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AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

Researchers overseas: ‘Radiology has become indispensable to dermatology’

Dermatologists increasingly rely on medical imaging modalities—especially but not solely ultrasound—to help diagnose complex and diverse skin disorders.

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. and ImagineSoftware announced an integration agreement to integrate the ImagineOne artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform for automated radiology billing with Konica Minolta’s Exa PACS-RIS solution.

Konica Minolta and ImagineSoftware partner to expand revenue cycle management offerings

Konica Minolta partnered with ImagineSoftware to integrate its AI-driven revenue cycle management platform into the Exa PACS-RIS solution.

David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, deputy chief, radiology enterprise service, Mass General Brigham, explains details of a recent AJR article that showed imaging outside of hospitals could potentially save billions.

Shift toward imaging outside the hospital could save billions

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Chinese hackers use malware disguised as imaging viewers to steal patient data

The software has been primarily disguised as Philips’ DICOM MediaViewerLauncher.exe—a trusted program that enables patients to view their medical imaging on their own personal servers.

NP leader scores $750,000 grant with hopes of boosting lung cancer screening uptake by the thousands

Those involved plan to hire a community health worker and care navigator to help shepherd underserved patients through the screening process.

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ACR pans federal idea to let nonphysicians read X-rays, citing ‘resounding backlash’

The college announced its opposition to the CDC's B Reader program exploring whether to let nurse practitioners and physician assistants read certain radiographs.

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Efforts needed to improve interventional radiology awareness among specialists: Survey

The call to action comes from a poll of over 500 specialists at a single academic institution, published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

ACR pans federal idea to let nonphysicians read X-rays, citing ‘resounding backlash’

The college announced its opposition to the CDC's B Reader program exploring whether to let nurse practitioners and physician assistants read certain radiographs.

Efforts needed to improve interventional radiology awareness among specialists: Survey

The call to action comes from a poll of over 500 specialists at a single academic institution, published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

Injuries trigger recall related to tables used during image-guided procedures

Users have identified risks related to patients falling from the Philips furniture products during transfer or position changes, the FDA said Friday.

PHOTO GALLERY: thyroid nodule imaging

This is a collection of radiology imaging showing various presentations of thyroid nodules.

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AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

Health Imaging

Chinese hackers use malware disguised as imaging viewers to steal patient data

The software has been primarily disguised as Philips’ DICOM MediaViewerLauncher.exe—a trusted program that enables patients to view their medical imaging on their own personal servers.

Health Imaging

Injuries trigger recall related to tables used during image-guided procedures

Users have identified risks related to patients falling from the Philips furniture products during transfer or position changes, the FDA said Friday.