June 2017

Nuke-imaging supplier spikes prices, draws watchdog’s attention
Screening breast ultrasound supplies definitive diagnoses in dense tissue
Radiology services sidelined as U.S. hospital is hurt by ransom attack
Scientist takes aim at tumors with ultrasound, magnets and microbubbles
Demographics predict patient preferences for breast imaging providers
Veterinary imaging keeps zoo radiologist hopping
ED slashes average MRI wait times with severity-based queues
Fujifilm to Showcase Digital Radiography Innovations at AHRA
AHRA 2017 preview: Quality work rewarded is quality work repeated—and emulated
3D Imaging Technology Offers Benefits for Orthopaedic Specialists and Patients
In the Nutmeg State, a radiation-dose research project of ‘gigantic proportions’
Many radiotherapy cases require elevated diligence for imaging
AHRA 2017 preview: Compete now or pay later
AHRA 2017 preview: Be mindful with social media
Whatever effect AI has on radiology, at least it will keep people talking
Patient questionnaires improve rads’ reads for abdominal pain
Mobile CT inside trauma bay no faster than the scanner next door
MRI may have a sweet new contrast partner
No measurable gadolinium in children’s brains even after multiple doses
Prostate-specific PET/CT finds elusive cancers, fine-tunes care management
Medical school adds radiology component to year-1 anatomy instruction
A radiology mess roils Australia
Structured reporting increases ‘normal’—but ‘unremarkable’ persists
Nimble MRI compares well with established PET-CT in dementia neuroimaging
AHRA 2017 preview: Disruptive technologies headed radiology’s way
Fujifilm’s PACS gets go-ahead from Defense Department
Anti-anxiety medications change the brain
Greasing radiologist/referring physician communication leads to better reads
Better care coordination through enterprise texting?
RamSoft Partners with KenQuest Medical
Screening bone CT helps avoid osteoporosis fractures
Radiology residents lack training in how to communicate results to patients
Aging women suffer more lumbar disc degeneration, MRI study shows
Elevated amyloid proves a warning sign of cognitive decline to come
UC-San Fran radiology department going all out with facility upgrade
Is breast cancer overdiagnosed or isn’t it? The argument goes on
Computer-assisted CT colonography performs well, gets reimbursed
Konica Minolta Healthcare Highlights Dynamic Chest Radiography at the World Congress of Thoracic Imaging
‘Mammography saves lives, and I am committed to spreading this message’
MRI helps avoid unneeded right-heart catheterization
Philips highlights the value of advanced molecular imaging at SNMMI 2017
Test for evidence of the ‘Angelina Effect’ comes back negative
When it comes to cybersecurity, imaging departments must prepare for the worst
Radiology urged to beef up ethics education 4 ways
More evidence of preterm birth affecting brain development in adolescents
Radiology take note: Facebook gets superfast with AI vision training
MRI shows summer reading physically increases children’s brain power
Siemens Healthineers Debuts Symbia Intevo Bold SPECT/CT
Researchers call for making breast MRI a standalone screening exam
Prenatal alcohol exposure changes babies’ faces, suggesting possible neuro effects
AI-powered microscope has no lens yet ‘sees’ nanoparticles for pathologists
SNMMI partnering with NDSC to disseminate appropriate-use criteria
Breast rads meeting, beating or approaching BI-RADS benchmarks for screening MRI
Volpara Solutions and Mammography Educators Partner on Positioning Training Videos to be Integrated into Volpara Enterprise 2.0 Software
CurveBeam and Carestream Health Announce Collaboration to Promote Weight-Bearing CT Awareness and Research
MRI as accurate as CT for Crohn’s disease detection, management
In English autopsy study, heart imaging has 92% accuracy finding cause of death
Cranial ultrasound a gentle, accurate choice for imaging infants with suspected skull defect
Brain ultrasound during tumor surgery matches pre-op MRI guidance and then some
UK PACS Win for Carestream announced
AI predicts lifespan based on fairly basic chest imaging
Texting MRI appointment reminders cuts no-shows, captures revenues
Imaging looms large as Minnesota mulls the high cost of low-value care
3 Healthcare Leaders Headline AAPM’s 2017 President’s Symposium
PET/CT a sharp-eyed ally against comeback thyroid cancer
TeraRecon acquires McCoy Medical Technologies and spins out a new AI platform company aimed at simplifying access and use of 3rd party computer vision and artificial intelligence applications
Netherlands medical-imaging AI startup attracts $2.5M funding boost