanding imaging centers may escape rate scheduleThe freewheeling outpatient health-care segment is set to receivea healthy dose of economic discipline courtesy of Uncle Sam, whois threatening to rein in outpatient costs with a system
Imaging center acquisitions inch ahead as 1995 Stark deadline approaches
October 12th 1994Physician owners seem to be awaiting better offersThere hasn'tbeen much fury in the storm of imaging center acquisitions forecastfor this year. Although referring-physician owners face federaland state deadlines to divest their ownership
Slumping MRI market prompts Alliance to halt GI contrast agent effort
September 28th 1994Drug firm sees potential in Johnson & Johnson allianceMRI is becoming the Rodney Dangerfield of medical imaging. Manyfirms are scrambling to scale back investment in the technologyor are leaving the business altogether. The latest company
Elscint reshapes executive lineup to sharpen sales and marketing focus
September 28th 1994Imaging market decimated by reform awaits vendorMRI developerMagna-Lab is targeting a late fall release date for its Magna-SLniche scanner, which received Food and Drug Administration 510(k)clearance for extremity scanning this month. To find
Nonionic conversion varies in Asia depending on national conditions
September 14th 1994Physicians are eager for latest technologyJust as most radiologists and other clinicians in developing marketsprefer the latest in scanner technology, they are also eager forthe safety and performance advantages of nonionic radiographiccontrast
Medicare reimbursement for PET is closer with HCFA studying OHTA report on rubidium
September 14th 1994PET may also get a boost from FDA certification of FDGThe soundyou hear may be gridlock breaking. Positron emission tomographypassed two regulatory milestones last month that could help breathelife into moribund sales of this high-end nuclear
MBI's Albunex ends long FDA review with first U.S. ultrasound contrast approval
August 31st 1994Mallinckrodt to sell pioneering echo contrast agent After nearlyfour years of premarket approval (PMA) review, the Food and DrugAdministration this month certified the first ultrasound contrastagent for sale in the U.S. Echocardiography agent
Medicare payments aid Hologic results
August 15th 1994Bone densitometry vendorHologic last week announced strong revenue and income growth forthe third quarter (end-June). The company's prospects have beenhelped by the Health Care Financing Administration's decisionto provide Medicare reimbursement for dual
Subspecialty radiology appeals to managed-care imaging service buyers
August 15th 1994Center firm builds teaching hospital alliancesWhile many radiologists anticipate increased competitive threatsfrom health-care changes under way in the U.S., subspecialty radiologycould benefit from greater imaging competition and managed
Shimadzu retreats to dealer network as MRI sales drop
July 13th 1994Hybrid system fails to show results Shimadzu Medical Systems is finding the going tough in the U.S.MRI market. The vendor is scaling back its direct-sales MRI effortin favor of a distributor and dealer sales network. Shimadzu said last month
MICA delisted from NASDAQ exchange
July 13th 1994The NASDAQ stock exchange hasadded insult to injury to Medical Imaging Centers of America (MICA).The San Diego-based firm, already suffering from the high costof an expensive lease portfolio, announced last month that itsstock has been delisted from
SPECT advances propel nuclear medicine at SNM's Orlando show
June 29th 1994This month's Society of Nuclear Medicine meetingin Orlando was proof positive that the recent slump in gamma camerapurchasing has not had a pronounced effect on technological innovation.Despite a plunge in orders that began late last year,
Diagnostic Health finds investor for support of center acquisitions
June 15th 1994Chain targets $100 million revenue by 1996 Imaging center firm Diagnostic Health of Birmingham, AL, has founda unnamed financial partner willing to invest at least $30 millionin its effort to build a $100 million imaging services companyby 1996.
Slip-ring PET camera from Siemens to sell for less than $1 million
June 15th 1994Novel engineering of ECAT ART aims for cost-efficient operation The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems hopes to take some ofthe pain out of purchasing a new PET camera by introducing a newsystem that will sell for under $1
MR Takes Hit From Physician Group Critical of Neuro-MRI Research
June 1st 1994ACP report highlights need for outcomes researchMRI suffered anothersetback last month in the form of a study published in the Annalsof Internal Medicine that claims there is a lack of quality researchsupporting the use of MRI in the brain and spine.
Vendors must support outcomes research to unlock door to medical imaging's future
May 18th 1994McNeil: Rapid studies are needed for new product introductionsManymedical imaging vendors have shied away from funding outcomesresearch studies, despite the growing importance of such researchin assessing imaging equipment. Some companies are
PET backers decry regulatory delays at Congressional caucus
May 18th 1994Meeting may have alienated regulators A Congressional briefing held this month gave PET advocates achance to blow off steam accumulated while waiting years for Medicarereimbursement of the technology. The meeting provided PET proponentswith a
Sopha Medical claims market share increase despite troubled 1993
March 16th 1994Strong sales of Sophycamera DST lead the chargeBy any measure, 1993 was a turbulent year for gamma camera manufacturerSopha Medical. The Buc, France, vendor paid competitor Elscint$7.75 million to settle a patent interference suit, was forcedto
Former PACS company president turns attention to telemedicine
March 16th 1994Former PACS company president turns attention to telemedicineCombining teleradiology and videoconferencing applications onone hardware system has long been a dream of telemedicine advocates.That dream is a bit closer to reality since a Florida
ACR site accreditation for MRI should be out by year's end
March 16th 1994Public pressure mounts to control modalityAn MRI site accreditation program under development by the AmericanCollege of Radiology could be in place as early as the end ofthis year, according to Dr. William G. Bradley Jr., chairman ofthe ACR's