Diagnostic Imaging

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.

FDA clears AI tool for pediatric bone age assessments
Bone age assessments are commonly used to evaluate whether a child's skeletal development is consistent with their chronological age.
Chest CT findings reveal link between vertebral bone density, brain aging
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.
$AI spots difficult-to-detect femoral neck fractures$
AI model bests radiologists at spotting difficult-to-detect hip fractures
By highlighting subtle abnormalities that could otherwise be overlooked, an algorithm could potentially serve as an additional safety net when radiographic findings are indeterminate.
A cautionary tale for radiologists who use AI to rule out suspicious findings
Experts involved in the investigation suggest their experience should be considered by others who have integrated AI into their clinical workflows.
Osteoporosis DXA scans have declined by more than 35%
DXA scans are considered the gold standard method to screen for osteoporosis but have been historically underutilized.

BridgeHead announces joint PACS storage initiative with AMICAS

BridgeHead Software announced this week at HIMSS 2006 a technology relationship with PACS vendor AMICAS Inc.

St. Luke's Health System awarded for use of Siemens Soarian systems, named Hospital of the Year

St. Luke's Health System based in Boise, Idaho, has been named Microsoft Hospital of the Year by the Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) and Microsoft Corp.

GE introduces clinical information system for OR

At this week’s HIMSS 2006, GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions introduced Centricity Perioperative 7.4, an integrated surgery management and anesthesia system for clinicians featured within GE’s Enterprise and Departmental IT portfolio.

How to select a good cardiology image and information management system

Selecting the optimal system to manage your cardiology data requires careful planning, according to Nathan Pinkney, BS, RDMS, senior project engineer for ECRI. He was the author of an e-Session at HIMSS06, “Cardiology PACS Selection: Is It Different from Radiology PACS?”

National Provider Identifier: The next HIPAA challenge

HIPAA will continue to haunt healthcare for some time. Walter Suarez, MD, president and CEO of the Midwest Center for HIPAA Education and Peter Barry, co-chair of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) working group, summarized one of the most pressing challenges: the NPI at “Implementing the National Provider Identifier: The Next HIPAA Challenge” on Tuesday at HIMSS.

Drafting IT contracts that work

Diana J.P. McKenzie, chair, information technology practice group at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (Chicago), examined the core details of IT contracts, offered strategies for drafting favorable contracts and provided insight into current trends in “Contractually Speaking: Drafting IT Contracts that Work” on Tuesday at the HIMSS annual meeting in San Diego.

Physicians see numerous obstacles to mobile computing, other new technologies

“IT needs to recognize that physicians are mobile professionals,” said Gregg Malkary, BA, MS, managing director of Spyglass Consulting in Menlo Park, Calif. He presented the results of an independent study on physician views on mobile computing during “Staying Connected: Trends in Mobile Physician Solutions,” on Tuesday at the annual Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in San Diego.

Got image overload?

The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) tomorrow is presenting  "Growth in Imaging Volume — Emerging Solutions: SCAR's Transforming the Radiological Interpretation Process (TRIP) Initiative" at the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society meeting in San Diego.

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Diagnostic Imaging

FDA clears AI tool for pediatric bone age assessments

Chest CT findings reveal link between vertebral bone density, brain aging

AI model bests radiologists at spotting difficult-to-detect hip fractures

A cautionary tale for radiologists who use AI to rule out suspicious findings

Osteoporosis DXA scans have declined by more than 35%

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