AuntMinnie

MARCH 19, 2024

That pretty much summarizes how I felt after a full day walking the exhibit hall trying to assess the PACS and AI market at what is by all accounts an IT show. That said, each year it seems that fewer and fewer PACS vendors choose to display at HIMSS. It’s a good deal for IT people but not nearly as good a deal for radiology.

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PACS Revenue Cycle Management Electronic Medical Record Radiologist 291

AuntMinnie

JULY 9, 2024

Rebenkov has been head of radiology at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital since 2020. Rebenkov said he would welcome any support from the global radiology community. In particular, the facility lacks a modern PACS and clinical decision-support tools. The search for survivors beneath the rubble was completed on Tuesday morning.

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Hospital Radiology X-ray Ultrasound 336

AuntMinnie

JUNE 26, 2024

It has been nearly a decade since AI showed up in radiology. only six out of the 300+ regulatory-approved AI applications in radiology are reimbursed worldwide” and the “… lack of public funding is a significant obstacle for advancing AI in radiology and could delay the realization of AI’s full potential in improving patient care.”

Radiology 279

Radiology PACS Insurance Radiologist 279

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Clinical use of imaging equipment accounts for more than 50% of greenhouse gas emissions in the radiology department, with MRI and CT equipment major contributors, researchers have reported. The study was published November 26 in Radiology. Use of PACS made up 11% of departmental greenhouse gas emissions (0.48 kt CO 2 e).

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine Fluoroscopy X-ray 247

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Navigating early career options presents more choices for radiology trainees than in the past. However, private equity ownership accounts for only about 10% of the radiology market year over year, explained Eric Rubin, MD, who led the panel discussion. A special session at RSNA 2024 helped them prepare for decisions ahead.

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Private Practice Radiology Radiologist Radiology Marketing 263

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Medical imaging analysis software company RapidAI is showcasing its Rapid Enterprise platform, which consolidates its clinical modules into a single system, as well as a new module, the Rapid Navigator Pro. The new platform has been designed for speed, flexibility, cybersecurity, and seamless integration, according to RapidAI.

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IT PACS Clinic Medical Imaging 100

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

There are a number of important issues to be aware of when it comes to service of software-based systems like RIS, PACS, electronic medical record (EMR), and other related systems. Most PACS vendors are moving to the Cloud to eliminate hardware-related issues, especially if they did not provide the hardware.

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PACS Radiology Electronic Medical Record Patient Care 279

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

Commercial AI devices that lack adequate clinical validation may pose risks for patient care – and unfortunately, that’s true for almost half of the tools cleared so far by the U.S. Most notably, 226 of 521 (43%) lacked published clinical validation data.

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Clinic Medical Device PACS Patient Care 163

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

13, 2024 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc.has launched Exa Enterprise, an enterprise imaging solution with its integrated PACS/RIS core powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each customer can decide how they want to orchestrate their clinical workflow by individual radiologist preferences and clinical priorities.

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Healthcare Healthcare PACS Hospital 98

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This reliance on this new data shall continue to grow until it leads them to them failing, requiring these see-ers to once again fall back on the teachings of the past” No discussion thing can be presented about the future of radiology without a focus on AI. My PACS will still readily show me the wrong comparison study.

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PACS Insurance Radiologist IT 280

Imaging Technology

APRIL 11, 2024

As part of this multi-phased contract, Mach7 will provide its well-established Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) and industry leading eUnity Enterprise Diagnostic Viewer to help form the core workflow of the NTP NextGen Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) architecture.

PACS 105

PACS Picture Archiving and Communication System Teleradiology Public Health 105

AuntMinnie

MARCH 12, 2025

Practice expenses (PEs) account for a majority of the total Medicare reimbursement for radiology services, but calculations used to determine payments are either outdated or don't account for the specialty's needs, according to a paper published March 11 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Radiology 138

Radiology Medicare MRI PACS 138

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This year, hundreds of candidates have been selected as semifinalists for 14 categories, ranging from Most Influential Radiology Researcher to Best New Radiology Software. The semifinalist list was compiled based on nominations from members of AuntMinnie.com. Winners will be selected by our expert panel in two rounds of voting.

