In a survey of imaging reporting types, physicians in an emergency setting indicated a preference for an itemized structured report, which beat out both basic structured reporting and a newly-developed interactive point-and-click report, according to results published online March 7 in Academic Radiology.

HIMSS15 offers a range of educational opportunities across a diverse roster of topics. Of particular interest to those in the medical imaging field are the following sessions:

In addition to vendor booths, this year's HIMSS Conference & Exhibition offers several opportunities on the showroom floor for learning and networking including new destinations and old favorites.

As mobile technology becomes increasingly intertwined with nearly every aspect of our personal and professional lives, practitioners across the modern workforce—including radiologists—are using a diverse array of mobile apps to help perform their jobs more efficiently.

High-end consumer-grade monitors now have the capability of displaying high-resolution images, and a small cadre of radiology professionals are working behind-the-scenes to offer ways to calibrate these new technologies.

TeraRecon, (www.terarecon.com), a leading provider of enterprise medical image management and advanced visualization solutions, unveiled the latest release of the  company’s flagship iNtuition™ enterprise viewing solutions working in seamless combination with the second-generation of its powerful iNteract+™ interoperability platform at the Annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR) meeting taking pace in Vienna, March 4th – 8th.

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging and Shimadzu Medical Systems USA announced today a new, integrated portable X-ray solution, the MobileArt Evolution EFX AeroDR-i.  This new portable solution is now available with a larger integrated console, and a 17” touch screen monitor.

The U.S. Navy selected Carestream’s Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) for use on its USNS Mercy hospital ship that provides acute medical and surgical services for Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine forces deployed on land or sea throughout the world. This ship, based out of San Diego, Calif., also provides medical services for humanitarian relief efforts and victims of disasters.