Washington, D.C. –The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today announced that Thad Flood has joined the organization as Industry Director.

By clearly defining expectations for clinical histories, using the history gathered by the technologist and establishing a formal system to track compliance, the radiology department at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center was able to increase the percentage of radiology exams accompanied by a complete clinical history from less than 40 percent to greater than 90 percent.

Emory Healthcare has developed a semiautomated method of data collection to facilitate participation in the General Radiology Improvement Database (GRID) and detailed their experience in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Las Vegas – March 31, 2014 – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, today announced its first premium ultrasound system – the Samsung UGEO WS80A – designed to redefine ultrasound for women’s health. Combining Samsung’s latest medical imaging innovations and 5D technology, the Samsung UGEO WS80A is among a number of innovative medical imaging products Samsung is showcasing at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine’s (AIUM) Annual Convention at Caesars Palace, Octavius Ballroom, Booth #301.   

Princeton, NJ – March 31, 2013 – GE Healthcare today announced results from a new study, which showed that patients receiving Visipaque™(iodixanol) 320mg I/ml reported less discomfort, characterized by heat or cold sensation or pain upon injection, than patients receiving Isovue®(iopamidol) 370 mg I/ml during peripheral arteriography. As with other iodinated contrast agents, Visipaque is often associated with sensations of discomfort, warmth or pain. The data were presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 63rd Annual Scientific Session and Expo.

Mortsel, Belgium/Greenville, SC-- March 28, 2014--(ACC.14, Booth #2831) As the “Evolution of Visual Healthcare” gains momentum, Southern Regional Medical Center (SRMC), a 331-bed full-service hospital managed by Emory Healthcare, and Agfa HealthCare announced today that SRMC’s newly installed “image-enabled” cardiovascular information system has generated significant improvements in clinician workflow efficiency and patient care management since the system was launched in the hospital’s cardiology department in April 2013.

Greenville, South Carolina -April 1, 2014 eRAD, a division of RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), an industry leader in Web-based RIS, PACS and Teleradiology workflow solutions, announced today the company has taken more than fourteen orders from new customers during the first quarter of 2014. eRAD's products and services are available from a number of geographically dispersed valued-added resellers, brokers, and/or distributors in the United States and abroad, as well as direct from the manufacturer.

SAN DIEGO, March 22, 2014 -- Ziv J Haskal, M.D., FSIR, an interventional radiologist and editor-in-chief of the Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR's) flagship publication, the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), will receive the Leaders in Innovation Award from SIR Foundation during the society's Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego.