November 5, 2021 — The damage caused by Covid-19 to the lungs’ smallest blood vessels has been intricately captured using high-energy X-rays emitted by a special type of particle accelerator.

November 5, 2021 — Most respondents (60%) to an American College of Radiology (ACR) member survey on Non-Physician Radiology Providers (NPRPs) do not support Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA) passage. Yet only 43% of the survey population, which represents 16% of ACR membership, oppose NPRP use in their practice.

Enterprise imaging vendors are releasing completely new, revamped platforms that are programmed from the ground up as web-based platforms, rather than older architecture systems that were modified to be used as cloud-based systems

Here is a list of some of the top overarching trends in enterprise radiology systems the editors of Imaging Technology News (ITN) have observed over the past year at the 2020 Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) and the 2021 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conferences.

LG Business Solutions provides a wide range of products for healthcare facilities including, surgical/clinical/diagnostic medical monitors, digital x-ray detectors, all-in-one thin clients, large format displays, and commercial TVs.

Philips Healthcare released Spectral CT 7500, which has regulatory clearance in Europe and from the FDA

The computed tomography (CT) market was valued at $6.7 million in 2020, and it is expected to reach $9.5 million by 2026, with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.76 percent during the forecast period of 2021-2026, according to Mordor Intelligence.
Canon's Vitrea PACS enterprise imaging system was one of several systems demonstrated at HIMSS 2021 that had easily modified hanging protocols. This included ease of use to customize what each radiologists prefers, including slice thickness. #HIMSS #HIMSS21

Taking advantage of new technology advances, several radiology PACS, enterprise imaging and cardiovascular information system (CVIS) vendors are releasing new, completely revamped platforms.

The in-person 2021 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting in August was the first glimmer of the light at the end of a long tunnel in the COVID-19 pandemic a few months ago — the industry’s first sign that things were starting to return to normal.

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) President Randy Thompson, M.D., getting his COVID-19 vaccine when the vaccines first became available last December. Nearly a year later, some healthcare workers are still holding out and refuse to get the vaccine, which prompted CMS to now require COVID vaccinations for all healthcare workers at facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid patients. #COVID #COVID19 #vaccinations #COVIDvaccine

November 4, 2021 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued an emergency regulation now requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all eligible staff at healthcare facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 

CMS has set a deadline of Dec. 5 for healthcare facilities to create a COVID vaccination requirement policy and  a deadline of Jan. 4, 2022 for all staff at these facilities to be fully vaccinated. 
The Siemens Naeotom Alpha is the first commercialized photon-counting CT scanner. It gained FDA clearance Sept. 30, 2021. The image shows the system undergoing phantom testing with the outer covers off, showing the motion of the X-ray source and detector ring. Image by Deutscher Zukunftpreis/Ansgar Pudenz.
Ampoule sealing in crystal growth in the photon-counting CT defector production for the Siemens Naeotom Alpha system.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the world's first photon-counting computed tomography (CT) scanner, the Siemens Naeotom Alpha, on Sept. 30. Both FDA and CT experts say this is the start of a revolution in new CT scanner technology, and is the biggest shift in technology for this workhorse radiology modality in years.

The FDA sent out a rare press release on the approval, noting its importance to medical imaging. 
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