Cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication following radiation therapy of the chest, neck or head had significantly reduced risk of suffering a stroke, and possibly other cardiovascular complications, according to new research. The research appeared in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based ultrasound software and simulation company Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (AIM: MED) has entered a collaboration with the National Imaging Academy Wales (NIAW) to develop AI tools to aid ultrasound scanning and enhance ultrasound education.

Ikonopedia showcased its recently released Automated Combined Reporting package and its entire suite of structured breast reporting and MQSA management tools at the 2019 Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) annual meeting, July 21-24 in Aurora, Colo. The company’s various tools are designed to improve reporting efficiency and optimize facility operations.Ikonopedia showcased its recently released Automated Combined Reporting package and its entire suite of structured breast reporting and MQSA management tools at the 2019 Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) annual meeting, July 21-24 in Aurora, Colo. The company’s various tools are designed to improve reporting efficiency and optimize facility operations.

The West Virginia University (WVU) Heart and Vascular Institute is the first hospital in the country to acquire the Alphenix 4D CT from Canon Medical Systems USA Inc. The system offers an angiography configuration to expand capabilities in interventional procedures and help advance patient care in the community. The configuration pairs the Alphenix Sky + C-arm and Hybrid Catheterization Tilt/Cradle Table for interventional procedures with the Aquilion One/Genesis Edition computed tomography (CT) system, allowing clinicians to efficiently plan, treat and verify in a single clinical setting.