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.

Connecticut Radiologist Sanctioned by State Board in Patient Death

A Connecticut radiologist whose negligence led to the death of a 74-year-old patient was sanctioned by the state medical board this week.

Radius Signs Deal with Mass. Gen. Docs for 3D Reads

Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, the provider arm of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), inked a deal this week with RIS/PACS management company Radius of Hendersonville, TN, for the provision of 3D imaging protocols and clinical services to Radius clients.

HIFU Entails Fewer Side Effects, Lower Cost in Prostate Lumpectomies

A new study in The Lancet Oncology reports that high-intensity, focused ultrasound treatment not only improves prostate cancer patient outcomes, but does so at a third of the cost.

Afga Healthcare Introduces New Cardiovascular Information System

Agfa HealthCare unveiled a new version of its Cardiovascular Information System (CVIS), IMPAX CV12, at the American College of Cardiology’s 61st Annual Scientific Session & Expo, held last month in Chicago.

Imaging-Guided Software Could Unlock Disease States at a Cellular Level

A new histopathology software model could allow physicians to examine and reconstruct 3D images of disease-state tissue at a cellular level, thanks to the work of researchers a the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.

Stanford Researchers Claim Nano-Guided Imaging Could Help Surgical Removal of Brain Tumors

Researchers at Stanford believe they have developed a nanoparticle solution that will aid physicians in the imaging and treatment of the most aggressive brain tumors, according to a study in Nature Medicine.

Alzheimer's Biomarker at Center of Bayer Pharma Acquisition

The promise of FDA-approved drugs for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease via diagnostic imaging led to a (potentially) billion-dollar payday for Bayer Pharma, which sold its molecular imaging development portfolio to Piramal Healthcare of Mumbai, India on Sunday.

PACS and the iPad: Possibilities and Potential

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It’s more than a truism to discuss mobile computing as the next horizon in the delivery of health care. Today, the achievements of such systems are measured in degrees of eventuality, rather than possibility; their potentials are gauged in whens, not ifs.