Erik L. Ridley[email protected]PACS/VNAAuntMinnie.com PACS InsiderMay 20, 2012PACS/VNAVendor-neutral archive use in PACS projected to surgeWhile only 5.4% of the 1.4 billion new radiology studies captured by PACS worldwide were stored by vendor-neutral archives (VNAs) in 2011, VNAs are projected to store 31% of new studies worldwide by 2016, according to a new report from market research firm InMedica.May 16, 2012PACS/VNAEx-teleradiologist finds not all practices are created equalVariety may be the spice of life, but it's not really a good model for practicing medicine. A radiologist who spent two years in teleradiology said he found dramatic variations in radiology practice across the country, differences that could illustrate some of the larger issues bedeviling U.S. healthcare.May 16, 2012CTMultiplanar MIPs show more pulmonary nodulesConventional axial CT scans may not be up for the job of detecting all pulmonary nodules, but maximum intensity projection (MIP) postprocessing can lend a much-needed helping hand, Australian researchers have found.May 13, 2012Advanced VisualizationAuntMinnie.com Advanced Visualization InsiderMay 8, 2012PACS/VNAIn an emergency, iPad can handle pulmonary embolismWhen pulmonary embolism (PE) is suspected in an emergency room patient, there's no time to waste. Offering equivalent diagnostic performance to a PACS workstation, Apple's iPad just might be the tool to speed diagnosis, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.May 7, 2012PACS/VNAMigrating to the Cloud: Part 2 -- Vendor selection and contractsIn the second part of our series on navigating the challenges of bringing healthcare data to the cloud, AuntMinnie.com provides suggestions from attorneys Melissa Markey and Margaret Marchak on vendor selection, contracting matters, and disaster recovery.April 22, 2012PACS/VNAMigrating to the Cloud: Part 1 -- Benefits and regulatory issuesIn the first of a two-part series on navigating the challenges of bringing healthcare data to the cloud, AuntMinnie.com provides suggestions from attorneys Melissa Markey and Margaret Marchak on benefits, regulatory issues, and risk assessment of the cloud.April 18, 2012UltrasoundToronto Star: Hospitals won't reveal baby's gender on USWhether it's by coincidence or not, six major hospitals in the Toronto metropolitan area that are in or near areas with high concentrations of South Asian immigrants have adopted policies that prohibit sonographers from divulging a baby's gender to expectant mothers, according to a report from the Toronto Star.April 17, 2012PACS/VNAIntegrating images with EHR yields dividendsIntegrating PACS with the electronic health record (EHR) is no easy task, but it's worth the effort to provide clinicians with access to a single, comprehensive view of patient clinical information, according to a team from Harris County Hospital District in Houston.April 12, 2012Previous PagePage 206 of 389Next PageTop StoriesMRIMRI may help guide brachial plexus surgeryMRI-based volumetric analysis of paraspinal muscles can distinguish the severity of traumatic brachial plexus injury.AIShould hospitals pursue local domain LLM adaptation for radiology reports?Womens ImagingMRI model predicts breast tumor shrinkage patternsMRICheck for middle neck involvement for nasopharyngeal cancer prognosisMolecular ImagingPET links brain receptor to emotional numbing in PTSD
