Feature | Information Technology | By Chris Scarisbrick
Hollywood has shone its lights on potential dystopian futures and the threats of cruel, calculating computers for decades. But look beyond the Arnold Schwarzenegger-type cinematic portrayals of cybernetic antagonists, and there might be a future for the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) where teaching machines new tricks with data could result in huge benefits for transforming diagnostic capacity and the very nature of how our professionals identify serious illnesses.
July 05, 2017 
Videos | Enterprise Imaging
James Whitfill, M.D., chief medical officer, Innovation Care Partners, and Christopher Roth, M.D., director of imaging ...
July 05, 2017 
Feature | Computed Tomography (CT) | By Jeff Zagoudis
Computed tomography colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, offers a noninvasive alternative to traditional (optical) colonoscopy for detection of precancerous polyps. The technology has been around for over 20 years, and numerous studies have shown it to be effective for diagnosis and screening. Questions about its utility as a screening tool persist, however, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reiterated in December that it will not reimburse providers for CTC in that role. The radiology community is working to change that by finding ways to improve the procedure and educating patients and providers.
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News | Computed Tomography (CT)
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Feature | Angiography | Tom Watson BS, RCVT, Clinical Analyst, MD Buyline
One of the more significant advancements for interventional X-ray (IXR) in the past few years has been an increased focus on core and supporting technologies to provide high-quality, high-resolution images without a corresponding increase in radiation dose.
July 05, 2017 
Sponsored Content | Case Study | Treatment Planning
Recently, the oncology department needed to update its radiation therapy treatment planning system. The department carried out an extensive assessment of possible systems before selecting RayStation, and key requirements included fast calculation speed, support for multimodality imaging and adaptive planning capabilities. The RayStation configuration comprises 10 planning and 10 contouring workstations and licenses for 3DCRT, IMRT and VMAT planning, multi-criteria optimization (MCO), deformable image registration, dose tracking and adaptive replanning.
July 05, 2017 Sponsored Content
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Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Jeff Zagoudis
Image-guided radiation therapy offers great potential to improve the efficiency of treating cancer patients by more accurately tracking tumor response so that treatment can be adjusted accordingly. While there are numerous imaging modalities available, only some have proven effective for the purpose of guiding radiation therapy. In particular, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is generating great interest as an option that could provide real-time visualization for truly adaptive radiation therapy.
July 05, 2017 Sponsored Content
News | Artificial Intelligence
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Feature | Treatment Planning | By Jeff Zagoudis
While radiation oncologists have a number of proven techniques at their disposal for treating patients, the reality is that no two patients are alike — perhaps even more so than in other medical specialties. As such, a great deal of planning is required to engineer an ideal, personalized treatment approach, especially as more advanced therapies continue to mature. In the last 12 months, several vendors have released updates to their treatment planning software (TPS) to help generate the most precise treatment plans possible while streamlining workflow. While many of these take the form of software to integrate with existing systems, a few dedicated radiotherapy imaging systems hit the market as well.
July 05, 2017 
Blog | Information Technology
As technology moves forward, so does the evolution of consolidating multiple “ologies” into a system-neutral repository to create a comprehensive package for all imaging needs in radiology, cardiology and various other ologies as well. Imaging Technology News (ITN) and its sister publication Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) often see the blending of the ologies at numerous trade shows throughout the year.
July 05, 2017 
Accuray Inc. and Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care (MECCC), part of the Montefiore Health System (MHS), announced that Montefiore doctors have treated the first cancer patients in New York with the advanced Radixact Treatment Delivery System. The system was designed to deliver image-guided intensity-modulated (IG-IMRT) radiation therapy, an extremely precise form of radiation therapy. Montefiore is the only hospital in New York State, and in the greater New York area, to have this equipment.
July 03, 2017 Sponsored Content
Feature | Artificial Intelligence
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News | Radiation Therapy
IBA and Philips announced in mid-June they are stepping up their combined effort for proton therapy in Brazil.
July 03, 2017 
Videos | Enterprise Imaging
Rasu Shrestha, M.D., MBA, chief innovation officer, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), executive vice ...
July 03, 2017 
When diagnosing strokes and heart diseases or looking at tumors, perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a gentler way to capture the blood flow circulation in the organs. However, the method is far from being implemented to its full potential at many clinics. The Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS in Bremen, Germany organized a workshop entitled “Measurement of Perfusion and Capillary Exchange” from June 21-23 to promote adoption of the method. The event provided information about its applications and the current state of research.
July 03, 2017 Sponsored Content
Case Study | Enterprise Imaging
Having the most efficient clinical workflows with enhanced diagnostic capabilities is a major goal for clinicians and ...
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News | Radiation Therapy
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced the 2017 ASTRO Gold Medalists. Søren M. Bentzen, DSc, Ph.D.; Louis B. Harrison, M.D., FASTRO; and Michael L. Steinberg, M.D., FASTRO, have been awarded the highest honor bestowed upon ASTRO members. They will be recognized for their achievements at an awards ceremony during ASTRO’s 59th Annual Meeting, Sept. 24-27 in San Diego.
July 03, 2017 
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Clarius Mobile Health has a new option for customers who only want to carry one multipurpose ultrasound scanner in their pocket. Clarius Clip-ons transform a scanner that is typically used to scan deep structures within the abdomen, to one that can also scan superficial anatomy and even the heart.
June 30, 2017 Sponsored Content
News | Artificial Intelligence | June 21, 2024
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News | Mammography
June 30, 2017 — Solis Mammography was named the 19th fastest-growing, middle-market company in North Texas by the Dallas ...
June 30, 2017 
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Medical device companies CurveBeam and Carestream Health announced a collaboration to support and facilitate education and research for weight-bearing computed tomography (CT) imaging.
June 30, 2017 News | Radiation Therapy
IBA announced the accreditation of an International Competence Center (ICC) training course by the European Board for Accreditation in Medical Physics (EBAMP).
June 29, 2017 
News | Mammography
GE Healthcare has collaborated with Boca Raton Regional Hospital (Boca Raton, Fla.) to bring a more comfortable mammography system, Senographe Pristina to patients with next-generation 3-D digital mammography technology. It is the first installation of Senographe Pristina in the United States.
June 29, 2017 
Videos | Clinical Decision Support
Rami Doukky, M.D., system chair, Division of Cardiology, professor of medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System ...
June 29, 2017 
News | Radiation Therapy
Due to its widespread success in treating several types of brain cancer, global market growth for Gamma Knife radiosurgery involving the head is expected to exceed $364.8 million by 2025. As more patients seek treatment at facilities that offer Gamma Knife radiosurgery, the market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.2 percent, according to a new report from public relations firm OpenPR.
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