Imaging-Access Platforms and Community Services Attract Attention

Mobile mammography, navigation, rural imaging, and outpatient expansion aim to reduce geographic, scheduling, and financial barriers. West Virginia committed $1.3 million to replace Bonnie’s Bus, while UT’s East Tennessee service plans a second unit after appointments filled; capacity, timelines, and outcomes remain unreported. ACR also issued operational guidance after a Hologic ATEC biopsy-needle shipment stoppage, with supply potentially constrained into early 2027; local impact is not yet clear.