Radiology

In 2024, Tuscaloosa-based University of Alabama Medical Center’s radiology residency program was the most viewed radiology program on Freida, the American Medical Association’s residency and fellowship database. The database saw more than 32,000 views across 198 radiology residencies in 2024,…

An AI-powered software system has been trained to mimic radiologists’ eye movements as well as predict where a radiologist would likely look next, according to an April 21 in Scientific Reports.  Here are four things to know about the technology:…

Certified child life specialists at New York City-based Lerner Children’s Pavilion at Hospital for Special Surgery eliminated the need for sedation during almost 2,000 pediatric MRIs over an eight-year period.  The achievement was presented at the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of…

Siemens Healthineers will relocate Varian manufacturing operations from Baja, Mexico, to Palo Alto, Calif. Varian produces radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy and brachytherapy systems and software.  The move will add about 50 manufacturing jobs to the operation, according to a May…

Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine has appointed Tarek Hanna, MD, as chief of the diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine clinical service.  Dr. Hanna will also serve as chair of the school’s department of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine,…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s radiology department is one of the health system’s largest consumers of artificial intelligence, according to a May 14 report from The New York Times.  The health system, which operates 16 hospitals, uses more than 250 AI…

Radiologists at Seattle-based University of Washington School of Medicine are leaning into technological automation to streamline workflows and prevent physician burnout.  “Right now, we face escalating demand for imaging and image-guided procedures,” Paul Kinahan, PhD, vice chair for research and…

Sectra’s picture archiving and communication system platform has been named the 2025 Best in KLAS, according to the “PACS 2025” report published April 28 by KLAS Research. Each year, KLAS interviews thousands of healthcare professionals for its research. For this…

The American College of Radiology updated guidelines on intravenous iodinated construct media use and management of adverse reactions. ICM is widely used in the U.S.. However, there was a lack of clarity between the American College of Radiology Contrast Manual…

In a possible first, researchers at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine found a non-invasive imaging method to visualize senescent cells. “As we age, we accumulate senescent cells. These are like ‘zombie cells’ — they’re not dead, they’re alive, but they’re not growing…