Strategic Radiology announced Thursday, June 14, that South Bend, Indiana-based X-Ray Consultants has joined its coalition of private practice radiologists.

Israeli medical imaging startup Zebra Medical Vision has raised $30 million series C venture capital funds to create artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools for radiologists. At present, Zebra has raised a total of $50 million in funds.

Qure.ai, a San Mateo, California-based healthcare startup focused on artificial intelligence (AI), announced that its qXR chest x-ray system has received CE certification.

Radiology residents are able to adequately detect an abnormal chest x-ray (CXR) from a normal one, according to research published in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, but the demographic lacks a theoretical background in CXR that would improve those residents’ abilities to make an accurate diagnosis.

Technologists, with proper postgraduate training, can interpret chest x-rays at a level comparable to radiologists, according to a new study published in Academic Radiology.

Orangeworm, an aggressive group of hackers, is targeting medical devices of healthcare providers with a new malware. The malware, called Kwampirs, is a “backdoor Trojan that provides the attackers with remote access to the compromised computer,” the cybersecurity firm Symantec reported this week.

Newest Mobile X-ray Unit Offers Reduced Size and Weight; Enhances Bedside Imaging in Critical Care Areas

Capital Enterprises, a Carestream distributor, has installed one of Carestream’s Vita Flex CR Systems at a hospital just 15.3 miles from Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal.