Richardson Healthcare, the division of Richardson Electronics focused on components and replacement parts for the diagnostic imaging market, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of International Medical Equipment and Service (IMES).

National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today approved a that lays out the long-term scientific vision for the NIH’s National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest biomedical library.

With a heightened awareness of the potential retention issues with certain gadolinium-based contrast agents, patients who feel they’ve been harmed are seeking support groups and agent manufacturers are facing more questions, according to an article from investigative journalism site ProPublica.

Authorities investigating a kickback scheme involving a New Jersey radiology group have caught another physician in their dragnet, one that also happens to be mayor of a town sitting across the Hudson River from New York City.

As the practice of radiology becomes increasingly digitized and separated from the clinical environment, communication between radiologists and referring physicians remains an ever-critical aspect of providing timely and effective care to patients. 

A recent episode of the Radiology podcast from RSNA focused on the growing concerns over gadolinium-based contrast media and the evidence showing some gadolinium may be unexpectedly retained in the body after a scan.

Toshiba’s new Assurance 360 program is making it easier for existing CT customers to lower radiation dose, improve their CT scanners’ performance and achieve compliance with the MITA Smart Dose standard, also known as XR-29. Assurance 360 not only updates a system to XR-29 compliant but takes patient safety a step further with dose reduction technology and the training and support needed to become dose efficient.

For the first time, healthcare networks can now remotely manage CT protocols and capture valuable analytics that could improve safety with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s CT Vitality software.