Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced the general availability of PowerScribe 360® Reporting version 3.0, delivering the industry’s first integrated computer-assisted reporting solution at the point of clinical documentation for radiologists. 

The average price healthcare providers are paying to acquire CT systems has dropped by 20.9 percent since this time last year.

Scriptor Software, a firm that develops innovative software to assist physicians in creating high-quality medical reports, announced it has signed a three-year, non-exclusive licensing agreement with vRad (Virtual Radiologic) for its rScriptor, which is a dictation software “plugin” that allows radiologists to automatically create structured reports regardless of their reporting style. 

LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2015) – Biomedical researchers at Cedars-Sinai have invented a tiny drug-delivery system that can identify cancer cell types in the brain through “virtual biopsies” and then attack the molecular structure of the disease.

Thanks to reduced door-to-needle (DTN) time, MRI was proven to be an effective screening tool for stroke victims before they receive acute treatment, according to findings published in Neurology. 

Patient motion during MRI is costing healthcare providers an estimated $115,000 per scanner per year, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

SAN DIEGO, CA, May 18, 2015 – Visage Imaging Inc. (“Visage”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd. (ASX:  PME), has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the use of Visage Ease ProTM for mobile diagnostic interpretation of all imaging modalities except mammography.

Blog posts about important topics in radiology that are properly promoted through social media can reach larger audiences than academic articles on similar topics found in peer-to-peer journals, according to a recent study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.