Specialty hospital moves enterprise PACS to the cloud
Health Imaging
DECEMBER 20, 2023
RML Specialty Hospital serves patients in need of long-term hospital stays in the greater Chicago area.
Radiology suffers in missile attack on Kyiv pediatric hospital
AuntMinnie
JULY 9, 2024
X-ray and ultrasound machines were badly damaged in a rocket attack on Ukraine's largest children's hospital on July 8, according to radiologist Stanislav Rebenkov, MD. Rebenkov has been head of radiology at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital since 2020. Broken glass and damaged equipment are found throughout the hospital.
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What are the benefits of using an AI server downstream of PACS?
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
He explained that with completed imaging an HL7 message is sent to the vendor neutral archive which triggers the PACS to send appropriate imaging data to the AI server that then treats the imaging studies with selected algorithms. He estimated server cost to be about $450 a month for a large hospital with multiple sites.
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How can Enterprise Imaging empower radiology in the modern health network?
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. Another, a new hospital complex is underway at University of Utah Health.
AuntMinnie 2004: Part III: Exploring PACS Secrets
AuntMinnie
JULY 15, 2024
In 2004, our top article was part III in Exploring PACS Secrets, a long-running series contributed by PACS consultant Michael J. Cannavo exploring commonly accepted PACS theories -- as well as industry secrets your PACS vendor might not want you to know. Cannavo, aka the PACSman.
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Radiology departments can adopt responsible frameworks to deploy AI
AuntMinnie
JULY 8, 2024
Researchers led by MD/PhD candidate Alexis Nolin-Lapalme from the University of Montreal described an open-source software program that they developed, integrating AI models into PACS, called PACS-AI. The platform works as an interface between existing clinical PACS and AI models. It's like the training of a team.
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Moore’s Law for radiologists
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
But the pressure kept building, and the number of CT and MRI scans grew by 20% annually in my hospital. By locking doors, retreating to hard-to-find PACS stations, giving up clinical meetings, and not answering phones or emails, radiologists found they could get more cross-sectional done. It is unsafe for our patients.
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The PACSman Pontificates: Dog tired after HIMSS 2024
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. “This is the story of two men who run. not to run.
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ECR: Use MR enterography for complex IBD cases
AuntMinnie
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The images should be on PACS to allow comparison, and I think we should be engaged, so I'm deciding to train my own gastroenterology team. During his segment of the course, Bhatnagar also suggested that radiologists should take charge of ultrasound. "We it's better that the right people do it."
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Application Selection using WinActivate + Regular Expressions for AutoHotkey
Ben White
MARCH 17, 2025
In that post, I mentioned an example script I made to streamline launching patient charts in Epic from PACS at home since our automatic integration doesn’t work remotely. Recently, my hospital started using some useless AI tool that cannot be closed , which broke my script.
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Rapid Hospital Onboarding by Vesta Radiology: A Case Study
Vesta Teleradiology
JANUARY 20, 2025
Introduction In the fast-paced world of healthcare, disruptions in critical services can have far-reaching consequences on patient care and hospital operations. A planned onboarding with another radiology group had fallen through, leaving the hospital facing a critical gap in coverage. Vesta Teleradiology 1071 S.
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Konica Minolta Healthcare Debuts Exa Enterprise
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). It is the complete enterprise imaging package that hospitals and groups are asking for today. tim.hodson Thu, 11/14/2024 - 10:12 Nov.
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Autoscrolling with AutoHotkey
Ben White
MARCH 27, 2025
Not everyone has the Shuttle or the ability to install software on hospital computers, so I was thinking about how to recreate that without the wheel. In some PACS, just holding the arrow keys up and down scrolls quickly, so you may even just need a single slower speed suitable for a normal-sliced CT.
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AI detects incidental lung nodules on chest x-rays
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Insight CXR has been used as an aid to help interpret all posterior-anterior and anterior-posterior chest x-rays at the authors’ hospital since March 2021, with the group continually evaluating its impact in clinical practice. needed clinical management,” wrote lead author Shin Hye Hwang, MD, and colleagues.
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The PACSman Pontificates: The PACSstradamus Prophecies
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 10, 2023
My PACS will still readily show me the wrong comparison study. As such, PACS remains the priority. Integrating AI with PACS also needs to be seamless and unless an end user is willing to accept who their provider has selected as an AI partner a consolidator is the best answer. Some low balls to fix before mandatory AI.”
