Is Your Radiology Department Rapid Response Ready?
Mock codes can be useful exercises to identify inadequacies in systems, standards of care, and teamwork that could be remediated in order to... Read more
4 Low-Cost Ways to Improve Your Radiology Service
With the trend towards value-based reimbursement, providers are exerting more effort to improve quality of healthcare services. It's important... Read more
Cancer Imaging Archive on the Move
The Cancer Imaging Archive of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has found a new home at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).... Read more
Study: Does Breast Density Increase Breast Cancer Risk?
Women with dense breast often worry about breast cancer, but new research from Johns Hopkins shows that breast density alone does not affect... Read more
Study: False-Positive Mammograms May Point to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
A new study has found that women with a history of a false-positive mammogram result may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for... Read more
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High Time for Shift to a Better Model of Radiology
For the Russian state-based public healthcare system, the concept of value-based imaging could be regarded as a new one. So far it is sill mostly based on reimbursement according to volume of radiological services. But this situation has to be changed rapidly. During the last years our government has taken a course to promote preventive and high-technology... Read more
3 Must Attend Conferences in 2017 for Imaging
2017 will see the inauguration of several imaging conferences around the world. Clinicians, managers and leading experts are gathering at different events in Europe and beyond to discuss and highlight current issues in imaging and radiology. HealthManagement.org has picked the top three must-attend conferences taking place this year…European Congress... Read more
New Software for Fast and Accurate Interpretation in Radiology
The new software, Tracking Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium shifts in Data (TREND), can quickly analyse a series of images such as CT, MRI, ultrasound or any video from scientific equipment of all kinds. Steven R. Van Doren, Professor of Biochemistry at University of Missouri answered our questions about this exciting new development.1. TREND is a... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Breast Ultrasound
2016 23 Jul
Samsung Applies Deep Learning from Big Data in World-FirstThe Samsung RS80A with Prestige premium ultrasound device now includes S-Detect™, which applies deep learning to breast lesion analysis using ultrasound.Background Breast ultrasound can be hard to read and interpret and the reader may experience fatigue and attention lapses. Computer-aided diagnosis... Read more
Regional Healthcare Initiatives in the UK: An Opportunity For Silo-Busting & Integrated Diagnostics
2017 02 May
Health authorities in the UK are developing regional initiatives to make significant improvement to health and care. The needs look beyond departmental and organizational boundaries, focusing on the needs of the local population.[1] (These initiatives are called STPs, sustainability and transformational plans). In this article, Chris Scarisbrick, Sectra... Read more
Breaking Down Silos: Delivering True Clinical Value From a VNA
2017 09 Feb
The vendor neutral archive offers one of the best opportunities to join together imaging and other valuable data from across diagnostic modalities, to the entire hospital and beyond. How can we ensure the underpinning technology works for everyone’s needs? Sectra’s Chris Scarisbrick explores.Why we need a VNA—joining up diagnostics across the enterpriseImaging... Read more
From Our Journals
Nutrition Monitoring
Most important when monitoring nutrition is to decide upon the nutritional... Read more
Fluids for the Patient with Leaky Lungs
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterised by increas... Read more
Renal Replacement Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury: Questions Remain
Eric Hoste is Professor in Medicine and Head of Clinic at Ghent University... Read more
Liver Intensive Care
Professor Julia Wendon is a liver intensive care specialist and Clinical... Read more
Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare
X-ray, computed tomography, blood tests, genetic diagnostics, health apps... Read more
The Burden Caused by Administrators and Managers: a Euro-American Jumble
A EURO-AMERICAN JUMBLE We argue that a jumble of rules, protocols, c... Read more
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