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The silence is deafening. And since radiology associations, physician groups and vendors have yet to publicly respond to the elephant in the room, I offer the following in hopes we can get the conversation started...

Time January 29, 2015
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Death rates from lung cancer will exceed those for breast cancer for the first time among European women in 2015, according to the latest predictions published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology.

Time January 28, 2015
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Seven leading healthcare providers were selected as recipients of 2014 Putting Patients First grants and now, using these grants, can create or expand education and training to improve the patient experience and safety in diagnostic imaging.

Time January 28, 2015
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A team of Johns Hopkins specialists, using a battery of imaging and cognitive tests, has gathered evidence of accumulated brain damage that could be linked to specific memory deficits in former National Football League (NFL) players experienced decades after they stopped playing the game. Results were published in the February 2015 issue of the journal Neurobiology of Disease.

Time January 28, 2015
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Less than 7.1 percent of patients presenting to the emergency department with dizziness and 6.4 percent complaining of syncope or near-syncope benefited from head CT, say researchers at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Honolulu.

Time January 28, 2015
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NEC Display Solutions of America, announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) market clearance of the MultiSync MD210C3 LCD, a cost-effective display with LED backlighting for diagnostic applications in healthcare organizations.

Time January 28, 2015
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Using a camera and water tank, investigators from Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center demonstrated that induced Cherenkov light can be imaged and used to confirm that the complex spatial dose distribution imparted in dynamic treatment plans is being delivered correctly.

Time January 28, 2015
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EOS Imaging announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Micro Dose feature of the EOS imaging system for pediatric imaging.

Time January 27, 2015
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Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced measurable goals and a timeline to move the Medicare program and the healthcare system at large toward paying providers based on the quality, rather than the quantity of care they give patients. The announcement was made in a meeting with nearly two dozen leaders representing consumers, insurers, providers and business leaders.

Time January 27, 2015
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Three-dimensional (3-D) printing can effectively create a biodegradable tracheal segment containing a patient’s own cells for use in complex tracheal reconstruction, according to a proof of concept study abstract released at the 51st Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Time January 27, 2015
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A study conducted by Mayo Clinic and published in the AJR has clinically confirmed that Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) yields superior imaging and low radiation exposure for women with dense breast tissue, which can affect up to 40 percent of the female population.

Time January 27, 2015
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Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc. announced the nationwide availability to hospitals of the Nephrocheck Test System designed to help healthcare providers identify patients at risk of developing moderate or severe acute kidney injury (AKI) within 12 hours of patient assessment.

Time January 27, 2015
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Research by Gensignia’s scientific co-founders has been recognized in Clinical Cancer Advances 2015: Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer From the American Society of Clinical Oncology published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) on Jan. 20, 2015.

Time January 26, 2015
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Soundwaves LLC announced its expansion into musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound in-office services so that Florida patients and their doctors may begin to benefit from the MSK ultrasound experience.

Time January 26, 2015
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ViewRay announced that it has entered into an exclusive distributor agreement with Itochu Corporation to sell its MRI-guided radiation therapy system for the treatment of cancer in Japan.

Time January 26, 2015
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Zotec Partners announced a new technology platform for radiologists: Zotec Analytical Reporting Interface (ZARi).

Time January 26, 2015
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According to a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), large majorities of primary care physicians believe that advanced medical imaging, such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) provides considerable value to patient care.

Time January 26, 2015
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Infinitt North America has partnered with Aris Radiology to develop specialized software solutions to automate operations that had been done manually and reduce the number of staff needed to support their radiologists.

Time January 23, 2015
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The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) released its AMSSM Position Statement on Interventional Ultrasound in Sports Medicine and the AMSSM Recommended Sports Ultrasound Curriculum for Sports Medicine Fellowships.

Time January 23, 2015
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Nuance Communications Inc. announced that it has been rated No. 1 for regulatory reporting in the industry report, “Quality Management 2014: The Race Gets Closer,” issued by KLAS Enterprises.

Time January 23, 2015
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