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Fujifilm enters agreement with AWS
AuntMinnie
MARCH 4, 2025
AWS has validated Fujifilms Synapse enterprise PACS for cloud readiness. In other news, the company said it has expanded its existing contract with New Jersey-based Hackensack Meridian Health, with the health network now deploying the company's Synapse Cardiology PACS across its 18-hospital network.
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ScImage Strategic Partnership Announcement: RML Specialty Hospital and ScImage Join Forces
Imaging Technology
DECEMBER 26, 2023
a leading provider of cloud-based enterprise imaging , PACS , and workflow solutions for the healthcare sector, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with RML Specialty Hospital with campuses in Hinsdale and Chicago, IL, a distinctive specialized environment renowned for exceptional patient care. Sai Raya, Ph.D.
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Cyberattacks: What can radiology do to boost protection?
AuntMinnie
JANUARY 5, 2024
In a study published on January 2 in the Journal of Cancer Policy , clinicians at the hospital assessed the impact of the incident and provided a framework for other institutions to mitigate the impact of such attacks.
3D CT reconstruction shows ties to malignant pulmonary nodule growth
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Researchers led by Wenfei Xue from Hebei Province General Hospital in Shijiazhuang, China, found through such reconstruction that the tumor blood vessel diameter of ground-glass opacity (GGO) lesions are tied to the growth of malignant pulmonary nodules.
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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Image from Molly Charney, MD, of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, et al. tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image.
What is the Function of PACS in Hospitals and How are They Improving?
Vesta Teleradiology
MAY 10, 2023
Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) is a medical imaging technology that has become increasingly important in modern healthcare. PACS is a digital platform that allows medical images, such as X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans, to be stored, viewed, and shared electronically between healthcare professionals.
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Finding the Right Teleradiology Company: Why Subspecialty Expertise Matters More Than Ever
Vesta Teleradiology
MARCH 12, 2025
This shortage is exacerbated in rural hospitals and underserved areas, where recruiting and retaining subspecialty radiologists is often difficult. Supporting Rural Hospitals and Underserved Areas Rural hospitals often face unique challenges in providing comprehensive radiology services due to limited access to subspecialty radiologists.
The Radiologist Shortage is Here
Ben White
MAY 9, 2023
If the shortage gets worse, then turnaround times will continue to lengthen (and patients suffer) and hospitals will struggle to get coverage (and patients suffer). The invention of PACS was a singular event that changed the field of radiology. Some hospitals have been hard-pressed to find coverage.
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InsiteOne acquires Brit Systems
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
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. Cloud-based clinical image management company InsiteOne will acquire BRIT Systems.
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4 ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in radiology
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Use of PACS made up 11% of departmental greenhouse gas emissions (0.48 Thiel and colleagues performed an LCA in April 2023 of the diagnostic radiology practice of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Of these emissions, MRI was responsible for 48% (2.2 kt CO 2 e) and CT for 24% (1.1 kt CO 2 e). kt CO 2 e). kt CO 2 e).
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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure
AuntMinnie
JUNE 27, 2024
Under the auspices of Alara Imaging , a measure steward entity established by the university, CMS plans to adopt the measure into its hospital and physician pay-for-performance programs beginning in 2025. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S.
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The PACSman Pontificates: Is radiology ready for AI and vice versa?
AuntMinnie
JUNE 26, 2024
According to an October 2023 article in Becker’s Hospital Review , “. PACS integration Having AI integrated into a PACS makes a huge difference from a performance standpoint. In most universes, this does not constitute an actual sale. Make or save money AI needs to do one of two things: make money or save money.
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RTM offers business continuity package for ransomware attacks
AuntMinnie
AUGUST 15, 2024
The company said that with this subscription-based software package in place, a hospital hit by a ransomware attack can continue to image patients, provide reports to referring physicians, archive images, and minimize the impact on patient care. RTM's infrastructure includes a cloud-based PACS, voice recognition, and other features.
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Exo releases Exo Works Connect for POCUS workflows
AuntMinnie
MAY 16, 2024
The company added that Exo Works can securely plug into a hospital's information technology infrastructure to connect all DICOM-enabled ultrasound devices and directly store POCUS images and exams to a PACS, vendor-neutral archive (VNA), or Exo Works cloud with minimal IT engagement.
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VA selects Amish Furniture by David for DBI display systems
AuntMinnie
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The Department of Veteran Affairs has selected Amish Furniture by David to provide Double Black Imaging (DBI) display systems -- including DBI's CFS Calibration Suite -- for PACS/radiology and digital breast imaging reading stations.
