Despite concerns to the contrary, very little of the variation in Emergency Department (ED) imaging utilization is attributable to physician experience, training or gender, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

IMRIS Inc. reported that Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., is crediting intraoperative MRI (iMRI) within the VISIUS Surgical Theatre with reducing returns to the operating room for residual tumor removal by 84 percent over 2 years.

The distribution of white matter brain abnormalities in some patients after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) closely resembles that found in early Alzheimer’s dementia, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

MRS (Mammography Reporting System Inc.) has earned the top ranking in the Mammography Information Systems (MIS) vendor category in the newly released KLAS report entitled Women's Imaging 2013: Measuring the Options. The Women’s Imaging 2013 report is an independent overview of industry trends and advancements among key vendors conducted by KLAS, which is an independent research firm that is widely recognized in the healthcare industry.

GE Healthcare announced that it has agreed to acquire certain Mammography assets of Rayence, a subsidiary of Vatech Co. Ltd., a Korean X-Ray manufacturer. The Mammography assets of Rayence will, at closing, become part of the Detection and Guidance Solutions (DGS) business unit of GE Healthcare.

More than 54 companies will display their latest products and services at the American Society of Echocardiography’s (ASE) 24th Annual Scientific Sessions, planned for June 29-July 2 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minn. This year, the conference theme is “a disease-based focus on the role of echocardiography in diagnosis and guiding therapy”.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be an effective way to diagnose mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, according to experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.