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.

Cloud imaging

Cloud-based collaboration platform Collective Minds Radiology raises $7.6M

The Sweden-based firm plans to accelerate the expansion of its commercial product, which also facilitates education, research and clinical consultation. 

August 30, 2023
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Radiology IT vendor Sectra inks $227M contract with large US health system

The Linköping, Sweden-based company did not name the customer, but said the hospital group serves a “multi-million strong” patient community. 

August 16, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the biggest stories in healthcare for years, but many clinicians still remain unsure about how, exactly, they should be using AI to help their patients. A new analysis in European Heart Journal explored that exact issue, providing cardiology professionals with a step-by-step breakdown of how to get the most out of this potentially game-changing technology.

New scoring systems help grade the accuracy of AI-generated radiology reports

Health systems need to trust that artificial intelligence-based reports are accurate and complete. 

August 4, 2023
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Rad Partners details how it is ‘revolutionizing’ radiology reports

The El Segundo, California-based practice’s Clinical Value Team surveyed nearly 600 physicians, gathering feedback on what they desire in imaging results. 

August 2, 2023
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RadNet bolsters C-suite, hiring 2 executives from Philips to fuel growth initiatives

The Los Angeles-based imaging center operator believes its expanding management team is "indicative of strong momentum" within RadNet's business lines. 

July 31, 2023
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AI boosts value of CT lung cancer screening by helping predict death from other diseases

Experts see great promise for improving population health outcomes with such opportunistic screening via low-dose CT, according to a study published in Radiology

July 26, 2023
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AI and medical imaging data firm Flywheel raises $54M in series D financing

Bayer AG's former CEO is joining the startup's board, expressing excitement about the prospect of using the platform to develop new drugs.

June 27, 2023
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Automated correlation of knee MRI, surgical findings saves radiologists’ time

Cleveland Clinic scientists believe their research findings could have “broad and far reaching” implications for the specialty. 

June 27, 2023

Around the web

"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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