Enterprise Imaging

Enterprise imaging brings together all imaging exams, patient data and reports from across a healthcare system into one location to aid efficiency and economy of scale for data storage. This enables immediate access to images and reports any clinical user of the electronic medical record (EMR) across a healthcare system, regardless of location. Enterprise imaging (EI) systems replace the former system of using a variety of disparate, siloed picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), and a variety of separate, dedicated workstations and logins to view or post-process different imaging modalities. Often these siloed systems cannot interoperate and cannot easily be connected. Web-based EI systems are becoming the standard across most healthcare systems to incorporate not only radiology, but also cardiology (CVIS), pathology and dozens of other departments to centralize all patient data into one cloud-based data storage and data management system.

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New algorithm models radiologists' eye movements to interpret chest X-rays

The algorithm has an edge over standard black box-style artificial intelligence applications because providers are able to see how it reaches conclusions.

Sectra and Siemens Healthineers partner to improve CT workflows

The partnership will enable radiologists to more seamlessly access and post-process images acquired on Siemens Healthineers’ photon-counting CT scanners.

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Risk prediction algorithm slashes number of unnecessary thyroid nodule biopsies

Although the vast majority of nodules are benign, many are referred for biopsy as a precaution to rule out malignancy.

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GE HealthCare taps Enlitic for large-scale imaging data migration plans

The duo announced the partnership on Monday, stating that the collaboration marks “a shift in how healthcare institutions approach data.” 

New AI model segments 80 MRI structures

Easy-to-use AI model effectively segments 80 structures on MRI

New data suggest the model outperforms publicly available segmentation algorithms.  

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Perplexity scores improve identification of fraudulent AI writings

Though numerous web-based tools have been created to flag published works that appear suspicious for AI authorship, the performances of these tools has been inconsistent thus far. 

Top performing PACS companies based on user feedback

Agfa and Sectra both performed well with end-user satisfaction scores in the 2025 Best in KLAS list of radiology IT systems.

Video of Tim Kearns explaining the new Konica Minolta Exa Enterprise imaging system released at RSNA 2024.

Enterprise imaging expands in smaller and midsized hospitals

Smaller health systems are increasingly moving into this realm. Tim Kearns, director of marketing and healthcare IT, Konica Minolta Imaging USA, explains the implications.

 

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