Artificially intelligent (AI) neural networks demonstrate strong sensitivity and specificity in the detection of liver cancer using PET/CT, while also improving the accuracy of interpreting radiologists who took the networks findings into account, suggesting an important future adjunct role for the systems in cancer detection, according to a study published in the March issue of Radiology.

A recent report by the Millennium Research Group, which predicted increases in imaging device sales as a result of healthcare reform, got some upbeat reinforcement this week, when market research firm Kalorama announced new predictions for growth in a related field in a report. Whats good for advanced visualization, is, apparently, also good for virtual reality.

Patients receiving triple-antiplatelet therapy after long zotarolimus-eluting stent implantation had decreased extent of late luminal loss, percent intimal hyperplasia volume and angiographic restenosis, resulting in a reduced risk of one-year target lesion revascularization compared with patients receiving dual-antiplatelet therapy, according to the DECLARE-LONG trial in the March 15 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

While most may think that adding physicians to the hospital staff will increase hospital volume, capture more referrals and improve coordinated care, researchers found that this type of integration may actually result in higher healthcare costs, according to a Community Report of the Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., metropolitan area carried out by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC).

Wikis, collaborative websites where content can be edited by anyone who has access to it, could be transformational tools in health IT. For radiology residents at Indiana University Health (IUH), that transformation is already under way. Researchers at IUH's department of radiology and imaging sciences in Indianapolis found that radiology residents at IUH reported visiting IUHs wiki on average more than five times per week, with one resident reportedly visiting the site 20 times per week.

Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, Calif., has installed Toshibas Infinix VF-I bi-plane vascular x-ray system for diagnostic and interventional procedures.

Several years ago, I discussed data security with an IT specialist at a defense contractor. He described the measures his company had taken to ensure that hardware and data stayed secure as technology advanced.

Voice recognition has been used in medicine for more than 30 years, but recent advances in the technologys accuracy have been key in cutting hospitals costs and saving physicians time, according to a study by Arun Krishnaraj, MD, and colleagues in the July 2010 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.