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KLAS: MRI tops list for planned purchases; imaging vendors ranked

Although a third of healthcare providers plan to continue a freeze on all imaging equipment purchases in the midst of a tough economy, many more are once again looking to buy--with MR equipment topping the list of planned purchases--according to a new report from market research firm KLAS.

Radiology: Diffusion-weighted MRI promising for ureteral obstruction diagnosis

Diffusion-weighted MRI allows for the noninvasive detection of changes in renal perfusion and diffusion during acute unilateral ureteral obstruction, according to a study in this months issue of Radiology.

Study: fMRI helps ID development of schizophrenia

In a functional MRI (fMRI) study, neurologists and psychiatrists at Columbia University in New York City have identified an area of the brain involved in the earliest stages of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, according to findings published Monday in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

ACR launches LI-RADS committee

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has created a Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) committee with the objective of standardizing reporting and data collection for CT and MR imaging surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma.

JACS: Cationic CT contrast agents more sensitive for imaging cartilage

Cationic CT contrast agents are more sensitive for imaging joint cartilage compared with most commercially available contrast agents, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

ESC: CRT-D reduces heart failure events -- worth the expense?

Cardiac-resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) decreased the risk of heart failure events in relatively asymptomatic patients with a low ejection fraction and wide QRS complex, compared with those who received implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) alone, according to a MADIT-CRT trial presented Tuesday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Barcelona, Spain, and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

BioClinica acquires CardioNow from Agfa

Clinical trial services supplier BioClinica has acquired the CardioNow unit of Agfa HealthCare for an undisclosed sum.

Merge completes Confirma purchase

Merge Healthcare has completed its acquisition of Confirma, a developer of computer-aided detection (CAD) applications for MRI.

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Q&A: MedAxiom CEO explores key trends in cardiologist, cardiovascular surgeon compensation

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”