A vendor-neutral method for integrating case input from any PACS workstation into a teaching file system was presented at the RSNA conference."This method requires no vendor cooperation, effort, or software modification," said Dr. David Avrin, of the

Epic takes on large hospitals, Philips focuses on smaller onesMedicine is moving beyond "ology"-centric thinking to embrace a comprehensive view of the patient. PACS, once seen as the key to efficiency within radiology, is being

Focus stays on midsize and smaller facilitiesOn the heels of record financial performance in fiscal 2003, Merge eFilm has announced plans to roll out this spring its Fusion RIS/PACS. The scalable IT system unifies RIS, PACS,

Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging and Kereos have agreed to partner in the development and commercialization of novel molecular imaging agents. The goal is to develop agents that will detect disease on a molecular level, potentially enabling earlier

Rotational angio option adds bone to 3D modelToshiba's new algorithm for creating a volumetric model of bone and soft tissue from data obtained during rotational angiography promises faster and safer neurointerventions, according

Toshiba America Medical Systems has completed the first U.S. installation of its next-generation Aquilion 32 CFX. The CT scanner, installed at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's cardiology division, will undergo clinical evaluation to

Philips Medical Systems and RaySearch Laboratories of Stockholm are ready to enter the next phase in their collaboration to create advanced systems for inverse treatment planning in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The two companies are

Training programs target faculty, residentsRadiologists won't lose control over the cardiac application of CT and MR the way they did echocardioagraphy and nuclear medicine, if Dr. Dieter R. Enzmann has anything to say about it.

All modalities will be covered interactivelyGE Healthcare's training in partnership (TiP) program is about to expand. Early this month, the company will begin implementing a massive expansion of the TiP Virtual Assist product,

Demand for offsite readings boomsGood news for teleradiology vendors: Demand for offsite reading services is booming. The bad news: Free teleradiology software has begun popping up.The shareware packages allow users to view PACS

GE Medical Systems is using the European Congress of Radiology to introduce two new hardware options with potential benefit to cardiovascular radiology.The company is adding to its range of digital fluoroscopy offerings with an imaging system optimized

Whole-body MR imaging is a powerful clinical tool with wide-ranging clinical applications, both oncologic and nononcologic. It has the potential to dramatically alter the practice of radiology, according to Dr. Stephen Eustace, a radiologist from the

One examination that frequently gives rise to internal discussions in our department is CT of the chest to detect pulmonary emboli. Apart from the fact that patients who needed a ventilation/perfusion scan had to be transported to another hospital site,

Interventional radiologists in the Netherlands are part of a comprehensive oncologic team that treats certain head and neck cancers with an intra-arterial chemotherapy protocol, according to a refresher course presentation on Saturday at the

Dose exposures during CT calcium scoring procedures can be reduced substantially without sacrificing scoring accuracy, according to studies presented Saturday by German and U.S. researchers. Using both phantom and human subjects and three separate

Healthcare managers have consistently underestimated the impact of a PACS on a hospital radiology department. These installations not only change the technology the medical staff uses but also have a fundamental effect on the working culture. They

Philips Speech Processing is continuing to broaden its portfolio of languages. The addition of Hungarian. marks the first step into Eastern Europe for native-language speech recognition.Radiologists have had a chance to test the Hungarian Radiology

Ultrasound operators who experience injuries caused by repetitive movements in the workplace may be the first in line to view Philips' new iU22 system, which is being launched globally at the ECR."We believe it's the most significant ultrasound

Because quality criteria for PACS have not yet been standardized, institutions are left to wrestle with the components that contribute to systemwide quality mostly on their own.Understanding quality assurance of PACS workstations is especially

Healthcare managers have consistently underestimated the impact of implementing a PACS on the work of a hospital radiology department. These installations do not only change the technology used by medical staff, but they also have a fundamental impact on