Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University has appointed Jenny Hoang, MD, as interim director of its department of radiology, effective Feb. 2. Dr. Hoang succeeds Karen Horton, MD, who stepped down after 10 years in the role. She joined Johns Hopkins in…
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The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a request for information seeking public input on diagnostic imaging interoperability standards and certification. The request asks stakeholders to weigh in on…
Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center has appointed Basil Hubbi, MD, as chair of its department of radiology. Dr. Hubbi joins the hospital as an RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group physician, according to a Jan. 29 news release. He is a diagnostic…
Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center-Murrieta began using a new CT scanner earlier this month, marking a major upgrade to its diagnostic imaging capabilities. The hospital performed more than 27,000 CT exams in 2025, according to a Jan. 29 hospital…
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has launched an initiative to modernize and standardize ultrasound technology across its hospitals and clinics. Over the next three years, OSF plans to upgrade 139 ultrasound units used in women’s health, general radiology and breast imaging,…
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Stanford (Calif.) Medicine has launched a strategic partnership with Radiology Partners to advance the safety and performance of artificial intelligence tools used in clinical imaging. The initiative is being led by Stanford Radiology’s AI Development and Evaluation Lab and focuses…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has reopened its MRI Center in Bismarck, N.D., following a significant renovation. The upgraded facility features a 3-Tesla MRI — the first of its kind in Bismarck — and a 1.5-Tesla MRI unit, according to…
Stanford (Calif.) Medicine appointed Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, chair of its department of radiology, effective Jan. 16. Dr. Mahmood joined the organization after three decades at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he served as chief…
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has added weekly MRI services at Westfield (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital through a new mobile imaging unit. The hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the program, which will offer MRI scans every Tuesday and Saturday, according…
Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., the University of California San Francisco and Nextrast found that a new oral contrast agent improved CT imaging of bowel structures compared to conventional…