Rachel Duan has been appointed president and CEO of GE Healthcare China.

Merge Healthcare, a health IT developer, released its MergeCOM-3 DICOM Toolkit at the 96th annual scientific meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Nov. 28 to Dec. 3.

For those of us who spent last week traversing the halls of McCormick Place and the 96th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), a few truths became apparent. Advanced visualization solutions have skyrocketed in robustness, features and capabilities. Conversely, they are edging toward an everyman model, with advanced visualization serving as an essential tool for every radiologist and a host of allied clinical stakeholders such as cardiologists and neurosurgeons.

A real-time quantitative analysis workstation with functionality to evaluate multi-modality breast images could facilitate earlier and more accurate diagnosis and improve evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment plans, according to a presentation in the quantitative imaging reading room showcase at RSNA 2010.

In response to the increasingly ubiquitous role of medical information systems in healthcare, FujiFilm Medical Systems has created a Medical Informatics SolutionGlobal (MIS-G) division while also shaking up the highest level of its informatics executive team.

CHICAGO--The reporting system of the future could embed serial images to reveal the progression of malignant tumors. David J. Vining, MD, medical director of the image processing and visualization laboratory at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, revealed his vision for a new style of reporting in a quiet corner of the quantitative imaging reading room during the 96th annual scientific meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

CHICAGO--Diagnostic CT colonoscopy (CTC) is being performed with increasing frequency, and increasingly as a payable service, according to study findings that sought to assess the U.S. trends in utilization and Medicare coverage of CTC, presented Nov. 29 at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

Over the last two decades, advances in digital image management have fueled tremendous workload and productivity increases among radiologists. However, the need to boost productivity is ongoing. A number of productivity powerhouses have tapped the power and potential of staff to raise the productivity bar. These sites provide financial incentives, engage staff in decision-making and collect and share data to maximize productivity.