News | SPECT Imaging

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) cardiac imaging company Spectrum Dynamics filed a lawsuit Dec. 6, 2018, against GE Healthcare for theft and misappropriation of Spectrum Dynamics' trade secrets and intellectual property. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Time December 06, 2018
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Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

During the 104th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 25-30 in Chicago, Siemens Healthineers introduced the Magnetom Altea 1.5 Tesla (1.5T) magnetic resonance (MR) scanner, equipped with BioMatrix patient personalization technology.

Time December 06, 2018
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Technology | Contrast Media Injectors

Contrast agent company Guerbet recently announced that the OptiVantage multi-use contrast media injector is now CE marked. This injector is designed for injecting contrast agents used in computed tomography (CT) scan medical examinations.

Time December 05, 2018
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Technology | Artificial Intelligence

GE Healthcare recently announced new applications and smart devices built on Edison – a platform that helps accelerate the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and empower providers to deliver faster, more precise care. Edison is part of GE Healthcare’s $1 billion and growing Digital portfolio and will serve as a “digital thread” for its existing AI partnerships and products. Clinical partners will use Edison to develop algorithms, and technology partners will work with GE Healthcare to bring the latest advancements in data processing to Edison applications and smart devices.

Time December 05, 2018
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Technology | Advanced Visualization

Fovia Inc. recently announced the release of a new artificial intelligence (AI) visualization platform, F.A.S.T. AI Suite. F.A.S.T. AI Suite bridges the gap between the thousands of AI algorithm developers seeking efficient distribution, and the many picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and universal viewer companies seeking a streamlined way to visualize and deliver meaningful AI results to radiologists and physicians.

Time December 05, 2018
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Technology | PET Imaging

Subtle Medical announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market SubtlePET. Subtle Medical also recently secured approval to affix the CE Mark on SubtlePET to begin marketing in the European Economic Area without restrictions.

Time December 05, 2018
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News | Artificial Intelligence

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Inc. announced a joint collaboration with Korean-based medical artificial intelligence (AI) company Lunit Inc. and Salud Digna, one of the largest diagnostic service providers in Mexico with 94 clinics around 24 states. The goal of the collaboration is to have radiologists in a real-world setting evaluate AI technologies for diagnostic imaging being developed by both Fujifilm and Lunit.

Time December 05, 2018
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News | Radiation Dose Management

Agfa HealthCare announced it has collaborated in delivering a system-wide DoseMonitor automated software implementation, integrated with their IMPAX platform, to the Veterans Integrated Service Networks 19 (VISN 19). Contracts for DoseMonitor have already been awarded by VISN 21 and VISN 23.

Time December 04, 2018
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News | Artificial Intelligence

Mirada Medical, a leading global brand in medical imaging software, will form part of an artificial intelligence (AI) consortium receiving £50M in new funding from the U.K. government. The funding is part of the government’s drive to expedite the development and adoption of AI in healthcare and the National Health System (NHS).

Time December 04, 2018
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News | Computer-Aided Detection Software

ScreenPoint Medical has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Volpara Health Technologies. Volpara will deliver ScreenPoint’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based products to customers as part of its expanding VolparaEnterprise AI cloud ecosystem. Together, the two companies expect to improve the clinical performance of mammography and drive the earlier detection of breast cancer. The partnership will leverage Volpara’s growing footprint in the breast imaging marketplace and will provide an opportunity for ScreenPoint to enter the U.S. market.

Time December 04, 2018
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Technology | Ultrasound Women's Health

GE Healthcare recently launched the Invenia automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) 2.0 system in the United States. This device is the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved ultrasound supplemental breast screening technology, according to GE, specifically designed for detecting cancer in dense breast tissue. When used in addition to mammography, Invenia ABUS can improve breast cancer detection by 55 percent over mammography[1] alone.[2]

Time December 03, 2018
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Technology | Computer-Aided Detection Software

Big data and artificial intelligence (AI) company Infervision announced the launch of InferRead CT Chest, a new product concept that detects four different conditions with just one set of chest scans, leading to faster and more comprehensive medical diagnoses. Additionally, Infervision introduced a new product concept for fast diagnosis in emergency conditions. The announcements were made at the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, Nov. 25-30 in Chicago.

Time November 30, 2018
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News | Artificial Intelligence

At the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting, Philips announced radiologists at the University of Utah Health are leveraging Philips Illumeo with adaptive intelligence to interact with imaging data to enhance physician expertise and efficiency. Initial results include productivity benefits in turnaround time, same-day readings and context-driven tool selection.

Time November 30, 2018
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News | Contrast Media

VigiLanz and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center recently announced a collaboration that leverages Cincinnati Children’s research on pediatric nephrotoxic kidney injury and VigiLanz’s capabilities to commercialize a solution for acute kidney injury (AKI) in pediatric patients. Dubbed NINJA, or Nephrotoxic Injury Negated by Just-in-time Action, the solution enables real-time identification and monitoring of patients at risk for AKI due to exposure to nephrotoxic drugs.

Time November 30, 2018
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Sponsored Content | Videos | Radiation Oncology

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Time November 30, 2018
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News | Stroke

Clinical diagnostics intelligence platform company MaxQ AI and Samsung NeuroLogica announced a distribution agreement to integrate MaxQ’s artificial intelligence (AI) software with Samsung NeuroLogica’s medical imaging hardware in the United States and European Union acute care marketplace. As part of this agreement, Samsung NeuroLogica will be able enhance its offerings with MaxQ’s Accipio Ix, part of MaxQ’s Accipio Insight intracranial hemorrhage platform, which supports acute care physicians by identifying patients with suspected intracranial hemorrhage, and prioritizing those patients using adult non-contrast head computed tomography (CT) imaging.

Time November 30, 2018
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This is a quick video tour of the Machine Learning Showcase at the Radiological Society Of North America (RSNA) 2018 ...

Time November 30, 2018
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Videos | Advanced Visualization

This is an example of the FDA-cleared OpenSight augmented reality (AR) system for surgical planning from NovaRad at the ...

Time November 30, 2018
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Videos | Digital Radiography (DR)

This is an example of moving X-ray images displayed by Konica Minolta today at the Radiological Society Of North America ...

Time November 30, 2018
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Sponsored Content | Blog | RSNA | Greg Freiherr and Dave Fornell

Artificial intelligence (AI) and enterprise imaging were among the top trends at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2018 meeting this week. New, old and unconventional vendors promoted one, the other or both. AI was part of a broader, familiar theme at RSNA with its predisposition toward illustrating data in new or unusual ways.

Time November 29, 2018
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