Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

Rapid go-live as first trust in Greater Manchester patient diagnostic imaging initiative deploys Sectra solution

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first of eight NHS trusts in the UK to deploy the imaging IT solution.

January 11, 2021

Radiologists assert new data consent agreements are needed before patient trust is gone

Most current approaches are complex and don't specifically discuss imaging, researchers explained in an opinion piece published recently in JACR.

January 8, 2021
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RSNA’s first dataset of annotated COVID-19 images officially published

This initial repository includes 120 chest CT scans from four international care sites, with thousands of more coming soon.

December 18, 2020
Cybersecurity

More than 45M medical images accessible online via unprotected servers, new report finds

Nearly all of the exposures were tied to vulnerable DICOM files and networked-attached storage devices, both standards by which hospitals share medical data.

December 15, 2020

Patients want radiologists to explain imaging findings quickly, but referring providers tend to disagree

Up to 82% of consumers favor same-day communication and said prolonged wait times cause feelings of anxiety, according to a new study in Clinical Imaging.

December 7, 2020

Standardized reporting can elevate radiologists’ top product from single-use to reusable asset

In a talk during RSNA's annual meeting, one expert urged the specialty to forge its own path, before it's forced to follow others.

December 2, 2020
MRI

Short MRI protocols are part of imaging’s future, but radiologists must tread carefully

Experts from two top institutions shared their arguments for and against abbreviated exams in AJR.

November 11, 2020

Google partners with imaging software firm Claritas HealthTech for new teleradiology platform

The Singapore-based company has existing plans to roll out its tRAD platform in North America and the U.K., focusing on physician groups and telerad practices.

November 5, 2020

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Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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