Given the challenges involved, why would anyone want to switch PACS vendors? In this article, informatics expert Herman Oosterwijk of OTech gives his top 10 reasons based on discussions with PACS professionals and feedback from his PACS administrator students. www.auntminnie.com

Second-opinion reads of mammograms initially performed at an outside facility identify more cancers and improve the positive predictive value of biopsy, even in patients without a breast cancer diagnosis. By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

The event – called CovSim 2018 - was also designed to give them an insight into the range of disciplines that become involved when a major incident takes place – including paramedics, disaster management teams, hospital managers, journalists and legal professionals.

Test, fail, repeat: the mantra of tech firms has been to try new things and use cheap computing power and smart people to create new products and services. But behind the scenes, the world’s top tech companies are also heavy investors in training. The Australian

Despite two official safety warnings from Chinese authorities, Chinese students studying in Australian universities hit a record high this year with the number of students starting courses rising 22 per cent compared with last year. Read the full article by Zhang Yufei in The Australian

Researchers are creating the world’s first database of the entire cancer spectrum at the Westmead Children’s Medical Research Institute » NSW Government

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI-MRI) each have advantages and disadvantages for assessing suspicious breast lesions. The optimal approach is multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) using both methods, according to a new study published online in Investigative Radiology by Wayne Forrest, AuntMinnie.com

New research guidelines for classifying whether individuals have Alzheimer's disease rely heavily on the use of biomarkers from imaging scans. The new framework was published in the April issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association by Wayne Forrest, AuntMinnie.com

At the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Tuesday, Xi spoke of "a new phase of opening up" for the shared prosperity of China and the world. [Special coverage] Original article, Xinhua Editor: Wang Fan on www.ecns.cn

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