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CTCA can assist in determining type of heart attack

By Kate Madden Yee

Quantifying a person's heart plaque using CT coronary angiography (CTCA) may help in determining the type of heart attack the patient is experiencing, according to research published October 27 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

October 30, 2022

Calif. imaging provider warns of data breach

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiac Imaging Associates of Los Angeles is notifying some of its clients about a data privacy breach that occurred in spring which could affect their privacy.

October 9, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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