Radiology

Consumers' familiarity with a medical imaging test is directly correlated with the likelihood they will agree to the test when recommended by a physician, according to a Siemens Healthcare news release.

Physicians with financial interest in imaging equipment are more likely to refer their patients for potentially unnecessary imaging exams, according to a Radiological Society of North America news release.

Florida Hospital in Orlando is opening a radiology residency program next year to train medical residents in imaging, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Twenty of the top 25 connected healthcare facilities, as recognized by Health Imaging & IT magazine, use radiology solutions from Nuance, a provider of voice and language solutions.

The global MRI market is projected to reach approximately $4.8 billion by 2016 from $4 billion in 2011, according to a MarketsandMarkets news release.

Federal organizations and healthcare providers are growing increasingly concerned about the harmful effects of cumulative radiation doses. In August, The Joint Commission released a Sentinel Event Alert on the risk to patients of repeated diagnostic radiation doses. In response, hospitals…

Digital X-ray sales are projected to surpass those of traditional X-ray systems used for medical use in 2011, according to a Kalorama Information news release.

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) has received state approval to expand its radiology department, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

A review of the University of Iowa Department of Radiology has found low faculty morale and deficiencies in communication, hiring and leadership, according to an Associated Press report featured in the Washington Examiner.

The utilization rate of imaging in emergency departments increased dramatically from 2000-2008, with the most growth occurring in CT, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.