Preparing imaging data for the age of AI is the next leap in radiology

As radiology enters an era defined by AI, the biggest barrier to progress is not algorithms, it is data, says specialist in healthcare data Enlitic. The company says that across hospital networks, imaging archives remain fragmented, inconsistent and difficult to harness for analytics or model training. Ensuring that this data is clean, standardised and AI-ready has become essential for healthcare institutions seeking to modernise. At RSNA, Enlitic will showcase its data infrastructure technologies.

As AI solutions evolve, some imaging departments have decades of legacy PACS and siloed archives, and migrating these datasets without downtime or data loss is one of healthcare IT’s toughest challenges. Enlitic says that emerging best practices, such as those reflected in data migration frameworks like its Migratek solution, emphasise automated, metadata-preserving transfers that maintain study integrity and clinical accessibility throughout the transition.

Once imaging data is migrated, inconsistency across modalities, vendor formats and embedded identifiers can limit its usability. Standardisation and anonymisation technologies such as Ensight’s Endex and Encog modules enable institutions to harmonise metadata and remove protected health information while maintaining diagnostic relevance.

“The future of radiology AI isn’t just about smarter algorithms; it’s about smarter data. When imaging archives are clean, standardised and AI-ready, innovation accelerates across the entire healthcare ecosystem,” commented chief strategy officer Steve Rankin.

Research at Enlitic is also exploring new ways to make imaging data more accessible for research and analytics. Early development initiatives are focused on enabling intelligent cohort creation and secure data-search capabilities that could one day help clinicians and scientists analyse imaging archives at scale.

Visit Enlitic at RSNA 2025 on stand 7730 North Hall.

Picture: chief strategy officer Steve Rankin.

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