Radiology

Fujifilm had the highest overall customer experience performance score for its vendor neutral archive storage system, Synapse VNA, according to a Sept. 4 report from KLAS Research.  AGFA HealthCare has the highest overall customer experience performance score for its universal…

Stanford (Calif.) Medicine has appointed Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, as chair of the system’s department of radiology.  Dr. Mahmood will step into the role Feb. 1, 2026, according to an Aug. 28 news release from the health system.  He currently…

Two health systems have recently expanded outpatient imaging capabilities and services through acquisitions of private radiology practices. The acquisitions are as follows:

The Radiological Society of North America will recognize five radiology leaders from U.S. health systems during the organization’s annual meeting from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4. Three leaders will receive the 2025 RSNA Gold Medal, the organization’s highest honor. It…

Hawaii, Idaho and Utah had the lowest breast cancer screening recall rates, an indicator of imaging efficiency, between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, according to CMS data published Aug. 6. New York had the highest recall rate for…

An AI tool developed and evaluated by researchers at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine was able to identify 44% more lesions than human interpreters when reviewing prostate biopsy ultrasound images, according to a study published Jan. 28 in European Urology Oncology.  The…

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has appointed Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD, as department of radiology chair.  Dr. Mossa-Basha will step into the role Nov. 1, according to a July 29 news release from the university.  He currently serves as vice…

Charlottesville-based University of Virginia School of Medicine has appointed diagnostic radiologist Colin Derdeyn, MD, as interim dean.  Dr. Derdeyn has held the role of radiology and medical imaging chair since January 2024, according to an Aug. 12 news release from…

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health’s department of radiology has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance dual-energy imaging.  The innovation of interest, PET-enabled dual-energy CT, combines PET and CT technologies, allowing providers to…

Lumexa Imaging — formerly known as U.S. Radiology Specialists — has tapped Russell Stewart, MD, as chief medical officer.  Dr. Stewart is a musculoskeletal radiologist and previously served as chief clinical officer for clinical analytics firm Covera Health, according to…