Eastern Virginia Medical School’s (EVMS) department of internalmedicine has hired Jerry Nadler with an $8 million package in the hopesthat he will bring in even more in research dollars, new talent andbetter healthcare, particularly for diabetics and those withcardiovascular disease.

Covidien has added appointed four new executives to its research anddevelopment (R&D) leadership team for its pharmaceutical productsand imaging solutions businesses.

Nucletron has appointed Jos Lamers as its new CEO, which marks the nextphase for the company following its management buy-out from DelftInstruments in August 2007.

InSight Health Services Holdings has reported that Mitch C. Hill, itsexecutive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), will beleaving his position, which he has held since January 2005, effectiveOct. 31.

The integration of computer-aided detection (CAD) software into theday-to-day practice of radiology has witnessed the enthusiasticadoption of the applications for some clinical indications. MammographyCAD, which was first greeted with skepticism and suspicion byradiologists, has since enjoyed a groundswell of support. Lung CAD,thanks to diligent efforts by early adopters, is showing signs that itmay be the next area of medicine to embrace widespread utilization ofthis technology.

The stage is set for computer-assisted detection’s next target;colon CAD is poised to make its mark in the next two years. One of theprimary barriers in the U.S. to colon CAD—the lack of reimbursement forscreening CT colonography—is starting to crumble. And several vendors,including iCAD Inc., Medicsight and Siemens Medical Solutions, aredeveloping easy-to-use colon CAD solutions with low false-positiverates.

A good RIS is almost essential to running and managing a radiologybusiness today—with imaging practices and departments often operatingin more than one location and with a premium on everyone’s time, fromreport turn-around to scheduling efficiency.

By distributing the benefits of advanced visualization software toolsto nearly any computer, anywhere, more and more clinicians arebenefiting from thin-client-based advanced imaging techniques. Plus,they can query radiologists live without major workflow interruptions.