International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra is launching an extended image sharing solution that enables healthcare providers to digitally share medical images with patients, insurance companies and others in a rapid and secure manner. This is an extension of Sectra's existing solution for sharing and collaboration between various healthcare organizations and systems. It will allow healthcare providers to give patients increased control of their medical data and to let them take a more active role in their healthcare service.

The Software & Information Industry Association recently announced the 2017 Jesse H. Neal Award finalists, with ITN named a finalist in the Best Commentary/Blog category for “How Radiology Can Put the Patient First” by Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr. The September blog post was the culmination of a themed blog series on patient centricity.

Using data from the world’s largest computed tomography (CT) dose index registry, researchers have established national dose levels for common adult CT examinations based on patient size. Healthcare facilities can optimize these exam protocols so that dose is commensurate with the size of the patient, avoiding unnecessary radiation exposure.

February 22, 2017 — Does a patient have depression or a cognitive disorder (CD) such as Alzheimer's disease or both ...

TeraRecon is demonstrating their Within Image Analysis (WIA) Cloud machine learning solution this week at the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS17) Conference and Exhibition, Feb. 19-24 in Orlando, Fla. WIA Cloud aims to accelerate and automate image interpretation and advanced post-processing tasks using artificial intelligence to eliminate repetitive operator tasks.

A new digital breast tomosynthesis technique has the potential to reduce the rate at which women are called back for additional examinations without sacrificing cancer detection, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.