NantWorks, a newly formed healthcare, educational, scientific and communications technology company led by Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, has acquired Ziosoft.

Two recently available MR imaging techniques, diffusion-tensor imaging and double inversion recovery imaging, can be combined to analyze the structural changes occurring in cortical lesions and normal-appearing gray matter in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in Radiology.

Toshiba America Medical Systems has unveiled a high-density 16-channel flexible coil system. The work-in-progress is an enhancement to its Vantage Titan MR systems.

The rate of medication nonadherence remains high24 percenthowever, e-prescribing may eventually help to decrease this rate, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Medicine.

Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta is partnering with Telehealth Services to implement an enterprise-wide TIGR system, which provides on-demand patient education and engagement solutions to the hospitals within the system.

Handheld metal detectors used for screening patients at airports did not affect pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in 388 people who participated in a recent study, according to a report published Oct. 31 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Philips Healthcare has released a clinical decision support tool, called VentAssist, designed to help clinicians manage ventilated adult patients. The software could help reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to the company.

As a specialty, radiology touches many aspects of patient care, from screening to diagnosis to monitoring and therapy.