Sponsored Content | Case Study | Digital Radiography (DR) | By Ryan Garland, MHA, BS, RT (R)

Edward Hospital & Health Services is a full-service, regional healthcare provider offering sophisticated medical specialties. It is located in the western suburbs of Chicago, with two main campuses in Naperville and Plainfield, plus outpatient facilities and physician offices throughout the region.

Time September 08, 2017
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Feature | Breast Density | By Roy Prager, M.D.

While mammograms play a vital role in efforts to identify breast cancer, they can present some challenges in women with dense breast tissue. Both dense breast tissue and cancer cells can appear as solid white in mammography, increasing the risk that results might be misinterpreted. Some recent advances in both technology and in communications about breast density have the potential to help clinicians and patients overcome these challenges in the years ahead.

Time September 08, 2017
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Feature | Teleradiology | By Dave Whitney

By definition, distributed radiology, or Teleradiology 3.0, is the progressive step in transforming mutual exclusivity of onsite radiology practice and teleradiology outsourcing into a seamless radiology distribution model. By extending deeply into acute and ambulatory health systems, distributed radiology utilizes data fluidity to provide rapid diagnostic interpretation regardless of exam origin or physician location.

Time September 08, 2017
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Feature | Proton Therapy | By Jeff Zagoudis

As one of the more precise methods of delivering radiation therapy for cancer treatment, proton therapy has grown at a rapid pace the last several years. Considered experimental not too long ago and used primarily in research settings, clinicians across the globe are rapidly coming to accept the utility of proton therapy for numerous indications — a list that many expect to continue to grow rapidly.

Time August 08, 2018
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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Radiation Dose Management | By Kelly Golkin

Continuing education and training are essential in the healthcare industry. Physicians are required to earn a certain number of continuing medical education credits to maintain license registration, and radiologic technologists must earn a certain number of continuing education credits to maintain American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification and registration.

Time September 08, 2017
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Feature | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS) | By Jeff Zagoudis

Cancer is perhaps the most highly personal, complex disease in our world today. While the various types of cancer are ...

Time September 08, 2017
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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Oncology Information Management Systems (OIMS)

University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) is one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands. The hospital provides world-class patient care and is engaged in cutting-edge scientific research and medical education. UMCG is a leading cancer center and will soon open a new state-of-the-art proton therapy center.

Time September 08, 2017
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Blog | Proton Therapy

The ITN team recently attended the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA)’s 45th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Anaheim, Calif., where nearly 1,000 members, vendors and presenters came together to learn and network. We learned from the three nationally renowned keynote speakers, more than 100 breakout sessions and from the new technology showcased in the exhibit hall by 160 different companies.

Time September 08, 2017
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Feature | Radiation Dose Management | By Dave Fornell

Patient X-ray radiation exposure from medical imaging has been a hot topic in radiology and has prompted the implementation of radiation dose monitoring systems. Prior to these systems, dose measurements either were not tracked or required manual calculation of dose based on scanner data in the DICOM headers.

Time September 08, 2017
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Technology | Radiation Dose Management

September 7, 2017 — Sapheneia and Scannerside received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to ...

Time September 07, 2017
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News | Contrast Media

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would hold a meeting of the Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee (MIDAC) on Sept. 8 to discuss regulatory approaches for use of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs).

Time September 07, 2017
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Sponsored Content | Webinar | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

As one of the largest outpatient neurological centers in the United States, Dent Neurologic Institute performs 120 MRI ...

Time September 07, 2017
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News | Advanced Visualization

September 7, 2017 — Median Technologies announced that it will lead a scientific and medical roundtable on Sept. 7 in ...

Time September 07, 2017
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News | PET-CT

September 7, 2017 — Advanced melanoma has a poor prognosis, but immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy can be effective for ...

Time September 07, 2017
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News | Enterprise Imaging

Regional One Health (Memphis, Tenn.) has implemented Carestream Health’s Clinical Collaboration Platform that includes enterprise imaging, vendor-neutral archiving and Vue Motion universal viewer.

Time September 07, 2017
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Technology | Ultrasound Imaging

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared TrueFusion, a new cardiovascular application from Siemens Healthineers that integrates ultrasound and angiography to guide cardiac teams when administering treatment for structural heart disease. Available on the new Release 5.0 of the Acuson SC2000 cardiovascular ultrasound system, TrueFusion is designed to maximize not only interventional cardiology procedures, but also routine diagnosis and follow-up of patients with structural heart disease.

Time September 06, 2017
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News | Orthopedic Imaging

A new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that in the Medicare population, the utilization rates have increased in both volume and per beneficiary over the past two decades for the most common musculoskeletal (MSK) extremity imaging modalities. The study focused on radiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound.

Time September 06, 2017
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Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

MRI Distortion Check is a new, cloud-based solution designed to quickly and automatically quantify distortion in magnetic resonance images (MRI). Used in conjunction with CIRS MRI Grid phantoms, the software provides the capability to quickly and accurately measure distortion through out the entire image volume.

Time September 06, 2017
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Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

September 6, 2017 — Guerbet LLC USA announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dotarem ...

Time September 06, 2017
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Technology | Mammography

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared GE Healthcare’s Senographe Pristina with Self-Compression, the first 2-D digital mammography system that allows patients to increase or decrease the amount of compression applied to their own breast before the mammogram X-ray is taken.

Time September 05, 2017
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