Ardent Health, Fujifilm Team Up to Deliver Enterprise Imaging Solutions
Ardent Health has partnered with Fujifilm Healthcare Americas to roll out the Synapse enterprise imaging platform across its acute‑care hospitals in six states. The solution unifies radiology, cardiology and mammography images into a single PACS viewer and integrates directly with Epic’s EHR. Fujifilm’s AI‑enabled Synapse VNA and mobile access aim to streamline workflows, reduce manual tasks and accelerate diagnostic turnaround. Executives from both companies highlighted the move as a step toward more collaborative, data‑driven patient care.
Philips Introduces Titanion MRI System
Philips unveiled the Titanion MR, an ultra‑high‑gradient 3.0 T MRI system, at ISMRM 2026. The scanner delivers 150 mT/m gradients at a 250 T/m/s slew rate and features a 55 cm field of view, low‑eddy‑current design, and AI‑driven SmartSpeed Precise software. These capabilities enable...
FDA Grants Clearance for Six Interventional Imaging Systems From Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers received FDA clearance for six new Artis interventional imaging systems, each equipped with the Optiq AI imaging chain. The portfolio spans floor, biplane, ceiling and robotic‑mounted configurations across the Vision, Icono.explore and Genio platforms. Optiq AI applies deep‑learning...
GE HealthCare Showcases AI-Powered MRI Technologies
At the ISMRM 2026 meeting, GE HealthCare announced a suite of AI‑powered MRI innovations designed to speed scans, improve image quality and support collaborative research. The rollout includes the SIGNA One workflow platform, Sonic DL deep‑learning acceleration pending FDA clearance,...
Bayer Announces Positive Data for Investigational PET Radiotracer
On May 7, 2026 Bayer announced that its investigational PET radiotracer I‑124 evuzamitide achieved positive topline results in the Phase III REVEAL study, meeting primary sensitivity and specificity endpoints for diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis. The multicenter trial evaluated 170 adults at 19 U.S....
Sharma Lab Deploys Open-LIFU for Multidisciplinary Neurological Research at NC State, UNC
Openwater has partnered with the Sharma Lab at NC State and UNC‑Chapel Hill to deploy its open-source low‑intensity focused ultrasound (Open‑LIFU) platform for multidisciplinary neurological research. The collaboration will test the device’s feasibility in conditions such as transverse myelitis, essential...
GE HealthCare Offering ComboTherapy GYN HDR/EBRT for Precision Gynecologic Cancer Care
GE HealthCare has released MIM ComboTherapy GYN HDR/EBRT, a software solution that enables clinicians to plan and evaluate combined external‑beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and high‑dose‑rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cervical and uterine cancers. The platform delivers 3‑D dose summation using biological...
Researchers Receive Grants From ASRT Foundation
The ASRT Foundation awarded two Emerging Researchers Grants of $4,000 each to support innovative projects in radiologic science. Dr. Chad Dall of Bellin College will pilot a graphic‑novel‑based curriculum to improve student understanding of X‑ray production. Dr. Kerry Dunn, with...
Esaote Presents Update on Open MRI System for Intraoperative Brain Tumor Imaging
Esaote unveiled the latest version of its I‑Genius open MRI system at the AANS annual meeting in San Antonio. The device lets surgeons perform multiple intra‑operative MRI scans while the patient stays on the same table, eliminating repositioning and streamlining...
New Guideline for Cardiac Ultrasound Artifacts Released by ASE
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) has issued a new guideline titled “Recommendations for the Identification and Mitigation of Cardiac Ultrasound Artifacts.” The document provides a systematic approach to recognizing artifacts across 2‑D, Doppler, color and 3‑D echocardiography, complete with...
ACR Elects New Officers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) elected Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, as president and David Larson, MD, MBA, FACR, as vice president during its May 4, 2026 annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Matsumoto, the outgoing chair of the Board of...
SimonMed Deploys AIRS Medical to Power AI-Enhanced MRI Across National Network
SimonMed, a leading independent outpatient imaging provider, announced the enterprise‑wide deployment of AIRS Medical’s FDA‑cleared SwiftMR AI solution across its national MRI network. The AI platform promises sharper images, up to 30% faster scan times, and consistent performance on multi‑vendor...
Trice Imaging Accelerates Growth in Women’s Health Sector
Trice Imaging unveiled a suite of upgrades to its FDA‑cleared Tricefy platform, adding dynamic reports synced with growth charts, expanded patient history capture, and a revamped Single Sign‑On security module. The company announced new market‑access partnerships with ModMed’s synapSYS and...
How Expert Radiology Scaled a National Teleradiology Practice
Expert Radiology Management Services, founded in 2020, has built a national subspecialty teleradiology network that now spans all 50 states, 350+ imaging facilities, and a 26‑physician team. By adopting RamSoft’s PowerServer with PowerReader, the practice achieved sub‑6‑second study loading and...
Researchers: FDA-Cleared Chest X-Ray AI Shows Promise in Missed Lung Cancer Detection
Researchers presented a study at the ARRS 2026 meeting showing that the FDA‑cleared AI solution qXR‑LN can detect lung nodules missed on routine chest X‑rays, achieving a 26.7% detection rate and identifying 40% of early‑stage cancers. The retrospective analysis at...