Researchers successfully fused real-time ultrasound to coregistered CT and FDG PET studies and combined the datasets with electromagnetic device tracking to perform percutaneous and intraoperative biopsies and radiofrequency ablation, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced two winners of the HIMSS Public Health Davies Award of Excellence. These organizations join 14 past public health Davies award winners, all honored for positively impacting population health by optimizing health IT.

As most hospital administrators brace for potential cuts to healthcare, it is still unknown which strategy will correctly buffer a hospital from the cuts' effects while maintaining value and quality of care.

Diastolic dysfunction was linked to incidence of heart failure (HF) in an elderly population, according to a study published in the Aug. 24/31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The authors concluded that left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is prevalent and worsens over time, especially with age.

A relatively simple and practical thyroid imaging reporting and data system (TIRADS) based on the number of suspicious ultrasound (US) features can be applied to risk stratify thyroid nodules, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will co-sponsor the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprises Patient Care Devices domain (IHE-PCD). AAMIs joining the roster of IHE-PCD sponsors signals the growing interest of the associations membership in interoperability and IT.

Hitachi Aloka Medical will make its European debut in Vienna from Aug. 26-29 at the 13th World Congress of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB).

James K. Min, MD, has joined the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute as director of cardiac imaging research and co-director of cardiac imaging.