February 2016

Richardson Healthcare announces new European headquarters in Amsterdam
Mummy coffins get CT scanned for construction insights
Market researcher sees global imaging sales approaching $37B by 2020
Grad student innovates better ultrasound, simple as selfies
Comparative effectiveness research winning hearts and minds but not moving mountains
Study finds physical difference in brains of earthquake survivors with PTSD
Vital Launches Unique Personalized HIE/EMR Viewing Platform
Predicting liver tumor recurrence with immediate post-ablation FDG PET/CT
Women with early breast cancer getting unnecessarily imaged in Michigan
FDA clears SCENERGY system from Clear Guide Medical
AHRQ director Richard Kronick announces resignation
Quality vs. quantity: Article publication and citation rates in radiology journals
lifeIMAGE and Client Outlook Form Strategic Partnership
Innovative Solution Helps Ensure the Most Relevant Clinical Information is Available During Diagnosis
Worth a thousand words: The neural impact of graphic warning labels on young adult smokers
Next generation CT scanner performs well in first human study
McKesson Expands Oncology Expertise With the Acquisitions of Vantage Oncology and Biologics
Carestream’s Cone Beam CT System Designed to Offer Orthopaedic Practices Affordable, High-Quality 3D Extremity Images
inviCRO acquires Molecular NeuroImaging (MNI) to establish full spectrum translational imaging capabilities
Global CDS market to grow by more than 20% annually through 2022
Hindsight is 20-20: How preexisting info can impact radiologist interpretation—and malpractice suits
Communication errors in radiology found to be impactful, common and not just connected to results
Study: CTA may be viable alternative to invasive angiography
eHealth Technologies Empowers Imaging Interoperability for CRISP
Hospital looks within to solve problem of retained surgical items
ScandiDos in-vivo dosimetry system receives FDA clearance
FDA approves Bracco's barium-based contrast for use in CT
VNA to the rescue: Curbing excessive costs in imaging
Chemo better than chemoradiation for adjuvant treatment of pancreatic cancer
Thailand to sterilize mosquitos with radiotherapy to fight dengue fever
‘How could this happen?’ Patients react to bizarre breach of private medical records
Tomosynthesis and the ‘brave new world’ of breast cancer screening
Imaging at HIMSS.16: Session Previews
Tools for enterprise imaging success
Underappreciated brain region singled out as Alzheimer's hot spot
Jolly good imaging firepower to illuminate the intricacies of the brain
Toy-sized scanners help put pediatric imaging patients at ease
Consultant to concerned residents: N.J. radiopharmaceutical facility not a threat
2 or more false positives plus changing mammographic features add up to markedly increased risk
Brain imaging helps treat stroke victims beyond the ‘golden window’
NFL player shares x-ray of injured hand after amputation
New Digital X-ray Technology Delivers Rapid Access to Diagnostic Images of Football Players at 2016 NFL Combine
FDA clearance announced for FUJIFILM Synapse 5 PACS
NEJM: ‘Cautious optimism should not become complacency’ in fight against dementia
Opinion: Physician autonomy key to outcomes improvement
McGinty: Rads can have their Triple Aim moment and get paid for it too
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging Advances the Design of Digital Radiology Solutions in Mexico with New AeroDR LT
BTG, Royal Philips announces first patient treated with new radiopaque embolic bead
Florida rad practice reports possible patient-info breach
Diabetes exacerbates loss of gray matter, cognitive function in Parkinson’s patients
South Korea reduces healthcare workers’ exposure to radiation by half
Nuffield Health expands imaging capabilities with five new MR systems from Siemens Healthcare
Interrupted radiation-therapy regimens more compromised than previously thought
‘Mini-brains’ spare the research animals, spread the neuroscience
Meet a male survivor of breast cancer who ‘entered a world of pink’ and lived to blog about it
Amyloid PET with automated analysis excels at ruling out Alzheimer’s
Despite deterrents, older women still getting radiation therapy after lumpectomy
Jury lets Philip Morris off the hook for CT screening of smokers
Ultrasound helps arthritis patients kick biologics
Young breast cancer patients run to genetic testing, make proactive choices
Siemens Healthcare Limited launches new assay range to improve workload consolidation in the laboratory
Radiology trainees tackle digital breast tomosynthesis
Bowel MRI helps gauge quality of life in pediatric Crohn’s patients
RSNA journal to publish six-article series on sports medicine
Beyond metrics: 3 components of quality culture in radiology
Marijuana visibly changes the brain, but to what functional effect?
Sharing service solutions for Oxford
HUS, Finland, Undertakes Clinical Study of Carestream Cone Beam CT System
Jazz on bones? The story of listening to banned music via x-rays
Researchers: Radiation from imaging procedures presents ‘no risk’ to patients
Losing argument? Your brain may be ‘too stressed out’ to disagree
Harvard blog offers 4 things to consider before deciding when to have a mammogram
Sharing service solutions for Oxford
Enjoy music? There’s a ‘room’ for it—in your brain
Study examines mismatch between breast MRI BI-RADS assessments, clinical recommendations
Development program aims to educate, empower female faculty
Can fMRI help researchers find the next great painkiller?
CTC preferences: What would rads suggest?
200 years and counting: The surprising persistence of the stethoscope
Unenhanced MRI a high performer in detection of acute appendicitis
Agfa HealthCare Visualizes the Future of Healthcare At ECR 2016
Opinion: ‘Active intervention’ needed to fix gender gap in academic radiology
Head MRI a ‘useful surrogate’ for abdominal CT in measuring body composition
ACR announces 2016 Bruce J. Hillman Fellowship recipients
Brain injuries may remain unhealed long enough to increase Alzheimer’s risk
Vital Images launches new ‘VNA on demand’ platform
Equipping radiologists with the patient info they need
Keep it simple: Complicated path to patient data can slow workflow
Creating value with better communication
Study shows newest version of PI-RADS improves cancer diagnosis
Global healthcare market for 3D printing expected to eclipse $2.3 billion by 2020
10 years with a tumor: A patient’s experience with ‘watchful waiting’
FDA approves first barium-based contrast agent
New MRI technique speeds up MS diagnosis
Clearer targets for brain tumor-busting drugs may emerge from new ‘toolkit’
Radiology techs share their passion with young people at ‘Radcademy’
X-ray vision: Diagnostic accuracy, visual search patterns and 'expert' image interpretation
Calder Urgent Care and Family Practice Selects ASPYRA and Ultimate Medical Services
Abdominally traumatized pregnant women and their babies well-served by abdomen-only CT
Advocacy group: Momentum for breast density legislation continues in 2016