In the wake of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the US Navy deployed an emergency medical fleet, equipping it with an array of state-of-the-art onboard digital-imaging solutions. iCRco, a manufacturer of imaging solutions, provided these first responders with the ability to obtain DR images and diagnose patients’ problems on the spot using the

The process of evaluating new technology has quickened its pace, but that does not make it any less challenging for a busy radiology practice, Ted Best says. Best is acting director of IT for Carolina Regional Radiology (CRR), Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is president of Xodus Technology Professionals. “The process flow hasn’t changed; what

The growing trend of large health systems acquiring outpatient imaging centers from radiology groups can create a stressful situation for all parties involved. It can be especially difficult for a radiology group’s leadership to part with what was once a very lucrative arm of the business, but acquisition offers do not grow on trees.

This article is the first in a four-part series.

I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that the world is moving at a much faster pace these days. Time rips by, dates and events blend together in blurry motion, and the sheer pace of change is accelerating to a point where one needs to be constantly vigilant about staying current with all that affects our daily lives. This is especially true

Variation in head CT use may be unnecessarily overtaxing hospital resources and increasing costs to patients, according to a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Breast pain alone is not necessarily an underlying indication of breast cancer, say Boston University researchers; thus, physicians who order repeat diagnostic studies for women exhibiting this lone symptom may not be doing them any good.

A new study from MDx, the medical diagnostics business of GE, demonstrates strides the company has taken to reduce radiation exposure and iodine concentration in abdominal CT scan patients.