News | Interventional Radiology

Boston Scientific Corp. announced the completion of its acquisition of BTG plc. pursuant to the previously announced scheme of arrangement. BTG develops and commercializes products used in minimally invasive procedures targeting cancer and vascular diseases, as well as specialty pharmaceuticals.

Time August 20, 2019
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News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

August 19, 2019 — ViewRay Inc. announced the acceptance of publication by the International Journal of Radiation ...

Time August 19, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center is the first hospital in Arizona to begin offering GammaTile Therapy, a new approach to treating recurrent brain tumors. GammaTile Therapy is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared, surgically targeted radiation therapy (STaRT) that is designed to delay tumor regrowth for patients with all types of recurrent brain tumors. The first patient was treated by John Wanebo, M.D., a neurosurgeon and an independent member of the HonorHealth medical staff.

Time August 19, 2019
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News | Artificial Intelligence

Lunit has announced Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) approval of its artificial intelligence (AI) solution for breast cancer, Lunit Insight MMG. The announcement marks the second approval of its AI solution by Korea MFDS since 2018, when Lunit had gained initial regulatory clearance of its AI software.

Time August 19, 2019
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News | Neuro Imaging

An international team of researchers developed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that can capture an image of a brain thinking by measuring changes in tissue stiffness. The results show that brain function can be tracked on a time scale of 100 milliseconds – 60 times faster than previous methods. The technique could shed new light on altered neuronal activity in brain diseases.

Time August 19, 2019
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News | Stroke

Every second counts for stroke patients, as studies show they can lose up to 27 million brain cells per minute. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) recently published new findings in Stroke that show patients transported to the hospital by mobile stroke unit (MSU) instead of standard ambulance received a clot-busting procedure an average of 10 minutes faster, which could potentially save up to 270 million neurons per patient.

Time August 16, 2019
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A drug used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appears to affect development of the brain’s signal-carrying white matter in children with the disorder, according to a study published in the journal Radiology.1 The same effects were not found in adults with ADHD.

Time August 16, 2019
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Technology | Interventional Radiology

Profound Medical Corp. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Tulsa-Pro for ablation of prostate tissue.

Time August 16, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

A drug developed by UCLA physician-scientists and chemists speeds up the regeneration of mouse and human blood stem cells after exposure to radiation. If the results can be replicated in humans, the compound could help people recover quicker from chemotherapy, radiation therapy and bone marrow transplants.

Time August 16, 2019
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Sponsored Content | Blog | Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

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Time August 15, 2019
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News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy

Mevion Medical Systems and C-RAD announced the integration between the C-RAD Catalyst PT and the Mevion S250i proton therapy system. The union of both products supports a seamless workflow with uninterrupted patient surface tracking and monitoring from setup through treatment.

Time August 15, 2019
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News | Digital Pathology

Research on personalized medicines is gaining popularity in the cancer research industry, which has increased the need for effective and reliable diagnostic procedures and is expected to drive the growth of the whole slide imaging systems market. Growing demand for laboratory diagnosis procedures is also expected to fuel future growth, according to a new report from Persistence Market Research.

Time August 15, 2019
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News | PET-CT

United Imaging announced that its uExplorer total-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) system is now in use.

Time August 15, 2019
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News | Radiation Therapy

Henry Ford Cancer Institute is first-in-the-world to enroll a glioblastoma patient in the GBM AGILE Trial (Adaptive Global Innovative Learning Environment). The novel trial design and architecture is made possible by an international collaboration of experts in the care of patients with glioblastoma and the design of clinical trials. Led by the trial sponsor Global Coalition for Adaptive Research (GCAR), GBM AGILE is a seamless Phase II (Efficacy and Safety)/Phase III (Confirmatory) trial aimed at identifying the most effective therapies for patients with glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer.

Time August 15, 2019
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News | Pediatric Imaging

August 14, 2019 – Children’s veins are small and sometimes difficult to access during necessary medical treatment. When ...

Time August 14, 2019
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Technology | Interventional Radiology

August 14, 2019 — NinePoint Medical Inc. announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to ...

Time August 14, 2019
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News | Brachytherapy Systems

August 14, 2019 — Isoray announced a trio of studies recently reported at scientific meetings and published in medical ...

Time August 14, 2019
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News | Mammography

Image visualization company Imago Systems announced it has signed a know-how license with Mayo Clinic. The multi-year agreement will focus on clinical trial support for Imago Systems' ICE Reveal product for breast imaging and includes financial investment from Mayo Clinic.

Time August 14, 2019
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News | Artificial Intelligence

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that could help pathologists read biopsies more accurately and to better detect and diagnose breast cancer.

Time August 13, 2019
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News | PACS

Infinitt North America will be implementing Infinitt RIS (radiology information system)/PACS (picture archiving and communication system) and Infinitt Mammo PACS at six Lake Medical Imaging facilities in The Villages and Leesburg, Fla. With 23 board-certified radiologists, Lake Medical Imaging offers a full range of imaging services. When their newest imaging center is fully operational, they anticipate a procedure volume of 350,000 radiological studies per year.

Time August 09, 2019
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