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine 360

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine X-ray MRI Hospital 360

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

AI based lesion-detection software used in daily practice can help identify clinically significant incidental lung nodules on chest x-rays, according to a study published November 13 in Scientific Reports. needed clinical management,” wrote lead author Shin Hye Hwang, MD, and colleagues.

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X-ray Hospital PACS Clinic 313

Imaging Technology

MARCH 5, 2025

tim.hodson Wed, 03/05/2025 - 09:17 March 03, 2025 NewVue.ai, a provider of AI-driven radiology workflow orchestration solutions, and RamSoft, a global provider of cloud-based imaging and RIS/PACS solutions, have announced a strategic reseller partnership.

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PACS Radiology Operations Radiologist Radiology 52

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas and ImagineSoftware have entered an agreement to integrate their clinical and operational workflow platforms. Konicas Exa Platform is an integrated PACS, RIS, and billing platform with a single database across all modules and ImagineSoftwares AI-driven ImagineOne platform offers automated radiology billing.

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PACS Clinic Healthcare Healthcare 130

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Radiology informatics firm Aycan Medical Systems has moved into the clinical trials market via a contract with Enspectra Health. Enspectra has used Aycan’s PACS, viewers, and professional services team to prepare DICOM data generated from their Vio system for a clinical trial. The U.S.

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Clinic DICOM PACS Medical 100

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

However, the pulmonary nodules growth with GGO can be predicted by considering the clinical responses and morphological features in CT images, such as parents’ age and the diameter of tumor blood vessels.” “The identification of ground-glass nodule (GGN) growth is a complicated task,” Xue and co-authors wrote.

PACS 318

PACS Clinic Hospital Imaging 318

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 11, 2024

AI-assisted triage of lung x-rays using commercially available software could help reduce turnaround times in real-world settings by 77%, according to an article published October 10 in the European Journal of Radiology. In this study, the researchers integrated the software into their hospital’s PACS.

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X-ray PACS Radiologist Clinic 234

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 15, 2024

The application of deep learning and convoluted neural networks to AI-powered technology solutions for medical imaging enables them to offer far greater value and clinical utility than conventional workflow optimization tools. Payors, however, still deem them to be of low value. In the U.S.

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Insurance Medical Imaging Clinic Medical 288

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Teleradiology provider Aligned Radiology has entered into a contract with InsiteOne, NewVue.AI, and Radpair. The companies said this collaboration will combine AI-driven workflow orchestration, cloud-native PACS, and conversational generative AI diagnostic reporting with the goal of improving operations and the radiology experience.

Radiology 100

Radiology PACS Teleradiology Radiologist 100

Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

tim.hodson Thu, 11/07/2024 - 10:57 Oct 31, 2024 — Sirona Medical recently added added nine new radiology practices to its Unify platform. These practices join Sirona’s nationwide network, marking a significant milestone in the platform’s growth and solidifying its position as a leader in the radiology industry.

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Medical Radiology PACS Diagnostic 52

AuntMinnie

MAY 29, 2024

AI is revolutionizing the way we deliver healthcare, especially in radiology. More than 30% of radiologists are already incorporating AI into their clinical practices and are optimistic about the value it can bring. To start, the algorithms need to be impactful.

Radiology 130

Radiology Hospital Radiologist Clinic 130

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

NewVue and Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas have inked a strategic partner agreement which will allow Konica Minolta to offer NewVue's EmpowerSuite Radiology Workflow Orchestrator and Command Center to its U.S. The software can be integrated with Konica Minolta's Exa Platform with the goal of improving radiology workflows.

PACS 130

PACS Radiologist Healthcare Healthcare 130

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Cloud-based clinical image management company InsiteOne will acquire BRIT Systems. BRIT designs and deploys innovative RIS/PACS solutions to hospitals, radiology groups, and imaging centers, according to a joint press release. The merger adds BRIT’s cloud native RIS/PACS/VNA to InsiteOne’s product offering.

