Grady Health System Goes Live with Sectra Amplifier Services to Enable Smooth Implementation of AI—Enhancing Diagnostic Workflows Across Sites
Grady Health System, one of the largest U.S. safety‑net providers, has gone live with Sectra Amplifier Services, a cloud‑based AI‑as‑a‑Service platform that streamlines deployment of diagnostic algorithms. The rollout includes Avicenna.ai’s CINA Chest and Therapixel’s Mammoscreen, enabling faster, more accurate reads across more than 90,000 radiology exams per year. Sectra handles integration, hosting, updates and support, reducing Grady’s IT burden while offering a curated library of FDA‑cleared tools. The partnership stems from a three‑year contract signed in 2025, and Sectra reported 2024/25 sales of roughly $356 million.
Feds Release Highly Anticipated No Surprises Act Final Rule, Drawing Mixed Reactions From Radiology
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the final No Surprises Act rule, overhauling the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process. Key changes include a drastic cut to the administrative fee—from $115 to $15 per party—new communication coding requirements, documented...
Philips Partners with Disney to Incorporate Iconic Characters in MRI Exams
Philips announced a partnership with the Walt Disney Company to embed Disney characters and stories into its Ambient Experience platform for MRI exams. The Disney‑themed content will launch in 87 countries, aiming to calm pediatric patients during scans. Philips cites...
Some Minorities More Likely to Have Dementia but Less Apt to Signal so on PET Imaging
A new Vanderbilt‑led study of 5,800 Medicare beneficiaries with cognitive impairment found that Black and Hispanic patients are significantly less likely to show amyloid plaques on PET scans, despite higher overall dementia risk. The analysis revealed a 28% lower odds...
$2M NIH Award Spurs Development of Advanced Ultrasound Technique
Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have secured a roughly $1.7 million NIH grant to advance ultrasound imaging that can see deep‑tissue blood vessels. Over the next four years the team will fuse ultrasound with external light and engineered...
Widow Donates $1M to Hospital for Permanent PET Scanner in Late Husband's Honor
Carole Bloodgood has pledged a $1 million gift to Hancock Health’s foundation to fund a permanent PET/CT scanner, honoring her late husband Tom. The hospital currently relies on a mobile PET unit that visits only once a week, creating bottlenecks as...
Interventional Radiologist Helps Chicago Children’s Hospital Achieve a World’s First
Physicians at Lurie Children’s Hospital have pioneered a world‑first technique that freezes the intercostal nerve at the rib‑harvesting site during microtia reconstruction. The 20‑minute, ultrasound‑guided cryoablation eliminates months of postoperative pain, allowing children to leave the hospital as early as...
Imaging Solutions Provider Captive Radiology Scores Private Equity Investment
Captive Radiology, an Ohio‑based imaging solutions provider, secured a growth investment from private‑equity firm RC Capital. The company, which runs 30 imaging partnerships across 20 states, is expanding its PET‑CT and theranostic services for prostate cancer and other specialties. The...
HCA Healthcare to Acquire Medical Imaging Training Institute
HCA Healthcare announced it will acquire the College of Health Care Professions (CHCP) and its Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI) for an undisclosed amount. CHCP educates roughly 8,000 students annually across ten campuses and has served over 52,000 learners since...
Thousands of Philips Interventional Systems Subject to FDA Recall
The FDA has issued a Class 2 recall for roughly 10,000 Philips Allura and Azurion interventional imaging systems after discovering that the CU3101 deaeration hoses can degrade, causing oil leaks and reduced X‑ray tube cooling. A cooling failure forces the equipment...
Medical Spa Owned by US Senator Hit with Multiple Lawsuits over Poor Mammography Quality
Sen. Jim Justice’s Greenbrier Clinic in West Virginia faces three proposed class‑action lawsuits alleging substandard mammography over a two‑year period. The FDA ordered the facility to suspend breast‑imaging services after the American College of Radiology flagged quality deficiencies. Plaintiffs claim...
Couple Sues Radiologist Claiming He Overlooked Signs of Both Cancer and a Spinal Injury
A Maine couple has filed a lawsuit against a radiologist, the emergency physician, Central Maine Medical Center and the X‑Ray Professional Association, alleging that a March 2023 CT scan missed a spinal epidural abscess and an incidental lesion suggestive of...
Health System 'Hemorrhages' $280M on Radiologist Outsourcing in 1 Year
The UK National Health Service spent more than $280 million in 2025 on outsourced radiology reads, a 12% rise from 2024 and double the 2021 level. That outlay could have funded roughly 3,000 full‑time radiologist salaries, yet nearly 1 million scans still...
Imaging Societies Clash over Bill to Require that Docs Consult Appropriate-Use Criteria
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is championing the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, legislation that would revive the CMS appropriate‑use criteria (AUC) program for advanced imaging. ACR CEO Dana H. Smetherman testified that the bill could save the...
Lantheus Weighs Potential Sale with $7B Valuation
Lantheus Holdings, a leading radiopharmaceutical developer, is reportedly entertaining a sale that could fetch a valuation close to $7 billion. Bloomberg cited sources saying Curium Pharma, a nuclear‑medicine specialist owned by CapVest Partners, is the primary suitor. Both companies have declined...