Capital Enterprises, a Carestream distributor, has installed one of Carestream’s Vita Flex CR Systems at a hospital just 15.3 miles from Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

Communities are failing to follow guidelines that ensure women at an increased risk for breast cancer receive additional MRI screening, according to research from the University of New Mexico’s School of Medicine.

Assured Imaging, the leading provider of mobile digital mammography in the United States, is reporting significantly increased patient volume and radiologist productivity nine months after implementing the Exa™ Enterprise Imaging platform from Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. Exa has helped the organization increase radiologist productivity by 20%.

Radiology supercomputer “Project Clara” could improve imaging quality while speeding up the detection of fatal diseases like cancer and heart failure, Forbes has reported.

Though it’s been linked to reduced mortality in injured adults, emergent whole-body CT (WBCT) in lieu of selective imaging doesn’t seem to improve survival rates in children, researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics this month.

Mammography interpreted by two radiologists instead of one can lead to reduced recall rates and improved cancer detection, according to a new study published in Radiology. However, the authors noted, any additional cancers detected require “careful consideration” as they may be smaller, less likely to be invasive or less likely to have involved nodes.

A 32-year-old man died on Jan. 27 after being sucked into an MRI chamber at BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai, India. The civic investigation into the man’s death has not yet released its official report, but a senior official with knowledge of the investigation said at least part of the blame goes to “overburdened staff and facilities at hospitals.”

Radiology TV, a new subscription-based video service that launched this week, was designed specifically with hospital and imaging center waiting rooms in mind.

Researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have uncovered the efficacy of an already-FDA-approved dye in achieving short-wave infrared imaging, according to a report issued this month.

Agfa announced Tuesday, April 10, its plan to join Hitachi Healthcare Americas at the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE) annual conference in Orlando April 14-16.