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Editor's e-Note
Several times, a knowledgeable IT person has answered my introductory question about a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) with this question: What do you mean by a VNA? While I still suspect one of the steps in building one involves sprinkling fairy dust, here are a couple of definitions.

— Jim Knaub, editor
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Defining VNA
By Jim Knaub

In some ways, the term vendor-neutral archive (VNA) is like the label “all natural” on a jar of applesauce. It’s trendy, beckons to you from the shelf, and sure seems like a good thing—yet you’re not quite sure what the term really means since it is not actually defined.

My favorite VNA definition came from a guy at RSNA 2014. He told me that VNA means that when you migrate to a new PACS vendor you don’t have to pay the old vendor one dime. While it’s not the best VNA definition (albeit an amusing one), it does point to one of the driving forces behind the technology.

PACS migration from one system to another has traditionally been an expensive, time-consuming process. PACS vendors have little or no incentive to make an easy migration away from their products. One key objective of a VNA is to make PACS data migration less costly, less time-consuming, and actually happen less often. Customers like the concept that once imaging data are stored in the archive, they will be readily accessible through several generations and/or brands of PACS.

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Other Imaging News
Brain Imaging Technique May Rapidly Diagnose
Autism Spectrum Disorder

Researchers at Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute believe they may have discovered an imaging technique that could accurately identify children with autism spectrum disorder in only a few minutes.

Low Blood Flow to Back of Brain Correlates to Risk of Second Stroke
The University of Illinois at Chicago is reporting the results of an MRI study that found that patients with vertebrobasilar disease are at an increased risk of recurring strokes.

CT Angiography Links Arterial Plaque With
Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol

A study of CT angiography has shown that noncalcified arterial plaque is associated with diabetes, high systolic blood pressure, and elevated "bad" cholesterol levels in asymptomatic individuals, per a report by RSNA.

Imaging Test May Identify Biomarker of Alzheimer’s Disease
RSNA is reporting the results of a study that found that degeneration of the white matter of the brain may be an early marker of specific types of Alzheimer's disease.
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