Technologists can provide significant value by assigning protocols for certain CT and MRI examinations, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

“The fact that CAD significantly shortened interpretation time is important, especially if either state or federal legislation ends up mandating, or even recommending, additional screening with US for women with dense tissue on mammograms," wrote Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, in an accompanying editorial.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) was originally created to improve patient management and avoid unnecessary fine needle aspiration biopsy in patients with thyroid nodules. However, its clinical use is still questioned.

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., announced today a new financing services program for the company’s Enterprise Imaging platform, Exa®. Konica Minolta Payment Services is an in-house financing option that provides customers with a one-stop shop for the acquisition of advanced Enterprise Imaging information technology (IT) solutions. 

Compressed sensing (CS) can reduce the typically long acquisition time of conventional ankle MRIs while preserving imaging quality, according to a small study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

Blockchain technology is gaining popularity throughout the world and could potentially have a significant impact on the medical imaging industry, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

HIMSS and SIIM have collaborated on a new white paper focused on how to effectively build and implement an enterprise imaging (EI) system.

A 2017 update to LI-RADS included an algorithm for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) screening and surveillance on ultrasound. While HCC remains the sixth most common cancer, the clinical performance of US LI-RADS for diagnosing the disease has yet to be studied.