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.

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Radiology AI vendor to sell use of its algorithms for $1 per scan

A medical AI startup is offering its image-interpretation algorithms for a flat $1 per read.

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C. diff infection trail leads straight to a CT scanner

Health informaticists at UC-San Francisco have tracked down the source of many cases of Clostridium difficile infection that had vexed a UCSF hospital. The clues—there for the piecing together in the EMR—led to a CT scanner in the emergency department.

Carestream Introduces Easy, Affordable Upgrade to DR

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Carestream Health makes converting to DR easy and affordable with the launch of its CARESTREAM DRX-Transportable System/Lite.

Is the end in sight for computed tomography?

European researchers at various sites on the continent are trying to develop an imaging system that can produce 3D images of internal anatomic structures from a single X-ray exposure.

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MRE viable imaging option for pediatric obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) could be the new gold standard for children presenting obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). 

Whole-body MRI useful in diagnosing breast cancer during pregnancy

As women diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy are presented with limited imaging options, a new study published in The Breast suggests whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) could potentially be the answer to staging concerns.

UC Irvine launches human brain research center

University of California, Irvine’s Campus Center for Neuroimaging recently opened a new research center, named FIBRE or Facility for Imaging & Brain Research, that aims to study the human brain.

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.

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GE HealthCare designed the new-look Revolution Vibe CT scanner to help hospitals and health systems embrace CCTA and improve overall efficiency.

Clinicians have been using HeartSee to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease since the technology first debuted back in 2018. These latest updates, set to roll out to existing users, are designed to improve diagnostic performance and user access.

The cardiac technologies clinicians use for CVD evaluations have changed significantly in recent years, according to a new analysis of CMS data. While some modalities are on the rise, others are being utilized much less than ever before.