ASRT to Award Life Membership to Three Members
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) will confer Life Member status on three distinguished members—Donna Newman, Marilyn Sackett, and Joseph Whitton—at its Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting in Albuquerque on June 26. Life Membership, established in 1938, honors members with at least 30 years of continuous involvement and a record of superior service to the society and the radiologic science field. Each honoree brings decades of leadership: Newman in international radiography and nuclear medicine, Sackett in education and Texas licensure, and Whitton in national policy and academic mentorship. Their selection required a three‑quarters board vote, underscoring the prestige of the award.
FDA Grants Clearance for Avatar Medical Vision
Avatar Medical has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Avatar Medical Vision platform, enabling instant 3D processing of CT and MR images for surgical planning. The software supports glasses‑free 3D displays, virtual reality and integrates with Barco’s Eonis monitor, allowing...
GE HealthCare: First Patient Dosed in Trial for Manganese-Based MRI Contrast Agent
GE HealthCare announced that the first patient was dosed in the international Phase 2/3 LUMINA trial of its manganese‑based MRI contrast agent, mangaciclanol, at the Mayo Clinic. The agent has earned FDA Fast Track designation for adults and children aged two...
DeepTek, Deepc to Partner on Integrated Radiology AI
DeepTek and deepc have combined their Augmento platform and deepcOS to create a fully integrated AI operating environment for radiology. The solution offers a single operational layer for deploying, orchestrating, and governing multi‑vendor AI across clinical workflows. It targets healthcare...
QT Imaging, Olea Medical Introduce New Viewer for Integrated, Multimodality Breast Imaging
QT Imaging Holdings and Olea Medical have launched the QTI Imaging‑Olea Viewer, a unified platform that merges QTscan acoustic CT data with mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, MRI and ultrasound. The viewer delivers 3‑D volumetric imaging without ionizing radiation, targeting dense‑breast...
KA Imaging Expands Global Footprint
KA Imaging announced regulatory approvals for its Reveal Mobi Pro and Mobi Lite mobile X‑ray systems in Hong Kong and Australia, expanding its clinical footprint in Asia‑Pacific. The company also launched a partnership with Scintica to deliver its 3‑D X‑ray platform to North...
ASRT Names 2026 BeRAD Professionalism Award Winners
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced the 2026 BeRAD Professionalism Award winners—Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s James Cancer Hospital and Mount Sinai Health System’s Department of Radiation Oncology. Ohio State cut CT simulation appointment cancellations from 31%...
GE HealthCare, Medtronic Integrate Intraoperative Ultrasound System and Surgical Navigation System
GE HealthCare announced that its bkActiv intraoperative ultrasound system is now digitally integrated with Medtronic’s Stealth AXiS surgical navigation platform. The plug‑and‑play solution provides real‑time ultrasound imaging alongside pre‑operative MRI or CT, helping surgeons address brain shift during cranial procedures....
Siemens Healthineers, Onvida Health Sign 10-Year 'Value Partnership'
Siemens Healthineers and Onvida Health have signed a 10‑year Value Partnership to modernize the Yuma‑based health system’s imaging and therapy equipment. The agreement includes upgrades to CT, MRI, ultrasound and radiation therapy platforms and joint strategic planning with Siemens affiliate...
Catalyst MedTech Establishes Full Access Neurology Solution for Brain PET Implementation in the U.S.
Catalyst MedTech announced the nationwide rollout of its Full Access Neurology solution, a bundled offering that enables health systems to deploy dedicated brain PET imaging without large capital outlays. The platform combines CareMiBrain‑powered scanners, quantification software, service and maintenance, and...
QT Imaging Releases Next Generation of Breast Imaging Software
QT Imaging Holdings launched version 4.5.0 of its breast imaging software, introducing spatially varying deconvolution that sharpens reflection images. The update fuses speed‑of‑sound data with reflection scans, delivering richer tissue characterization and clearer visualization. It also adds optimized reconstruction for...
Leica Biosystems Launches Aperio GT Elite Scanner, Aperio iQC Software
Leica Biosystems, a Danaher company, launched the Aperio GT Elite digital pathology scanner in the U.S., paired with Aperio iQC software featuring AI‑driven rescan capabilities. The scanner can process up to 103 slides per hour, scanning a slide in as...
Imaging Agent Granted FDA Fast Track Designation
FluoGuide A/S announced that the U.S. FDA has granted Fast Track designation to its intraoperative imaging agent FG001, targeting high‑grade glioma surgery. The designation recognizes the serious nature of glioblastoma and the agent's promise to improve tumor visualization during resection....
Samsung Medison to Unify Two U.S. Imaging Businesses as Samsung HME America
Samsung Medison announced that its two U.S. imaging units, Neurologica and Boston Imaging, will merge under the new corporate identity Samsung HME America. The consolidation brings together ultrasound, digital radiography and CT operations into a single, globally‑branded organization. Samsung says...
GE HealthCare, Springbok Analytics Team Up on MRI-Based Muscle Analysis for Sports Medicine, Human Performance Applications
GE HealthCare and Springbok Analytics have signed a development agreement to fuse Springbok’s AI‑driven muscle‑analysis platform with GE’s advanced MRI scanners. The collaboration will enable rapid, full‑body MRI exams to be transformed into detailed 3‑D maps that quantify up to...
Center for Radiology Education to Provide Medical Imaging Scholarships at John Patrick University
The Center for Radiology Education (CRE) announced a nationwide scholarship initiative for students enrolling in medical imaging programs at John Patrick University (JPU). Up to 5,000 scholarships worth as much as $10,000 each will be awarded in 2026, targeting a...
