The rising popularity of sending images via the Internet doesn’t mean everyone in the radiology industry is comfortable with the idea. Yet experts say existing protocols are keeping images safe. More »
The Aquilion Prime CT was designed for facilities that need to perform a wide variety of advanced clinical exams and produce high-quality clinical images with reduced radiation exposure, the company... More »
Siemens Healthcare’s latest release of the ACUSON SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system has received FDA 510(k) clearance, the company announced. More »
WellPoint’s decision earlier this month to cover CT scans for heavy smokers may encourage other insurers to follow suit, paving the way for imaging sites to set up screening programs. But, for now,... More »
While providers are paying special mind in lowering radiation dose through prep work and process improvements, they do have their opinions on which CT vendors are the low dose leaders, according to a... More »
A far quicker MRI scan is on the horizon. A new algorithm developed by MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics cuts the imaging time by two-thirds, though they’re still working on the back end... More »
At the 2011 RSNA Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago last month, the PACS industry seemed to have quit the era of out-of-tune marketing communications cold turkey. The collective... More »
Nearly one in six hospitals and health systems over 1,000 beds reported that they have plans to replace their picture archiving and communication system (PACS), according to a new KLAS report that... More »
Patient familiarity with a medical imaging test makes them more likely move forward with the test, according to a survey of U.S. adult attitudes toward imaging released at RSNA this week. More »
Pamela Woodard, MD, of the Mallinckrodt... 