The Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund, which funds Medicare Part A, will only be able to pay full benefits for Medicare beneficiaries until 2026, according to the 2019 annual report from the Medicare Board of Trustees. The Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Trust Fund, which funds...
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GE Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its Deep Learning Image Reconstruction engine on the new Revolution Apex computed tomography (CT) device. The engine has also been approved as an upgrade to GE’s Revolution CT system in the United...
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When planning a screening program to detect the early signs of breast cancer, age is a major consideration.
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In August 2018, a workshop was held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., to explore the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging. The workshop was co-sponsored by NIH, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American College of Radiology (...
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Editor's Note: This article was updated following the SBI symposium.
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