Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.
Chest CT is routinely performed for things like lung cancer screening, coronary calcium assessment and pulmonary nodule surveillance, but the modality also can be used to extract additional information.
By highlighting subtle abnormalities that could otherwise be overlooked, an algorithm could potentially serve as an additional safety net when radiographic findings are indeterminate.
Advanced image processing technologies and modern image analysis tools are furthering research and development efforts to augment the radiologic interpretation process and improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
A well-designed reading room can optimize the interpretation process, workflow and the comfort of the radiologist, said Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD, yesterday as experts presented best practices for facilitating optimal visual perception, ergonomics and reading room design.
The theme of the economics of filmless imaging session focused on the economics of virtual colonoscopy (VC), as well as natural language processing (NLP) in healthcare and pay for performance (P4P) in medical imaging.
“The trickiest part of the PACS workstation is the displays,” commenced David Hirschorn, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, during a Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (formerly SCAR) scientific session focused on reading room and image distribution.
AMICAS this week announced it has acquired the exclusive licensing and worldwide distribution rights to RadStream, a software product designed to accelerate radiology workflow, improve radiologist soft-copy reading productivity and improve and fully document communication of positive results of radiology studies.
Healthcare IT can increase patient safety, but adoption remains suboptimal, according to Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH, who spoke yesterday to a packed audience on enterprise information systems.
If it's any indication of how the field continues to grow in numbers and enthusiasm, the PACS Administrator Roundtable (or tables plus many chairs and standing-room listeners) was almost literally bursting out the doors this morning.
