June 1, 2010 - When computed tomography (CT) results suggest appendicitis, but a patient’s symptoms are inconsistent with the acute condition, physicians should consider a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent appendicitis and surgical treatment, according to a new study published in the online edition and July printed issue of the journal Radiology.

May 28, 2010 - The new Mentoring Network launched by the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is designed to encourage, support and develop researchers in the field of imaging information technology (IT) at the 2010 SIIM Annual Meeting.

May 27, 2010 - Radiologists are reading increasing volumes of image data. Tools that assist them in calling up images, scrolling through to key findings and using 3-D applications can be a tremendous help in efficiently interpreting and completing reports.

Ms. PACS: Has anyone seen him? The PACSman, I mean. I filed a missing person's report, posted his face on a milk carton, but still no sign of him. But of course, he must be moonlighting on some other blog.

May 27, 2010 - Researchers found radiologists have shown improvement in their ability to discriminate between cancerous and non-cancerous lesions over a nine-year period. Results of the study are published in the online edition of the journal Radiology.

May 25, 2010 - Radiologists expect disparate clinical information technology (IT) systems to be interoperable and allow them to exchange images and contextual data with referring physicians and other specialists. To enable interoperability, information management systems are building standards-based health level seven- (HL7) compliant interfaces.

May 25, 2010 - Upon the acquisition of Amicas, a radiology and cardiology information technology (IT) developer, Merge Healthcare will display Amicas products at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting June 3 - 5, 2010 in Minneapolis.

May 25, 2010 - May 25, 2010 - Radiologists using decision support helped decrease the percentage of low-yield exams from 5.4 percent of total number of requests to 1.9 percent of total requests, according to a study appearing in the June issue of Radiology.