Breast cancer screening in Denmark was associated with a substantial increase in the incidence of nonadvanced tumors and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) but not with a reduction in the incidence of advanced tumors. The rate of overdiagnosis was also substantial. The findings of a cohort study are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Primera Technology Inc. recently announced its new Bravo 4200-Series Disc Printers and Disc Publishers.
Researchers from Elizabeth Wende Breast Care (EWBC) have demonstrated that automated volumetric breast density has a strong linear relationship to mammographic sensitivity. These results could improve screening outcomes by defining more appropriate thresholds for identifying the women who may benefit from adjunct screening.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
An article promoting standardized imaging efforts to improve diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer has been selected as the best clinical research paper published in European Urology.
Watch this video to gain an understanding of the strategic purpose and clinical value of the enterprise imaging platform.
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Contributing Editor Greg Freiherr offers an overview of enterprise imaging advances at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2016.
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Sectra provides industry-leading enterprise image management solutions comprising PACS for radiology, cardiology, and pathology, VNA and Cross Enterprise Workflow. Through 25 years of innovation and 1,700 installations, our experience in radiology has paved the way to deliver enterprise solutions that consolidate image handling and maintain workflow efficiency in the most image intense departments.
In an article published in the January 2017 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers assert that exposure to medical radiation does not increase a person’s risk of getting cancer. The long-held belief that even low doses of radiation, such as those received in diagnostic imaging, increase cancer risk is based on an inaccurate, 70-year-old hypothesis, according to the authors.
A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISSMS) investigators has linked, for the first time in humans, activity in a stress-sensitive structure within the brain to the risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease. The team's findings, being published in the journal The Lancet, also reveal a pathway leading from activation of that structure — the amygdala — through elevated immune system activity to an increased incidence of cardiovascular events.
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Iradimed Corp. announced in December that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its MRidium 3860+ magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-compatible IV infusion pump system, including its Dose Error Reduction System (DERS) software feature.
NorthStar Medical Technologies LLC has received additional matching funds from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) for its accelerator method of producing the medical radioisotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). The addition brings the total funding for the new method, in development by subisidiary NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, to $11.1 million.
January 17, 2017 — Carestream Health was awarded 43 new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last year for ...
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
ECRI Institute announced a new mergers and acquisitions service that empowers new hospital alliances to control their spending and plan for the future by eliminating waste and redundancy in medical-surgical supplies and capital medical equipment.
January 17, 2017 — Siemens Healthineers and Biogen have announced the companies plan to jointly develop magnetic ...
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For the third straight year, Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg (RAF) has been recognized by Radiology Business Journal as one of the nation's 100 largest privately owned radiology practices. The journal announced its 2016 "Radiology 100" ranking in the October/November issue.
Insightec, a leader in MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy, announced today that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved its Exablate Neuro system for the non-invasive treatment of essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication.
Seno Medical Instruments, Inc. announced results from two analyses of the company's European MAESTRO post-market surveillance study. The two analyses were presented at the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) in San Antonio.
January 17, 2017 — James Laskaris, emerging technology analyst at MD Buyline, recently offered his perspective on five ...
On Dec. 8, 2016, a female patient in her 60s became the first in the Australia/New Zealand region to receive electronic brachytherapy to treat her skin cancer lesion, a basal cell carcinoma on her nose. Radiation Oncology Centres (ROC) physicians in Brisbane used their new Esteya electronic brachytherapy system from Elekta to deliver the patient’s first of six non-invasive treatments. Esteya is a form of high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy that applies high-precision radiation therapy directly to the cancer site, reducing radiation to surrounding healthy tissues.
Accuray Inc. signed an agreement in December with Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH) for the acquisition of three Radixact Systems that will provide clinicians and their patients with access to the newest advanced radiation therapy. Of the three Radixact Systems, two will replace existing TomoTherapy Systems and one will be installed in a new bunker. The agreement also includes an upgrade of HKSH’s existing CyberKnife M6 System to include the latest features for motion management and treatment efficiency, and was entered into backlog during Accuray's second fiscal quarter that ended Dec. 31, 2016.