Erik L. Ridley[email protected]PACS/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, 2012BreastFDA panel recommends approval for ABUS for breast screeningThe first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for an automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system in breast cancer screening applications moved closer to reality after an FDA panel voted to recommend approval of U-Systems' somo.v system for use in screening of women with dense breasts.April 10, 2012UltrasoundU-Systems awaits FDA panel review of ABUS for screeningUltrasound developer U-Systems hopes Wednesday's meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Radiological Devices Panel will be a big step forward in its bid to be the first vendor to receive approval to market an automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system for screening applications in women with dense breasts.April 9, 2012PACS/VNAAuntMinnie.com PACS InsiderApril 8, 2012PACS/VNAImaging devices present hidden security risksAt an Ohio hospital recently, a member of the radiology department staff received an email from her boyfriend that included spybot software. When she opened the email on a computer at the facility, thousands of patient reports and images began downloading. Don't let this be you.April 5, 2012UltrasoundAIUM: Keepsake US tied to low birth-gender ratios in Calif.Although a definitive cause-and-effect relationship can't be proved, access to keepsake ultrasound centers continues to be linked with lower numbers of female births among some Asian groups in California, according to a talk at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.April 2, 2012Previous PagePage 207 of 389Next PageTop StoriesAIU.S. FDA may need to clarify SaMD validation standardsIn a video interview, a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute expert describes what the "rigor spectrum" is in validation study designs.Molecular ImagingPSMA-PET/CT may replace NaF-PET/CT in advanced prostate cancerWomens ImagingPreop breast MRI improves surgical planning, but use disparities remainWomens ImagingFIGO classification from MRI leads to moderate agreement among radsSponsor ContentRegister Now: Breaking Barriers in Breast Imaging Webinar
