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This page includes content on healthcare management, including health system, hospital, department and clinic business management and administration. Areas of focus are on cardiology and radiology department business administration. Subcategories covered in this section include healthcare economics, reimbursement, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, policy and regulations, practice management, quality, staffing, and supply chain.

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3D use allows lower dose for UAE

Utilization of 3D reconstructions from contrast-enhanced MRI as part of a uterine artery embolization (UAE) preprocedure enables clinicians to determine the best tube angle obliquity for fluoroscopic visualization of the origin of the uterine artery. This significantly reduces fluoroscopy time, radiation dose and contrast medium volume during that procedure, according to research published in this months issue of Radiology.

3T 3D delivers fast myocardial viability assessment

The use of a 3D inversion recovery gradient-recalled echo sequence at 3T MRI allows accurate assessment of myocardial infarction without loss of contrast-to-noise ratio compared with a standard 2D technique, according to research published this month in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Synnex to resell Allscripts EHR

Synnex, a business process services company, has partnered with Allscripts to distribute Allscripts' MyWay EHR to authorized resellers via its Synnex Healthcare Solutions Division.

Pie Medical nets approval for phase-contrast angio MR software

Pie Medical Imaging has received FDA clearance for its cardiovascular angiography analysis system MR Flow.

Breast MRI detects 'unsuspected' cancers not seen on mammography

Nearly 20 percent of patients with recently diagnosed breast cancer had additional malignant tumors found only by MRI, according to a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Pressure to curb MRI restrictions in EU builds

European MRI manufacturers may get a permanent reprieve if the European Commission amends a directive that would restrict the use of MRIs in the European Union (EU).

Automated MRI measures may identify early Alzheimer's

Analyzing MRI studies of the brain with new software may help diagnose Alzheimer's disease as well as mild cognitive impairment, a lesser form of dementia that precedes the development of Alzheimer's by several years, according to a study published online May 21 in Brain.

Viztek unveils mammo PACS viewer

Viztek has introduced a mammography viewer that integrates with its Opal-Rad PACS, as well as any PACS supporting DICOM query/retreive, to display the results of mammography exams.

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.