Radiology business developments that broke softly this week but may soon make waves ... 

Siemens Healthineers has successfully integrated image-reconstruction software developed by a U.S. healthcare AI startup to increase sharpness and decrease noise in MR images captured during fast scanning sequences.

The “Building Connections Across the Americas: Addressing Access to Radiology” program will center on developing partnerships to advance health equity initiatives across South, Central and North America.

Editor David Bluemke, MD, PhD, says the journal’s rising impact factor is “representative of the fundamental importance of imaging throughout our hospitals and clinics.”

These abstracts can be submitted to RSNA starting on July 6, 2022. Submissions will be accepted until August 3 at noon CST. 

The capability could allow immediate alerting of CT technologists, who would adjust scan protocols or re-scan patients to optimize image quality prior to physician interpretation.

PET/CT imaging in these patients increases overall survival depending on the cancer’s stage, with those diagnosed with stage 3A and 3B NSCLC appearing to benefit the most from the exam. 

As COVID restrictions continue to ease, the 108th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA 2022) is poised to see an increase in in-person attendance in addition to more presentations and interactive features.