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Sirona Medical secures $42M in series C financing
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
According to Sirona, the Unify platform can be deployed as an overlay to existing on-premises systems (PACS and RIS), allowing radiology practices that service multiple hospitals and health systems to combine disparate workflows into a single unified workflow experience.
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AI performs well triaging lung x-rays in real-world settings
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 11, 2024
A group led by Srinath Sridharan, PhD, of Changi General Hospital in Singapore, also found that the software (CXR Triage, Lunit ) achieved a specificity of 99% in urgent cases and thus could aid in critical decisions. In this study, the researchers integrated the software into their hospital’s PACS.
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3D imaging modeling cost-effective for pediatric surgery
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The team obtained deidentified DICOM files from a hospital PACS system used to prepare for pediatric surgical procedures. Ryan and co-authors sought to describe a low-cost, reproducible method for generating 3D images to visualize pediatric patient anatomy.
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Responding to a Ransomware Attack in Radiology
Everything Rad
JUNE 28, 2023
Reading Time: 8 minutes read By Dr. Niall Sheehy, MB, MRCP, FFR RCSI, St James’s Hospital -Trinity College Dublin. Imagine that your radiology department has no access to your PACS, your RIS, or even email. Our radiology department was one of the fortunate ones, we were without PACS “only” six days. No PACS/RIS.
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Digital Symphony: Unraveling the Vital Role of PACS in Hospitals and Charting Their Evolution for Enhanced Healthcare (Karnataka, Koppala, Kodagu, Hassan, Gadag, Davanagere, Ballary, Chitradurga, Chikkaballapura, Vijayapura, Bengaluru Rural, Bagalkote)
Future Teleradiology
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
Introduction: In the digital era of healthcare, Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) have emerged as orchestras orchestrating the seamless management and communication of medical images. Efficient Image Storage and Retrieval: Explore how PACS facilitates efficient storage and retrieval of medical images.
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Using the Zelotes C18 for Radiology
Ben White
JANUARY 9, 2024
The Zelotes is the cheapest vertical mouse that doesn’t suck, and it has enough buttons that it’s useful for everyday PACS functionality no matter where you work. While the Logitech MX vertical feels slightly better in the hand, the Zelotes is better suited for most PACS due to its button configuration.
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Enlitic inks distribution deals with Bayer, Philips
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.
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3D imaging modeling cost effective for pediatric surgery
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The team obtained deidentified DICOM files from a hospital PACS system used to prepare for pediatric surgical procedures. Ryan and co-authors sought to describe a low-cost, reproducible method for generating 3D images to visualize pediatric patient anatomy.
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PACS: Diminishing the Distance and Enabling the Real-Time Services in Teleradiology
Cloudex Radiology
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
All this is possible because of PACS. PACS – Picture Archiving and Communication System; a system involved in acquiring the medical images, transmission, viewing, storage, and retrieval of same images. Basically, PACS is an electronic version of the file room and reading room for radiologists.
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Synthesis Health adds to installed base
AuntMinnie
MARCH 28, 2024
Image management software developer Synthesis Health has implemented remote clinical diagnostic reading capability for RMG Imaging Consultants, a radiology group that serves Montebello Hospital in Montebello, CA. The software components overlay onto the existing PACS at Montebello Hospital, a 224-bed Adventist Health facility.
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Cloud PACS vs Onsite PACS. Which is Best for Your Medical Imaging Solution?
Intelerad
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Hospital administrators, radiology groups, and medical facilities face a common dilemma when choosing the future of their medical imaging solutions. They grapple with the choice of using a cloud PACS or an onsite PACS. Medical imaging is a key part of a patient’s health […] The post Cloud PACS vs Onsite PACS.
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Cómo Responder a un Ataque de Ransomware en Radiología
Everything Rad
JULY 24, 2023
Por el Dr. Niall Sheehy, MB, MRCP, FFR RCSI St James’s Hospital – Trinity College de Dublín. Imagine que su departamento de radiología no tiene acceso a su PACS, su RIS o incluso a su correo electrónico. Afortunadamente, nuestro departamento de radiología fue uno de los pocos que “solo” estuvo sin el sistema PACS seis días.
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Sirona adds 9 radiology practices to Unify platform
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The platform includes reporting, PACS, diagnostic viewing, universal worklists, and AI capabilities. Sirona Medical is adding nine new radiology practices to its Unify radiology workflow platform. It streamlines radiology workflows, safeguards against cyberthreats, and provides real-time monitoring, according to the firm.
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