Preoperative MRI helped surgeons make more informed decisions about nerve-sparing procedures in men with prostate cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Radiology.

It wouldnt surprise me if in five or 10 years this procedure replaced awake [deep brain simulation surgery], Jason M. Schwalb, MD, director of movement disorder and behavioral neurosurgery at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, said in an interview. However, Schwalb confirmed that the data to support intraoperative MRI as a complete replacement for the conventional awake technique are not yet available.

Researchers from the Georgetown University Student Consulting Team and Booz Allen, a consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Va., interviewed healthcare providers to determine if there were a common set of trends, challenges and lessons learned through their ICD-10 implementation efforts.

Sameer Badlani, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, has been appointed CMIO for the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Siemens Healthcare has joined with Lammers Medical Technology to offer the nomag IC MR diagnostics incubator system for the transport of newborns and premature babies as an add-on to Siemens 1.5T and 3T MR systems.

Interoperability is a broad, overarching term that really describes a monumental goal for healthcare. True interoperability means that any authorized provider can access relevant healthcare data about a specific patient and send that information on to other authorized clinicians to avoid repetitive tests and exams, provide faster treatment and experience better outcomes.

Brian A. Hannah, MD, has been appointed CMIO at Aria Health, a healthcare provider in Northeast Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County.  

The team at Johns Hopkins In-Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Center in Baltimore is using novel imaging tools to discover new early detection methods for cancers existing in cells, and study its prevention and elimination before spreading to other organs and tissues.