Imaging Informatics

Imaging informatics (also known as radiology informatics, a component of wider medical or healthcare informatics) includes systems to transfer images and radiology data between radiologists, referring physicians, patients and the entire enterprise. This includes picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), wider enterprise image systems, radiology information. systems (RIS), connections to share data with the electronic medical record (EMR), and software to enable advanced visualization, reporting, artificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, exam ordering, clinical decision support, dictation, and remote image sharing and viewing systems.

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New liability concerns emerge for radiologists who have used patient images in presentations

Recent updates to search engines such as Google and Bing may expose imaging data previously thought to be anonymous, ACR, RSNA and SIIM warned. 

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How one radiology department ‘recovered wisely’ to bounce imaging numbers back near pre-COVID levels

University of Cincinnati Health has deployed a data-driven, team-based approach to resuming nonurgent radiology services after it sustained a “sharp,” systemwide decrease in the spring. 

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Radiology practice launches investigation, warns patients after data breach

Mid-Delaware Imaging said it first became aware of the incident earlier this year, with leaders recently notifying the FBI.

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‘A huge game changer’: Penn uses machine learning, radiomics to share brain imaging data privately

“Federated learning,” as it’s called, works by training an algorithm across multiple data servers, without exchanging any images, experts detailed in Scientific Reports. 

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Adding physicians’ phone numbers to radiology reports bolsters patient contact, job satisfaction

That’s according to the results of a recent survey conducted at one private Colorado imaging practice, highlighted in the American Journal of Roentgenology. 

Ambra Health Offers Access to Medical Imaging with Epic Integrations

New capabilities use interoperability to enable patients and physicians alike to instantly access medical imaging. 

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RSNA officially launches massive open database of COVID-19 medical images

It says more than 200 healthcare institutions across the globe have now expressed interest in participating, with “substantial” datasets already added to the repository. 

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EHR-based clinical decision support helps radiologists make dent in low-value pediatric imaging

When a child shows up at the emergency department with a traumatic brain injury, the encounter can often result in a costly head CT scan that provides little benefit to the patient, experts wrote Tuesday in JACR. 

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The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.