Business Intelligence

Providers utilize business intelligence to monitor referral patterns and collaborate with clinicians who order their services. Such analytics tools have also been deployed in the specialty to improve productivity, track patient satisfaction and bolster quality.

New Software Module Could Shave Seven Weeks off Research Results Reporting

A new QA compliance module could help reduce errors in clinical data submission and accelerate the speed at which imaging data for medical trials is processed.

VirtualScopics Posts Q1 Financials

Quantitative imaging provider VirtualScopics, Inc. announced its financials today.

In WI, NNSA Kickstarts Domestic Isotope Manufacturing with $10M Grant

Since the summer of 2010, when travel disruptions from an ash-spewing Icelandic volcano exposed the fragility of the domestic isotope supply, researchers and policymakers alike have been working on a plan to stabilize global production of technetium-99m.

Gate Stroke Center Study Finds Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE CT Improves Acute Stroke Diagnoses

Kaleida Health’s Gates Stroke Center (GSC) at the Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, N.Y. recently completed the second phase of its study analyzing the patient and fiscal benefits of using Toshiba America Medical System, Inc.’s Aquilion ONE CT system in diagnosing acute stroke.

Laxative-Free CT Colonography Shows Promise, but Needs Fine-Tuning

Laxative-free CT colonography might be on its way to greater adoption, say researchers at Harvard Medical School, but the technology still has some holes in its game.

Radiologist's Stalker Collared on Misdemeanor Charges

A former hospital employee who violated a restraining order placed against her by a St. Paul, MN radiologist is now facing misdemeanor charges in county court, according to the Pioneer Press.

Brachytherapy Defenders Challenge JAMA Study as Old News

The purpose of radiation therapy is to spare breast cancer patients the discomfort and disfigurement of a mastectomy. In recent years, a variety of technologies have emerged that offer alternative treatment delivery methods. But how effective are they?

Radiology Acquisitions and Change Management: RadNet’s Approach

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Change is rarely easy, but Mark Stolper, executive vice president and CFO of RadNet, Inc (Los Angeles, California), says that it does not have to be painful. Communicating a workable vision and working with existing stakeholders can make all the difference because an acquisition has many moving parts. With 233 imaging centers now operating under