The third Nikon Imaging Center in the U.S. for collaborative microscopy imaging opened at the University of California, San Diego on Thursday, Sept. 13, according to a university press release. The center houses more than $2.5 million in imaging equipment, allowing researchers to work to develop new education programs.

Providing patients with an accurate estimate of out-of-pocket costs before imaging services take place can decrease lost revenue and increase patient satisfaction, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Imaging professionals are familiar with the complications associated with dense breast tissue. Patients and primary care providers, though, may not know the value of a woman knowing about her dense tissue and how that will affect ensuing screening practices.

As the Mid-Atlantic states prepare for rain to continue through the next few days after Hurricane Florence with catastrophic flooding, the long-term impact on health systems could be severe once the waters subside, according to a report from PwC.

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) announced it has topped 82,000 members around the world. It hopes to reach 100,000 by the end of November.

The FDA has approved the PK Papyrus covered coronary stent system to treat acute coronary artery perforations, device maker Biotronik announced Sept. 14. It is the first device to be approved by the FDA for this indication in 17 years.

The Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific in Honolulu issued a public notice following a ransomware attack that potentially exposed the healthcare data of 40,800 people.

A 53-year-old donated her kidneys, lungs, heart and liver to patients after dying from a stroke in 2007. What healthcare providers did not know, however, was that she had undetected breast cancer cells in her body at the time.

The University of Akron in Ohio announced its radiology program will be one of the 80 programs eliminated by the school in the coming years.

Visual estimations of the completeness of revascularization failed to predict subsequent cardiovascular events for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who underwent stenting guided by fractional flow reserve (FFR), researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.