Authentic4D, a Detroit, Michigan-based company focused on medical imaging review technology, announced this week that it has raised $5 million to enhance its analytics platform. The funds will also go toward expanding the company’s sales and service capabilities.

California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed the state’s breast and ovarian cancer screening legislation, AB 2342.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has issued a statement in support of the recently introduced Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018 (H.R. 6948).

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) have submitted a letter to CMS in response to the 2019 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule, sharing recommendations and concerns with the agency.

Scientific experts are worried that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuing rule changes could weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated in the U.S., according to a report published Oct. 3 by The Associated Press.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) released an update to the ACR Appropriateness Criteria on Monday, Oct. 1. The update includes 179 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with 898 clinical variants covering more than 1,560 clinical scenarios.

Siemens Healthineers announced this week that Jane Kilkenny will be the company’s new vice president of U.S. magnetic resonance (MR) business management.

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs inspector general is auditing mass cancellations at eight VA medical centers across the country to determine if the VA processed and managed radiology requests in a timely and appropriate manner since 2016, USA Today reported on Oct. 1.