Significant differences were found among women receiving mammography at a cancer center versus those visiting a mobile mammography van, according to an article published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR). The print version is scheduled to be published in the December 2017 issue of AJR.
October 18, 2017 — HealthMyne announced the release of QIDS (Quantitative Imaging Decision Support) 3.0 with the ...
October 18, 2017 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based measurements of the functional connections in the brain can ...
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
October 18, 2017 — Carestream Health looks to make converting to digital radiography (DR) easy and affordable with the ...
A machine learning tool can help identify which high-risk breast lesions are likely to become cancerous, according to a new study appearing online in the journal Radiology. Researchers said the technology has the potential to reduce unnecessary surgeries.
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October 17, 2017 — Back-to-back discoveries from Cleveland Clinic demonstrate for the first time how a testosterone ...
SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient ...
October 17, 2017 — The Trento Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari (APSS) and IBA announced the successful ...
Philips announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the new eL18-4 transducer with full solution for 'small parts' assessment. These ultrasound exams detect abnormalities in the small organs that are close to the skin. The Philips Ultimate Small Parts Solution features four key innovations that work together to help improve patient care: the eL18-4 PureWave linear array transducer, Philips MicroFlow Imaging, Philips Elastography and Philips Precision Biopsy. The new eL18-4 transducer can also be used to assess musculoskeletal injuries.
To help readers find out what vendors will be highlighting on the show floor at the 2017 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting, ITN has created the RSNA FastPass microsite. This site can be searched by modality to find an alphabetical listing by vendor and lists what technologies they will be showing and their booth numbers. The site can be used for planning where to visit on the vast show floor of more than 800 vendors
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At the 2017 Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2017), Konica Minolta will demonstrate how the KDR Advanced U-Arm (AU) System can help radiology practices improve workflow and patient satisfaction while providing impressive clinical images to help clinicians make better decisions, sooner.
October 17, 2017 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently refined its standardized system for liver cancer ...
The new Agfa HealthCare movie "Enterprise Imaging crosses the tipping point" takes viewers on a journey around the world to visit hospitals that have adopted enterprise imaging. Through real customer cases and third-party studies, it demonstrates the impact of moving from departmental image management systems to enterprise-wide solutions.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
Volpara Solutions will introduce VolparaEnterprise Live!, a mammography quality control tool, at the 2016 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 26-Dec. 1 in Chicago. VolparaEnterprise Live! provides the technologist with real-time, quality feedback at the gantry. It calculates the patient positioning score, dose and compression pressure for each image within 30 seconds of acquisition.
The Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST), the first randomized trial to compare two types of digital mammography for breast cancer screening, is now open for enrollment. The study was developed by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. ECOG-ACRIN is leading the trial.
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Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. supported ultrasound education for physiatrists in physical medicine and rehabilitation by sponsoring workshops at the annual assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), Oct. 12-15 in Denver.
To expand ultrasound capabilities in its radiology department and offer safe, less invasive imaging to its pediatric patient population, OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center purchased an Aplio i800 ultrasound system from Toshiba Medical, a Canon Group company. OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, part of OSF HealthCare in Peoria, Ill., will use the system for general pediatric imaging, as well as in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois and explore new capabilities for the future.
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), along with several partnering societies, recently released appropriate use criteria addressing the evaluation and use of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis and management of valvular heart disease.
Elekta and Brainlab have reconfirmed their alliance for the integrated use of the Elekta Versa HD linear accelerator and Brainlab ExacTrac patient positioning and monitoring technology. The integration of these two technologies offers high-definition stereotactic radiosurgery (HDRS) treatments with versatile patient positioning and monitoring through simplified workflows. A Versa HD system augmented with ExacTrac was displayed at the Elekta booth during the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Sept. 24-27 in San Diego.
October 16, 2017 — A new report from medical imaging information technology (IT) and cybersecurity company Sectra shows ...
As we strive to increase value and decrease cost of health delivery, clinical collaboration and efficiency become key objectives. Interviews with executives of leading health systems in Frost & Sullivan whitepaper “Health Imaging: Vision for 2027” illustrate long-term benefits of creating the ‘Imaging Health Record’ to steer clinical, operational and financial decisions. Frost & Sullivan analysts conclude that an integrated platform approach is fundamental to aligning enterprise imaging with value-based care.