Enterprise Imaging: Page 126

Is your MRI scanner the weak link in your security plan?

By Ben Wilson

Cybersecurity for medical imaging equipment is often more critical than for other medical devices because the equipment stores protected health information and communicates directly with PACS and electronic medical record systems. This makes imaging equipment an attractive target for hackers, as it provides the perfect portal to a hospital's most valuable asset: patient information.

July 27, 2017

FDA clears Agfa's Xero viewer for more applications

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for new 3D processing and clinical applications on its universal Xero viewer.

July 26, 2017

WhatsApp works well for pediatric ortho trauma

By Brian Casey

Researchers in Israel are finding new clinical uses for WhatsApp, the popular global text messaging platform. Reading images sent to smartphones via WhatsApp showed good agreement with the same images being read on a PACS workstation for pediatric orthopedic surgeons, according to a new study in Pediatric Emergency Care.

July 23, 2017

AuntMinnie.com Imaging Informatics Insider

By Brian Casey

July 19, 2017

Zotec awarded NC contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has signed a revenue cycle and practice management agreement with Valley Regional Imaging in Fayetteville, NC.

July 19, 2017

Avreo releases cloud-based speech software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology workflow software developer Avreo has released Avreo Cloud VR, a new software component that enables radiologists to create image interpretations with cloud-based speech technology from any location where they use the company's interWorks package.

July 18, 2017