Health IT

Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

MRI screening of survivors may boost detection of successive breast cancer

A study in Clinical Imaging aimed to determine the utility and rate of biopsy in women with a positive history of breast cancer using MRI as the screening method.

Leading Canadian Community Hospital Purchases 11 Carestream Digital X-ray Systems

ROCHESTER, N.Y., — Scarborough and Rouge Hospital (SRH) in Toronto, Canada,  purchased 11 CARESTREAM digital radiography systems as part of an upgrade from computed radiography to digital radiography (DR) at its General and Birchmount sites.

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NIH researchers develop CT needle-guidance app for smartphones

Radiology researchers at the National Institutes of Health have created an app that uses a smartphone’s camera and gyroscope to optimize needle-insertion angle for planning and performing percutaneous CT-guided biopsies and ablations.

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Tongue ultrasound shown effective for directing treatment of sleep apnea

Sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be evaluated with ultrasound images of the tongue captured as the patient, awake, performs a simple breathing exercise.

New MRI contrasting agent detects small, aggressive cancers

A new study published in Nature Communications highlights a newly developed contrasting agent for MRI that detects breast cancer in its earliest stages and can distinguish between aggressive and non-aggressive cancers.

Study shows low malignancy rate for clustered microcysts in breast

A new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology aimed to study the malignancy rate of lesions in the breast, identified as clustered microcysts, a common find on breast ultrasound.

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X-ray reads of long-dead Londoners relevant to healthcare today

Radiology has much to offer in establishing general levels of health or illness in populations of the past, and these insights can meaningfully inform modern-day medicine, according to researchers who examined the skeletons of more than 200 adults laid to rest during the 1700s and 1800s in the crypt of St. Bride’s Church in London.

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Reduced breast compression during DBT produces same results as standard compression

A new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology found that a reduction in breast compression during digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) will reduce pain for the patient and maintaining the integrity of the breast thickness and tissue coverage, while ensuring no clinically significant change in image quality.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses some of the biggest obstacles facing the specialty in the new year. 

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.