Ultrasonography followed by CT is often viewed as the industry standard for diagnosing pediatric appendicitis, but could unenhanced MR imaging, used in place of CT, produce similar results?

Social media platforms have quickly become dominant outlets to discuss healthcare, including lung cancer-specific topics across the cancer prevention and control continuum.

Hitachi’s latest update to its MR workflow solutions is available at RSNA17 

The health IT holy grail of nationwide interoperability remains top of mind in theory yet miles away in practice. The daunting distance of the road ahead was thrown into sharp relief in early October, when Health Affairs published American Hospital Association (AHA) survey data from 2015 showing that two of three U.S. hospitals can’t locate, retrieve, send and/or meaningfully integrate the electronic medical records (EMRs) of patients who received care at other provider sites (Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 Oct 1;36(10):1820-1827). 

By Working Closely with AI Technologies, Radiologists Are Making Considerable Strides in Breast Cancer Treatment

With the ubiquity of electronic medical records combined with online patient portals, patients have easier access to physicians’ reports than ever before. But understanding those documents is another matter altogether.

Numerous barriers in MRI, including the bulkiness of coils, can prevent radiologists from obtaining accurate and high-quality images of children during scans or obtaining images at all.

As social media continues to grow in popularity, radiologists and radiology practices alike are using platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to provide additional value to patients. A recent analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology explored some examples of how users can get the most out of these new technological tools, including a look at some of the most common complaints and problems associated with social media.