The study made headlines with the authors’ data on the growth in CT scan use in children and their estimate that 4,870 future cancers could be caused by the 4 million pediatric CT scans performed each year. However, the ACR cautions that parents should not overestimate their child’s individual risk or underestimate the necessity of CT imaging

A study published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests that a PET scan could replace the trial-and-error approach in determining whether therapy or medication is the best course of treatment for a patient suffering depression.

Police weren't looking for medical records when they initiated a drug bust in Northern California, but in the process they discovered the personally identifiable health information of 4,500 Sutter Health patients. The security beach is the third major breach since October 201, reports HealthcareInfoSecurity.

Named as one of the best US hospitals by US News & World Report for 5 years, Indiana University Health (IU Health), Indianapolis, aims to provide a unified standard of preeminent, patient-centered care in partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine. Strategies for attaining such a goal include the deployment of increasingly

The law will take effect on January 1, 2014, and makes Nevada the 10th state where mammography providers are legally obligated to inform patients about their breast density score

Sony Electronics’ Medical Systems Division is expanding its “Hot Swap Service Program” with two new support offerings in case of product malfunctions

To get the attention of Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) attendees, Stamford, Conn.-based Fujifilm Medical demonstrated its latest version of Synapse PACs and Synapse RIS at the conference in Grapevine-Dallas, Texas, from June 6-9.

A prominent New York Times article might lead some people to skip needed colon cancer screening warns the ACR in a response that also reminds the public and policy makers that for most patients CT colonography is as effective and costs less