Global Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Market Predicted to Reach $82 Billion by 2034
DelveInsight’s new report projects the global diagnostic imaging equipment market to expand from $51.5 billion in 2025 to $82.2 billion by 2034, implying a roughly 5% compound annual growth rate. MRI systems emerge as the largest product segment, while North America retains...
Study Demonstrates Reliability of Real-Time Imaging Guidance in Robotic Bronchoscopy
Noah Medical’s MATCH 2 study, published in Respiratory Medicine, evaluated robotic‑assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) with embedded digital tomosynthesis (DT) and augmented fluoroscopy (AF) in 31 patients with peripheral lung nodules. The trial reported a 96.7% overall diagnostic yield and identical 96.7%...
Research Supports the Integral Role of Ultrasound in Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Sonex Health and the Institute of Advanced Ultrasound Guided Procedures published a manuscript in the Journal of Ultrasound Medicine confirming that ultrasound‑guided carpal tunnel release (UGCTR) is as effective as traditional open or endoscopic surgery while offering superior patient comfort...
Fujifilm Highlights AI-Driven Products That Help Enhance Enterprise Imaging Workflows
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas showcased its AI‑driven Synapse enterprise imaging portfolio at HIMSS 2026 in Las Vegas. The lineup highlighted the Synapse AI Orchestrator, which embeds diverse AI algorithms into PACS workflows, and the Synapse Worklist Orchestrator, which uses AI learning...
A New Standard of Care
The Elekta Gamma Knife Esprit, featuring 192 simultaneous beams and millimeter‑level precision, is cementing radiosurgery as a first‑line therapy for brain tumors, vascular lesions, and emerging functional disorders. Advances in high‑resolution MRI, functional imaging, and AI‑driven contouring have streamlined planning and...
QT Imaging Names Renowned Breast Cancer Researcher as Medical Advisor
QT Imaging announced that Dr. Mary W. Yamashita, a leading breast imaging specialist, will serve as its medical advisor. In this capacity she will shape clinical interpretation standards, structured reporting frameworks, training architecture, and reader‑study design. Yamashita brings decades of...
Applications Now Being Accepted for for Imaging for Impact Award
Cassling has opened applications for its 2026 Imaging for Impact Award, a national program recognizing imaging professionals and healthcare teams that improve patient outcomes and expand access to care. Submissions are accepted through April 1, 2026, and the award, now in its...
Lunit to Be Featured in 21 AI Imaging Studies on Breast Cancer, Lung Disease at ECR 2026
Lunit will showcase 21 AI imaging studies at the European Congress of Radiology 2026 in Vienna, including oral and poster presentations of its INSIGHT MMG, Scorecard and INSIGHT CXR solutions. A breast‑cancer risk‑assessment trial of 67,686 women showed risk scores...
FDA Grants 510(k) Clearance for Expanded Capabilities of MR Injection System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Bayer 510(k) clearance for its MEDRAD MRXperion injector, extending the device’s approved magnetic field compatibility to include 7‑Tesla MRI scanners. The clearance also adds Imaging Scanner Interface 2 (ISI2), enabling direct communication between...
MedDream to Present AWS-Powered Imaging Viewer at HIMSS
MedDream will demonstrate its cloud‑native, AI‑ready universal DICOM viewer, built on AWS HealthImaging, at HIMSS 2026 in Las Vegas. The solution leverages AWS’s HTJ2K transfer syntax to stream large imaging datasets quickly and securely. It supports radiology, cardiology, ophthalmology, dental...
Ultrasound Reporting Platform Gets FDA Approval
AS Software announced that its next‑generation ultrasound reporting platform, Asera, received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The cloud‑based solution retains core reporting functions while delivering a redesigned user interface, streamlined workflows, and scalable architecture. Asera includes...
Researchers Use Dynamic Digital Radiography to Quantify Functional Outcomes After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Emory Healthcare researchers used Konica Minolta's Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) to compare anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA and rTSA) in 71 shoulders versus 32 healthy controls. The DDR cine‑loop analysis showed that both procedures restored scapulohumeral rhythm (SHR)...
Multicenter Study Shows High Local Tumor Control After Resection with GammaTile in Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases
GT Medical Technologies released Phase IV registry data showing that GammaTile brachytherapy, implanted at the time of surgical resection, achieved 92.3% local tumor control in newly diagnosed brain metastases after a median 12.4‑month follow‑up. The study of 51 patients reported a...
Targeted PET/CT Tracer Helps Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
A new macrophage‑targeted PET/CT tracer (11C‑DPA‑713) can identify rheumatoid arthritis patients who will respond to anti‑TNF therapy within four weeks, far earlier than the traditional three‑to‑six‑month window. The study of 20 patients showed that standardized uptake values (SUVs) at baseline...
Positrigo Launches BrainPET Accelerator Program in U.S.
Positrigo, a Swiss developer of nuclear medical devices, has launched the BrainPET Accelerator Program in the United States, offering neurology practices a ready‑to‑operate brain PET solution. The program bundles a compact NeuroLF scanner, radiotracer logistics, regulatory assistance, reimbursement support, and...
FDA Clears Six Indications for Qure.ai's Chest X-Ray Reporting Tool
The FDA granted 510(k) Class II clearance to Qure.ai’s qXR-Detect, adding six new chest‑X‑ray detection indications. The tool now flags findings across lung, pleura, mediastinum/hila & heart, bone, hardware and other regions, expanding the company’s U.S. portfolio to 26 FDA clearances. The clearance...