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Detroit-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology company SpinTech, Inc. has acquired medical-imaging research and technology developer Magnetic Resonance Innovations, Inc. (MR Innovations).
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
SpinTech Acquires MR Innovations

February 24, 2021 — Detroit-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology company SpinTech, Inc. has acquired ...

Time February 24, 2021
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Breast Cancer Index added to National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines to predict benefit from extended endocrine therapy
News | Women's Health
Hologic Completes Acquisition of Biotheranostics, Enabling Entry into Growing Oncology Market

February 23, 2021 — Hologic, Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of molecular oncology leader ...

Time February 23, 2021
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It is with great sorrow and sadness that KA Imaging reported that its co-founder, Sina Ghanbarzadeh, passed away February 15, 2020. He had been battling lymphoma for over a year, but never gave up the fight.
News | Radiology Imaging
KA Imaging Announces Passing of Co-founder Sina Ghanbarzadeh

February 17, 2021 — It is with great sorrow and sadness that KA Imaging reported that its co-founder, Sina Ghanbarzadeh ...

Time February 17, 2021
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 Nuance Communications, Inc. announced the acquisition of Saykara, Inc., a like-minded startup focused on developing a mobile AI assistant to automate clinical documentation for physicians. The acquisition underscores Nuance's ongoing expansion of market and technical leadership in conversational artificial intelligence (AI) and ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) solutions that reduce clinician burnout, enhance patient experiences, and improve overall health system financial integrity.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Nuance Acquires AI Startup Saykara

February 8, 2021 — Nuance Communications, Inc. announced the acquisition of Saykara, Inc., a like-minded startup focused ...

Time February 08, 2021
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Volpara Health, a health technology software company whose integrated breast care platform assists in the delivery of personalized patient care, announced the acquisition of CRA Health, LLC, a breast cancer risk assessment company spinoff from Massachusetts General Hospital — a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital.
News | Breast Imaging
Volpara Acquires Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Company CRA Health, LLC.

February 2, 2021 — Volpara Health, a health technology software company whose integrated breast care platform assists in ...

Time February 02, 2021
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Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. announced an agreement with Medovate Ltd. to jointly promote Medovate’s SAFIRA regional anesthesia injection solution with Konica Minolta's range of solutions for ultrasound-guided procedures in the USA.
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Konica Minolta Healthcare and Medovate Partner to Further Advance Safety in Regional Anesthesia

January 29, 2021 —Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. announced an agreement with Medovate Ltd. to jointly promote ...

Time January 29, 2021
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The American College of Radiology (ACR) actively supports President Biden’s choice of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
News | Radiology Business
ACR Urges Senate Leaders to Confirm Becerra as HHS Secretary

January 25, 2021 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) actively supports President Biden’s choice of California ...

Time January 25, 2021
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CNN reported that more than 9 million Americans have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, yet more than 27 million doses have been distributed as of Jan. 13, according to the CDC. Also on Jan. 13, the Trump administration reversed course on its vaccine policy, and instructed states to begin vaccinating all Americans 65 and older, and release the second doses in reserve to make the vaccine more widely administered.
Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
We are at the Sunrise of 2021

We now are in our third week of the New Year, and our tenth month of social distancing and following various state ...

Time January 21, 2021
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For years telehealth has danced at the edges of healthcare
Feature | Teleradiology | By Jef Williams
Just Consider the Possibilities

All indications point to 2021 being the year of the return path of this boomerang event that sent us all in a different ...

Time January 21, 2021
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The key trends Clinicians reviewing a COVID-19 patient's lung CT that reveals the severity of COVID-caused pneumonia. The impact of COVID on radiology was a major, over arching trend at  the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Getty Imagesbserved at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and the impact it has had on radiology. #RSNA #RSNA20 #RSNA2020
Feature | RSNA | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane and Dave Fornell
Top Trend Takeaways in Radiology From RSNA 2020

The key trends observed at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS ...

Time January 20, 2021
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An interview with Eric Liederman, M.D., MPH, Director of Medical Informatics for The Permanente Medical Group, in Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Region, on the explosion of telemedicine in the COVID-19 era
Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Is Telehealth the New Normal?

I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Eric Liederman, M.D., MPH, Director of Medical Informatics for ...

Time January 20, 2021
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Use of telehealth jumped sharply during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, with the approach being used more often for behavioral health services than for medical care, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
News | Teleradiology
Use of Telehealth Jumped as Pandemic Shutdown Began

January 13, 2021 — Use of telehealth jumped sharply during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, with ...

Time January 13, 2021
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the agency's first Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan. This action plan describes a multi-pronged approach to advance the Agency's oversight of AI/ML-based medical software.
News | Artificial Intelligence
FDA Releases AI/Machine Learning Action Plan

January 12, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the agency's first Artificial Intelligence/Machine ...

Time January 12, 2021
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The FDA is monitoring the potential impact of viral mutations, including an emerging variant from the United Kingdom known as the B.1.1.7 variant, on authorized SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
FDA Issues Alert Regarding SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutation to Healthcare Providers

January 8, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers ...

Time January 08, 2021
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Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of innovative radiation detection and measurement solutions, announced that it has acquired Sun Nuclear Corporation. Sun Nuclear is the global leader in radiation oncology quality assurance, delivering patient safety solutions for diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy centers around the world.
News | Quality Assurance (QA)
Mirion Technologies Acquires Sun Nuclear Corporation

January 8, 2021 — Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of innovative radiation detection and measurement ...

Time January 08, 2021
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OptumInsight and Change Healthcare combine to advance a more modern, information and technology-enabled healthcare platform
News | Information Technology
Optum Set to Purchase Change Healthcare

January 6, 2020 — Optum, a diversified health services company and part of UnitedHealth Group, and Change Healthcare, a ...

Time January 06, 2021
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#coronavirus #COVID19 #pandemic
News | Radiology Imaging
A Happy and Healthy New Year from the ITN Team

The Imaging Technology News (ITN) team wishes you a Happy and Healthy New Year! Despite its challenges, 2020 brought us ...

Time January 01, 2021
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The top two videos on ITN for the year both involved medical imaging of COVID using point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and mass movement to teleradiology to enable remote working for radiologists and virtual collaboration with referring physicians. The image on the left is Butterfly's POCUS system that turns a smart phone into an ultrasound machine and the image is of COVID B-lines in the lung. The image on the right is a CT scan of COVID pneumonia. #COVID19
Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor
Top 25 Videos For Radiology and Radiation Oncology on ITN in 2020

Here are the top 25 best performing videos on the Imaging Technology News website (ITN) from the past year, based on ...

Time December 23, 2020
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Cerner Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Kantar Health, a division of Kantar Group, for $375 million in cash, subject to adjustment
News | Radiology Business
Cerner Announces Agreement to Acquire Health Division of Kantar

December 16, 2020 — Cerner Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Kantar Health, a division of Kantar Group, for ...

Time December 16, 2020
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Radiology Partners (RP), a leading radiology practice in the U.S., announced the completion of its acquisition of Mednax Radiology Solutions, a division of Mednax, Inc., in a transaction valued at approximately $885 million
News | Radiology Business
Radiology Partners Completes Acquisition of Mednax Radiology Solutions

December 16, 2020 — Radiology Partners (RP), a leading radiology practice in the U.S., announced the completion of its ...

Time December 16, 2020
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