A joint venture between GE Healthcare and Microsoft aimed at building a new software platform for health care IT could make electronic health records more useful by pulling together patient data from different systems.

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $2.25 million grant to Heart IT and Johns Hopkins University to develop a method for accessing images using the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).

New research presented at this year’s RSNA conference suggests that women in their 40s should in fact receive mammography screening even if they have no family history of breast cancer despite current U.S. guidelines to the contrary.

A study published in the November 14 issue of Radiology punched a hole in the theory that self-referring radiologists drive up medical costs through follow-up exams.

Ever wonder how long teleradiology has been with us? One of the earliest companies just celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Varian Medical Systems recently won Food and Drug Administration approval for two innovations that should improve targeted radiotherapy for treating breast cancer.

The research firm KLAS reports that nearly 1 in 6 hospitals with more than 1,000 beds plan to replace their PACS system. Most hospitals, however, are more focused on meeting meaningful use criteria, based on a survey conducted by the firm.

Research published online today by researchers in the Netherlands finds that regular mammograms may reduce a woman's risk of dying from breast cancer by nearly half. The reduction in risk was even greater for women ages 70 to 75.