Help has arrived for radiologists who want to make the best use of the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise integration profiles when selecting and implementing informatics technology. The IHE released a radiology-specific handbook at the SCAR meeting that guides readers in the use of IHE profiles,... More »

Overlying bone structure in the chest can stump computer-aided detection systems on the lookout for pulmonary nodules. Digitally subtracting the bone images from the chest radiograph can significantly improve CAD performance, according toMaryland researchers. More »

Changing PACS vendors after a long relationship can provoke nearly as much stress as the original courtship. A morning session at the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology meeting in Orlando detailed factors to consider in an impending breakup and prenuptials to prepare for the next... More »

The first large-scale research PACS has surfaced at Partners Healthcare in Boston. The CIRAS (clinical image repository access system) was described as a “research goldmine” at the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology meeting. More »

One way to improve patient care is to expand PACS image acquisition outside the radiology department, attendees at a SCAR scientific session learned this afternoon. More »

Keyboard and mouse, the basic tools for image manipulation in the digital environment, were tossed out with surprisingly good results in a pair of research studies presented Thursday. More »

The urgent need to more efficiently manage the volume and flow of images in the radiology and medical fields has grown dramatically as scanning technology has evolved. More »

The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology will celebrate its silver anniversary at this year's annual meeting in Orlando with a new look. In a move designed to reposition itself in the changing world of electronic imaging, the society will unveil a new tagline at the conference next month:... More »