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PACS Hospital Healthcare Healthcare 114

Everything Rad

JUNE 28, 2023

Imagine that your radiology department has no access to your PACS, your RIS, or even email. This is the distressing position our radiology department found itself in following a cyber-attack. Keep reading to learn how we responded to this ransomware attack in radiology – and to learn from our experience should it happen to you.

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PACS Radiology Hospital Communication 98

Imaging Technology

MARCH 4, 2025

and ImagineSoftware have announced an integration agreement joining Imagine's artificial intelligence-driven platform for automated radiology billing, ImagineOne, with Konica Minoltas Exa PACS|RIS solution. tim.hodson Tue, 03/04/2025 - 09:19 Feb. 27, 2025 Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. For more information, visit [link].

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Revenue Cycle Management PACS Patient Care Healthcare 52

Imaging Technology

JULY 11, 2024

RSNA and the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) Society have led a series of joint panels and seminars focused on the present impact and future directions of AI in radiology. The article also emphasizes the importance of collaboration to improve clinical deployment.

Radiology 102

Radiology Medical Imaging Radiologist Clinic 102

AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2024

While the American College of Radiology (ACR) publishes typical observed doses in its Dose Index Registry , there are few published doses that are defined as excessive, and without a defined passing dose, it is hard for a physician to calibrate doses. All calculations are performed without the data leaving the provider’s network.

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Radiation Computed Tomography DICOM Hospital 233

Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Enlitic's data standardization software, Endex , will be integrated with the Infinitt PACS. As a result, workflow is improved, and valuable time is reclaimed by not only radiologists but also PACS administrators, IT managers and technologists. Enlitic is dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare through the application of AI technology.

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PACS Radiology Medical Imaging Healthcare 105

Imaging Technology

JUNE 28, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 06/28/2024 - 19:15 June 28, 2024 — Royal Philips , a global leader in health technology, announced the option for existing IntelliSpace Radiology [1] customers in North America to move to the cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Patient Care 105

Patient Care Radiology Imaging PACS 105

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The group's results were published February 28 in Diagnostic Interventional Radiology. The researchers conducted a study that included 1,152 abdominal x-rays of patients with a surgical, clinical, and/or laboratory diagnosis of GI diseases with GI dilatation culled from their institution's PACS archive.

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X-ray Health Science PACS Interventional Radiology 180

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Endex is a computer vision and natural language processing platform designed to transform medical imaging data into a standardized nomenclature while enabling relevant clinical content to be connected across disparate IT systems in a hospital, according to the vendor.

PACS 130

PACS Radiation Medical Imaging Hospital 130

AuntMinnie

JULY 31, 2024

Now in its eighth year, the course is open to trainees, practicing radiologists, and scientists in radiology and pathology and was designed to benefit everyone from fourth-year radiology residents to experienced professionals.

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Imaging PACS Radiologist Radiology 130

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The online course is geared toward trainees, practicing radiologists, informaticists, and scientists in radiology and pathology, yet also offers an opportunity to introduce nonradiology professionals to the field of imaging informatics, RSNA said. The program also covers topics such as AI, mission learning, data science, and 3D printing.

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Imaging PACS Radiologist Radiology 130

AuntMinnie

JUNE 28, 2024

Philips ' IntelliSpace Radiology software will be available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in late 2024 as an option for existing customers in North America who want to move to the cloud, Royal Philips announced. Philips said it will also continue to provide service and support for current IntelliSpace Radiology on-premise customers.

PACS 100

PACS Clinic Radiology Diagnostic 100

Ben White

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When I was serving as chair of the Texas Radiological Society’s Young Professional Section, I surveyed practicing radiologists about the transition between training and independent practice. Business acumen will not compensate for a lack of clinical acumen. Remember that your clinical work impacts patients.

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Radiology Radiologist Nursing IT 162