The FDA has cleared GE Healthcare's patient monitoring application Carescape Monitor B650.

Phillips Royal Electronics and Electron have developed and installed the first Russian-produced CT scanner at the Hospital of War Veterans in St. Petersburg, Russia.

GE Healthcare displayed its new Radiation Oncology Options for the 1.5T Optima MR450w at the annual meeting for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 in San Diego.

Evaluations of the impact of health IT on quality and safety show mixed results, but often are missing critical information, according to a new summary report, "Incorporating Health IT into Workflow Redesign," prepared by the University of Wisconsin-Madisons Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement.

Resting state networks largely emerge during the period of rapid neural growth in the third trimester of gestation, suggesting that formation takes place before the acquisition of cognitive competencies in later childhood, found a study published Nov. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Researchers were able to determine with greater than 90 percent accuracy the time of stroke onset using MRI sequencing, offering the potential to extend effective treatment to 25 percent more patients admitted for strokes, according to a study published Nov. 2 in Radiology.

In conjunction with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health ITs (ONC) upcoming personal health record (PHR) Roundtable, ONC is seeking public comments on issues related to PHRs. The public comment period is open through Dec. 10. 

Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have developed 3D software that converts MRI datasets into 3D images that map the brains wires.