Imaging IT May 22, 2025

Keeping Pace with Volume: 7 Strategies from ASNR 2025 May 22, 2025

This week weary neuroradiologists descended upon the City of Brotherly Love for the annual meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR). The field is facing mounting pressure as increasing imaging volumes continue to outstrip radiologists’ capacity.  Dealing with growing volume was a recurring theme throughout ASNR 2025, with a range of proposed solutions, including […]

Radiology May 19, 2025

Imaging Workload Jumps with Higher Use of CT, MRI May 19, 2025

Radiology’s shift to more advanced modalities like CT and MRI is increasing the burden on radiologists to interpret more complex exams. A new study in JACR documents the trend, finding that radiologist workload for inpatient imaging has risen sharply over the last 10 years.  Like many physicians, radiologists are feeling burned out from rising patient […]

MR Scanners May 15, 2025

MRI in Paradise – News from ISMRM 2025 May 15, 2025

The global MRI community this week traveled to paradise to convene its annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. If you were one of the lucky ones to be in attendance in Honolulu, Hawaii for ISMRM 2025, you were treated to some of the latest news in radiology’s most powerful modality.  […]

Breast Imaging May 12, 2025

AI Boosts DBT in Detecting More Breast Cancer May 12, 2025

A real-world study of AI for DBT screening found that AI-assisted mammogram interpretation nearly doubled the breast cancer detection rate. Radiologists using iCAD’s ProFound AI software saw sharp improvements across multiple metrics.  Mammography screening has quickly become one of the most promising use cases for AI.  Another new technology changing mammography screening is digital breast […]

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Imaging IT May 23, 2025

SIIM 2025 Video Highlights May 23, 2025

The annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine convened in Portland, Oregon, with members of radiology’s imaging IT community joining together to discuss the latest trends in enterprise imaging, AI, and more.  As with other recent radiology meetings, AI dominated the discussion at SIIM 2025. But AI’s potential to revolutionize radiology has […]

Imaging Service May 8, 2025

Function Buys Ezra to Add Labs to Screening May 8, 2025

In a major development in the wellness-screening segment, diagnostic lab screening company Function Health acquired full-body MRI firm Ezra. The companies plan to offer wellness screening that combines lab tests with imaging. Ezra launched in 2018 with an initial focus on prostate MRI but soon expanded into full-body MRI screening. Ezra’s scans are currently available […]

Breast Imaging May 8, 2025

How Do Patients Feel about Mammo AI? May 8, 2025

As radiology moves (albeit slowly) to adopt clinical AI, how do patients feel about having their images interpreted by a computer? Researchers in a new study in JACR queried patients about their attitudes regarding mammography AI, finding that for the most part the jury is still out.  Researchers got responses to a 36-question survey from […]

CT Scanners May 7, 2025

Integrated Solutions for Managing Incidental CAC Findings May 7, 2025

The rising prominence of coronary artery calcium as a prognostic marker for heart disease has created an emerging challenge for radiologists: how should they manage incidental CAC findings discovered on routine CT exams? Fortunately, new industry collaborations are making it possible to deliver CAC reports to clinicians without disrupting workflow.  Routine CT scans are revealing […]

Imaging Service May 5, 2025

Imaging Cost Variation Narrows after Transparency Rule May 5, 2025

Why do costs for medical imaging procedures vary so much between U.S. hospitals? This is one of radiology’s most enduring mysteries, but a new study in JACR shows that variation may be narrowing in the wake of federal transparency rules.  It’s common knowledge that patients (and payors) can be charged differently for the same healthcare […]

Imaging Service May 1, 2025

RadPartners + Envision Consolidate Imaging Services May 1, 2025

In a stunning consolidation of the imaging services segment, Radiology Partners has agreed to take over radiology contracts currently held by debt-laden national medical group Envision Healthcare. The agreement could bring up to 100 imaging sites and hundreds of radiologists into the RadPartners fold.  The takeover is a remarkable comedown for Envision, which was once […]

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