Gateshead completes imaging refresh
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has completed the implementation of a picture archiving and communications system and a radiology information system, both from Carestream, and a vendor neutral archive from BridgeHead Software.
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Made to measure
Dose monitoring should deliver many benefits, but it’s proving hard to sell to NHS trusts. Kim Thomas reports ahead of the annual meeting of the UK Imaging Informatics Group this autumn.
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South west trusts reap PACS benefits
Five trusts in the South West of England are beginning to reap the benefits of a new Insignia picture archiving and communications system.
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Face reconstruction in 3D printing show
Surgeons at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board are using 3D printing to reconstruct a patient’s face.
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Peer review to improve care
Radiologist peer review should be used to improve care rather than measure performance or identify underperforming radiologists, the Radiological Society of North America 2013 conference heard on Monday.
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US patients share images
A project giving patients online access to their radiology images shows that a patient-centred image sharing arrangement can work, delegates to the Radiological Society of North America conference in Chicago heard on Monday.
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Structured reporting could save lives
Structured reporting in radiology could save lives, a meeting at the Radiological Society of North America annual conference heard on Monday.
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£35m for cancer imaging centres
Four cancer imaging centres in the UK are to receive £35m to develop cutting-edge imaging technologies for basic and clinical cancer research.
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Cornish DR rooms equipped by Agfa
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has created two direct radiography rooms using technology from Agfa HealthCare.
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Cardiology ‘slow to adopt imaging’
The adoption of cardiac imaging modalities lags behind other imaging market segments, according to data from Frost and Sullivan.
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