The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has granted HIT 2014 Edition Complete EHR certification to Synapse RIS version 6.3.3, from Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A.

Structured reporting of results for multiphasic CT resulted in improved cancer reporting and surgery planning, according to a study published in the February edition of Radiology.

When it comes to implementing clinical decision support (CDS) systems, system purchasers often lack enough available information to study, compare and contrast systems, according to an article published online Feb. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

The use of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) in typical inpatient settings increases the quality of imaging indications and improves overall communication among clinicians and radiologists, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The potential for big data in radiology is limitless—but the industry has a good amount of work ahead if it’s going to capitalize on potential, according to a webinar hosted Jan. 29 by the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine.

3D printers are providing surgeons with lifelike models and their patients with deeper understanding of the procedures they face.  In addition to more traditional 3D printers that can build muscle and and other structures, newer technologies avialable at places like Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston are now able to recreate flesh and bone.

DR Systems (www.drsys.com), a leader in healthcare imaging and information technologies, was recently named one of the largest vendors of electronic health record (EHR) systems in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare, a major healthcare research and media company.

How do you create an enterprise imaging strategy to manage data in 20 different centers across the country? How about 115 locations? While the challenge may seem more daunting with a more expansive network, the Center for Diagnostic Imaging (CDI) found that a single vendor neutral archive (VNA) solution could not only work for both scenarios, but actually enable the growth in the first place.