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Ukrainian radiology staff killed and injured in missile attack
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The owner of an imaging facility in Vinnytsia, 200 km southwest of Kyiv, has confirmed that a Russian cruise missile attack killed at least 24 civilians and wounded dozens more, including staff members.
July 19, 2022
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SNMMI Image of the Year predicts poor outcomes after heart attack
By Will Morton
PET imaging that reveals poor outcomes in patients after a heart attack has won Image of the Year honors at this year's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 14, 2022
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Lawsuit over PACS hack in New York dismissed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A class-action lawsuit filed against imaging chain Northeast Radiology and partner Alliance Healthcare Services over a PACS data breach in 2020 has been dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
May 16, 2022
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MRI shows that PTSD from 9/11 attacks affects cognitive ability
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI shows that first responders to the September 11 terrorist attacks who later had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at higher risk of cognitive impairment as they age, according to research presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting.
May 10, 2022
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Security advisory issued for Philips' MRI software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a medical advisory over a security vulnerability identified on Philips Healthcare's e-Alert MRI system monitoring software.
March 28, 2022
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HIMSS: Phishing attacks, ransomware pose big security risks
By Erik L. Ridley
ORLANDO - Phishing attacks and ransomware are currently the most prevalent and significant forms of cyberattacks in healthcare, according to a Monday session at the 2022 meeting of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
March 13, 2022
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Radiation therapy increases heart attack risk in lung cancer patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Thoracic radiation therapy increases the risk of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke in lung cancer patients who have high levels of coronary artery calcium on chest CT, according to researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
February 13, 2022
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Cybersecurity comes under intense scrutiny at RSNA 2021
By Philip Ward
Cybersecurity and safety have become major issues in global healthcare, and it's vital to address these topics because any radiology department or practice can easily become the victim of an attack, experts told RSNA 2021 attendees at a special session on Sunday.
November 29, 2021
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U.S. agency issues security warning for Philips PACS software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Philips Healthcare have issued security advisories for various versions of the vendor's Vue PACS software and related products.
July 11, 2021
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Assured Imaging wards off class-action suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Assured Imaging of Tucson, AZ, has won a legal ruling in a proposed class-action suit filed over a ransomware attack in 2020 on its electronic medical record software, according to a report in Reuters.
May 17, 2021
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Ensuring patient privacy is key in MRI research projects
By Will Morton
Short of turning off all of the computers at your research facility (and maybe not even then), there is no way to keep your MRI research data 100% secure, according to a May 16 session at the 2021 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual meeting.
May 16, 2021
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Fewer patients seeking heart attack care, study says
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional radiologists reported a decline in rates of heart attack patients seeking care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign that many patients may have stayed at home despite experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, according to researchers.
April 28, 2021
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