The use of diabetes treatment, whether by diet or pills such as metformin, decreases mammographic density (MD), one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer, whereas taking insulin appears to increase it. These findings were part of a presentation at the 10th European Breast Cancer Conference.
March 9, 2016 — Radiotherapy to the whole breast is standard treatment after breast-conserving surgery for women with ...
March 9, 2016 — Japanese business magazine Nikkei Asian Review reported Wednesday that Canon has been named the winning ...
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
The Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital at Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics is providing its vascular surgery patients with fast, high-quality ultrasound exams using two new Aplio 500 Platinum systems from Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. The premier integrated delivery network (IDN) in East Texas is utilizing the systems in its vascular surgical group for pre-surgical planning.
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Playing “brain-training” video games may help improve some cognitive abilities of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) by strengthening neural connections in an important part of their brains, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
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EOS imaging announced that it has received CE Mark for spineEOS, its online 3-D planning software for spine surgery based on EOS bi-planar imaging. spineEOS is the third “EOSapp” software planning solution introduced by the company, joining its hipEOS and kneeEOS products.
Fluoroscopy makes guiding a catheter through a blood vessel possible. However, fluoroscopy, a form of real-time moving X-ray, also exposes the patient to radiation. Now, a University of Missouri School of Medicine researcher has evaluated technology that may be used to replace fluoroscopy, eliminating the need for X-ray during cardiac ablation procedures.
Brainlab announced the results of a study with leading international cancer centers aimed at understanding the safety and efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.
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In light of conflicting and inconclusive clinical data on the benefit of radiation therapy (RT) in cancer patients with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation, a clinical review examined the current status of data regarding BRCA1 and BRCA2 deficiency and radiation therapy sensitivity.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of an alternative digital mammography quality assurance (QA) program that mammography facilities may use instead of the program recommended by the image receptor manufacturer.
March 7, 2016 — Findings from the first multicenter clinical trial to relate disease recurrence patterns to the type of ...
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Nautilus Medical Inc. has announced worldwide availability of MatrixRay, its next-generation radiology image management platform. The release of MatrixRay to the entire medical healthcare market was announced from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference, Feb. 29-March 4 in Las Vegas.
M*Modal announced that its clinical intelligence platform has been broadly embraced by physicians in over 150 sites since the launch of the application in 2015. The solution includes Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation (CAPD), augmenting its M*Modal Fluency Direct to deliver automated, real-time and interactive insights to clinicians as they document in the electronic health record (EHR) for continuous improvement in how doctors care for their patients.
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Adults aged 55-74 years who are at high risk of lung cancer should be screened annually up to three times using low-dose computed tomography (CT), according to a new guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC).
March 7, 2016 — Elekta announced that its Leksell Gamma Knife Icon stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) system was used for ...
ITN was saddened to hear of the loss of industry colleague Jim Knaub, editor of Great Valley Publishing’s Radiology Today. Knaub passed away on Thursday, March 3, at his home in Phoenixville, Pa. He was 55 years old.
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center report in a new study that they successfully performed computed tomography (CT) scans for joint fractures with one-fourteenth the amount of normal CT radiation. This was accomplished without compromising image quality or a surgeon's ability to effectively diagnose an injury.
MIM Software Inc. has recently collaborated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), nationally recognized by the National Cancer Institute and ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top hospitals for cancer care in the country.
The National Medical Association has joined colorectal cancer care advocacy groups and the American College of Radiology (ACR) in calling on Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (H.R. 4632). Introduced in the House by Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Danny Davis (D-IL), H.R. 4632 would provide Medicare coverage for seniors who choose to be screened with a virtual colonoscopy, or computed tomography (CT) colonography. This would remove a financial barrier to care now widely covered by private insurance.