OptumInsight and Change Healthcare combine to advance a more modern, information and technology-enabled healthcare platform
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Optum Set to Purchase Change Healthcare

January 6, 2020 — Optum, a diversified health services company and part of UnitedHealth Group, and Change Healthcare, a ...

Time January 06, 2021
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Who should get the COVID vaccine? Roberto Lang, M.D., director of noninvasive cardiac imaging, University of Chicago Medical Center and former American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) president, received his first dose of the COVID vaccine in December. In addition to front line hospital workers, nursing home staff and residents also qualified for the first round of vaccinations. Right, Shannon Yaw, a nurse at a hard-hit nursing home in Michigan, received her first dose just before Christmas.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Prioritizing Who Receives for the COVID Vaccine Under CDC Guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dec. 3, released an interim guidance document to federal, state ...

Time January 04, 2021
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Deal further expands Hologic’s portfolio of world-class breast health solutions addressing the full continuum of care
News | Breast Imaging
Hologic to Acquire SOMATEX, Leader in Biopsy Site Markers and Localization Technologies

January 4, 2021 — Hologic, Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of SOMATEX Medical Technologies GmbH, a ...

Time January 04, 2021
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Smart Breast Corporation (SmartBreast), a privately held company focused on breast cancer screening and detection, announced today that it has acquired certain molecular breast imaging (MBI) assets from Dilon Technologies, Inc. (Dilon) for an undisclosed amount.
News | Breast Imaging
SmartBreast Acquires Molecular Breast Imaging Assets from Dilon Technologies

January 4, 2021 — Smart Breast Corporation (SmartBreast), a privately held company focused on breast cancer screening ...

Time January 04, 2021
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RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) announced it is expanding its portfolio of patented modular healthcare solutions in 2021 with the introduction of a compact shielding facility designed to accommodate the latest models of low energy, self-shielded linear accelerators (linacs) that are now available worldwide. 
News | Linear Accelerators
RAD Technology Medical Systems to Expand their Patented Modular Building Portfolio

January 4, 2021 — RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) announced it is expanding its portfolio of patented modular ...

Time January 04, 2021
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News | Radiology Imaging
A Happy and Healthy New Year from the ITN Team

The Imaging Technology News (ITN) team wishes you a Happy and Healthy New Year! Despite its challenges, 2020 brought us ...

Time January 01, 2021
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Now, researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have found potential brain biomarkers of PTSD in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Brain Imaging Predicts PTSD After Brain Injury

December 31, 2020 — Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder brought on by physical and/or ...

Time December 31, 2020
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After “COVID-19,” the term that most people will remember best from 2020 is likely to be “social distancing.” While it most commonly applied to social gatherings with family and friends, it has impacted the way many receive medical care. Historically, the United States has been relatively slow to broadly adopt telemedicine, largely emphasizing in-person visits.
News | Teleradiology
Significant Disparities in Telemedicine Use, Especially Among Older and Non-white Patients

December 31, 2020 — After “COVID-19,” the term that most people will remember best from 2020 is likely to be “social ...

Time December 31, 2020
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Differences in brain activity between connected and disconnected states of consciousness studied with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Activity of the thalamus, anterior (ACC) and posterior cingulate cortices (PCC), and bilateral angular gyri (AG) show the most consistent associa-tions with the state of consciousness (A = general anesthesia, B = sleep). The same brain struc-tures, which are deactivated when the state of consciousness changes to disconnected in general anesthesia or natural sleep
News | PET Imaging
Imaging the Twilight Zone

December 30, 2020 — What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness fades during general anesthesia and normal ...

Time December 30, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered what type of neural mechanisms are the basis for emotional responses to music. Altogether 102 research subjects listened to music that evokes emotions while their brain function was scanned with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The study was carried out in the national PET Centre.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Music-induced Emotions Can Be Predicted From Brain Scans

December 30, 2020 — Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered what type of neural mechanisms are the basis ...

Time December 30, 2020
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Volpara Health announced two new research studies using AI-powered software to score breast density objectively and consistently to evaluate its impact in mammography and breast cancer risk assessment.
News | Breast Density
Volpara Health's AI-powered Breast Density Software Central to New Breast Density Studies

December 30, 2020 — Volpara Health announced two new research studies using AI-powered software to score breast density ...

Time December 30, 2020
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The American College of Radiology (ACR), Society of Breast Imaging (SBI), patient advocates and others secured an extension of the moratorium on harmful 2009 and 2016 United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines from Dec. 31, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2022.
News | Breast Imaging
Mammography Protections in Year-end Legislation Help Efforts to Address Breast Cancer Care Disparities

December 29, 2020 — The American College of Radiology (ACR), Society of Breast Imaging (SBI), patient advocates and ...

Time December 29, 2020
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RaySearch Laboratories AB has launched the latest release of its widely adopted treatment planning system. RayStation 10B adds support for brachytherapy planning and a new GPU Monte Carlo algorithm, which typically cuts final dose computation times to less than five seconds.
News | Brachytherapy Systems
Brachytherapy Planning and a Speed Revolution in Proton Monte Carlo Dose Computation

December 29, 2020 — RaySearch Laboratories AB has launched the latest release of its widely adopted treatment planning ...

Time December 29, 2020
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C-RAD has been selected as the partner to implement surface tracking technology for three proton cancer treatment centers in the U.S.
News | Proton Therapy
C-RAD Receives Order for Proton Cancer Treatment Centers in the U.S.

December 28, 2020 — C-RAD offers a specific version of its Catalyst System for use in proton and particle therapy - ...

Time December 28, 2020
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This novel agent, based on the essential nutrient manganese, has strong potential as a safer alternative to currently used contrast agents
News | Contrast Media
Novel MRI Contrast Agent Sidesteps Toxic Effects of Current Products

December 28, 2020 — Adding a contrast-enhancing agent to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) significantly improves image ...

Time December 28, 2020
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All but 3 of the top 25 articles in 2020 were on COVID-19. The other 3 were on MRI contrast advances and the development of a cold-cathode X-ray tube technology. #COVID19
Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor
Top 25 Stories in Radiology in 2020

Here are the top 25 best performing articles on the Imaging Technology News (ITN) website from 2020. This is based on ...

Time December 23, 2020
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The top two videos on ITN for the year both involved medical imaging of COVID using point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and mass movement to teleradiology to enable remote working for radiologists and virtual collaboration with referring physicians. The image on the left is Butterfly's POCUS system that turns a smart phone into an ultrasound machine and the image is of COVID B-lines in the lung. The image on the right is a CT scan of COVID pneumonia. #COVID19
Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor
Top 25 Videos For Radiology and Radiation Oncology on ITN in 2020

Here are the top 25 best performing videos on the Imaging Technology News website (ITN) from the past year, based on ...

Time December 23, 2020
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Company delivers on last year’s roadmap milestones and continues to advance cloud-native suite of tools to lead industry to the future of enterprise imaging
News | Enterprise Imaging
Change Healthcare Takes Enterprise Imaging to the Cloud

December 23, 2020 — Change Healthcare announced the successful introduction of its first cloud-based medical tools for ...

Time December 23, 2020
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Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine From Moderna

December 23, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration December 18 issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a ...

Time December 23, 2020
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 EvoHealth, a trailblazer in incorporating new technology in healthcare IT software, announced it has exceeded its first milestone of more than 100 customers with over 200 locations.
News | Information Technology
EvoHealth Celebrates 100th Install Milestone

December 22, 2020 — EvoHealth, a trailblazer in incorporating new technology in healthcare IT software, announced it has ...

Time December 22, 2020
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