Erik L. Ridley[email protected]PACS/VNAMerge inks deal to acquire AmicasHealthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare's aggressive pursuit of Amicas culminated today in an agreement to purchase the Boston-based PACS vendor for $248 million in cash.March 4, 2010PACS/VNARegional RIS/PACS maximizes radiology service in SpainVIENNA - A region-wide RIS/PACS in Spain has enabled an area with a low population density and a shortage of radiologists to provide appropriate imaging services for all of its citizens, according to a presentation Thursday at the European Congress of Radiology.March 3, 2010PACS/VNAAdding images to radiology reports makes clinicians happyEmbedding selected images into radiology reports may save time and improve communication between radiologists and clinicians, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. In rare cases, the attached images can even affect patient management.February 28, 2010BreastFFDM and CAD find smaller breast tumorsFull-field digital mammography (FFDM) can facilitate increased detection of smaller tumors compared to conventional mammography. But adding computer-aided detection (CAD) technology to FFDM can yield even better results, according to researchers at the Hospital Virgen de la Salud in Toledo, Spain.February 25, 2010PACS/VNAMerge makes play for AmicasAdvanced visualization and healthcare IT developer Merge Healthcare is courting PACS vendor Amicas with an aggregate offer of $248 million in cash, but Amicas is advising shareholders to instead accept its current merger agreement with equity firm Thoma Bravo.February 21, 2010CTLung CAD boosts radiologist accuracyComputer-aided detection (CAD) technology can improve the performance of even experienced thoracic radiologists in assessing lung nodules on CT, according to research published in the March issue of Academic Radiology.February 16, 2010AIMSK applications could give CAD a shot in the armComputer-aided detection (CAD) technology in radiology has largely focused on cancer applications in the breast, chest, and colon. But with the pace of innovation slowing in those fields, the development of new musculoskeletal CAD applications could help revitalize the technology.February 11, 2010Advanced VisualizationAuntMinnie.com Advanced Visualization InsiderFebruary 7, 2010UltrasoundNew ultrasound techniques show promise in thyroid nodulesDifferentiating benign from malignant thyroid nodules can be difficult, but advanced ultrasound applications such as elastography, computer-assisted analysis, and 3D ultrasound may make that challenge a little easier, according to a trio of presentations at the 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago.February 4, 2010PACS/VNAAuntMinnie.com PACS InsiderFebruary 2, 2010Previous PagePage 249 of 393Next PageTop StoriesRadiation Oncology/TherapyRadiopharmaceutical therapy use increased 20-fold over a decadeIntravenous administrations of cancer therapies such as Xofigo, Lutathera, and Pluvicto have increased by more than 2000%.CTUsing GPT‑4o with CT exams helps diagnose ovarian cancer earlierWomens ImagingSurvey: Nearly 4 out of 5 practices short on breast imagersRadiation Oncology/TherapyPooled evidence: Lu-177 PSMA-617 vs. established therapies in mCRPCSponsor ContentHow Agentic AI Is Transforming Radiology Ops
