Accusoft released the Barcode Xpress Mobile software development kits (SDKs) for iOS and Android devices. The SDK empowers developers to integrate mobile device barcode recognition into existing apps, or to build apps based on the sample code included with the kit.
Determining the appropriate use of cardiovascular imaging requires analyzing the “complex interplay” among care processes and their quality, patient health outcomes and medical costs, according to a health policy statement released by the American College of Cardiology and endorsed by 14 other relevant medical societies.
February 28, 2014 — Lexmark’s Perceptive Software demonstrated its Universal Clinical Platform solution for enterprise clinical content management at the 2014 meeting of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
February 28, 2014 — A 6-year-old with a highly malignant medulloblastoma brain tumor is the first pediatric patient treated using the Mevion S250 proton therapy system at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. This milestone event marks the first pediatric case ever treated on the world’s only single-room proton therapy system.
IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), a provider of proton therapy solutions and radiation therapy dosimetry for the treatment of cancer, announced the delivery of its 250th Blue Phantom. system in North America to Melbourne, Fla.
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HIMSS Analytics published the results of the third Annual HIMSS Analytics Mobile Survey at its annual conference in Orland, Fla. The survey examines use of mobile devices in provider patient care improvement initiatives. For the first time this year, the survey questions were modified to closely align with the six areas of the mHIMSS Roadmap, a strategic framework for providers to implement mobile and wireless technologies.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared IMRIS Inc.’s upgraded Visius Surgical Theatre, which integrates Siemens' high-field MR scanners. The core imaging technology based on Siemens Aera 1.5T(tesla) and Skyra 3.0T technology helps IMRIS deliver better image quality with higher signal-to-noise ratio. It also provides faster 3-D image acquisition and improved ease-of-use and workflow during neurosurgical procedures using intraoperative MRI (iMRI).
Using portable ultrasound as a first-line imaging study in kids with suspected appendicitis helps reduce emergency room length of stay and reduces the need for CT scans, according to a team of Mount Sinai researchers. Point-of-care ultrasonography has a specificity of about 94 percent. Results from the study were published online Feb. 10 in the peer-reviewed journal Academic Emergency Medicine.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted 510(k) clearance to Siemens Healthcare for the Ysio Max, a digital radiography (DR) system offering Multiple Advances in X-ray (MAX), including time-saving user support features and X-ray detectors.
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Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on precision diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals. It announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) and granted a Priority Review for the expanded use of Lymphoseek (technetium 99m tilmanocept) Injection indicated for sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection in patients with head and neck cancer. Under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), the FDA has set a June 16 target review date for the Lymphoseek sNDA.
Severe skin reactions during radiation therapy could be prevented by applying a thin transparent silicone dressing to the skin from the first day of treatment, clinical research from New Zealand shows.
Severe skin reactions during radiation therapy could be prevented by applying a thin transparent silicone dressing to the skin from the first day of treatment, clinical research from New Zealand shows.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
At HIMSS 2014, Penrad released software that allows the creation of 3-D images of the carotid artery lumen from slides created by conventional 2-D ultrasound.
Archelon Enclosures, a manufacturer of iPad and tablet enclosures for the retail, hospitality and healthcare industries, announced an iPad Air solution to the healthcare industry at HIMSS14.
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Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) has been providing pediatric healthcare services since 1904. Today, as part of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), it serves a metropolitan area of nearly four million people, and treats additional patients from across the province and beyond.At MCH, leveraging technology and staying at the forefront of new technological developments is a high priority. This emphasis is central to the hospital’s dual focus on research and delivering superior clinical care in numerous specialty areas.Deployed by MCH in 2004, IntelePACS has had an enormous impact on improving patient care, far beyond the obvious advantages of digital vs. film-based imaging. MCH has leveraged IntelePACS to implement a customized workflow that has transformed the way the radiology department operates, vastly reducing turnaround time and greatly increasing efficiency. Worklists automatically filter what an individual radiologist sees, presenting the highest priority items for attention first. Collaboration features enable peer consultation. Secure, web-based access makes the system available anytime, anywhere.“In a hospital setting, time is of the essence,” said Lucia Carpineta, M.D., an MCH pediatric radiologist. “With IntelePACS, images can be read almost as they happen. In terms of report delivery, IntelePACS provides physicians with access to our audio recordings the minute we push the ‘close’ button.”
A new imaging technique for measuring blood flow in the heart and vessels can diagnose bicuspid aortic valve, and may lead to better prediction of complications. A Northwestern Medicine team reported the finding in the journal Circulation. In the study, the authors demonstrated for the first time a previously unknown relationship between heart valve abnormalities, blood flow changes in the heart and aortic disease. They showed that blood flow changes were driven by specific types of abnormal aortic valves, and they were able to directly associate blood flow patterns with aortic diseases.
Despite recent challenges and leadership changes, Merge, according to providers, is performing stronger than ever before. This is according to the newly released KLAS report, Weathering Change: Merge Healthcare Imaging Suite 2014.
Major deals concluded within the diagnostic ultrasound imaging market throughout 2013 translate into “a year to look forward to” in 2014. Innovation is fueled by heightened demand in what has previously been considered a technologically conservative market, says an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.
People who are dementia-free but have two parents with Alzheimer's disease may show signs of the disease on brain scans decades before symptoms appear, according to a new study published in Neurology.
The four MRI vendors fully ranked by KLAS are all within five points of each other as the MRI market becomes increasingly competitive. The newly released KLAS report MRI 2013: Sorting through the Noise examines what differentiates these vendors from one another, including their strengths and weaknesses.