The RSNA 2016 session, "Next Generation Infrastructure for Medical Imaging," introduced participants to the importance of image sharing and exchange with regard to the quality of care a radiologist delivers.

Online portals where patients can schedule appointments with physicians or contact providers are becoming more common, but many don’t include patient medical images or a way to contact radiologists. If practices are planning on building such a system, they shouldn’t leave patients out of the process.

To better understand the brain, a group of bioengineers from Lehigh University are using space-division multiplexing optical coherence tomography (SDM-OCT) to potentially map the brain. 

The Annual Survey Database from the American Hospital Association (AHA) released data showing the percentage of hospitals with access to an imaging center.

Chris Tomlinson, MBA, CRA, FAHRA, of CHOP and RACH envisions a large pediatric radiology network where everyone is connected and imaging results can easily be shared in seconds.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarius Mobile Health, a digital healthcare startup, will demonstrate its ultra-portable smartphone ultrasound scanners at the CHEST 2016 conference in Los Angeles this week. Clarius Mobile Health's user-friendly wireless scanners pair with iOS and Android devices for point-of-care assessments including chest diseases.

Memo to radiology: It’s time to quicken the pace at which you’re metamorphosing out of your role as chief keeper of all things imaging. The era of enterprise imaging is upon U.S. healthcare, and your speedy adaptation will benefit you as well as your patients and referrers.

The brains of thousands of people are available for viewing through the UK Biobank Imaging project, reported Scientific American.