The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, will collaborate with RaySearch on the development of RayCare, the next-generation oncology information system. The agreement covers all of MD Anderson’s sites in the Greater Houston area, including five regional cancer centers. One goal of the collaboration is to enable clinical implementation of RayCare in a complex and large-scale environment.
April 18, 2017 — A collaboration between stroke neurologists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and ...
Patients at Terrebonne General Medical Center (TGMC) in Houma, La., now have access to safe, high-quality interventional cardiac exams with the installation of Toshiba Medical’s Infinix-i Sky +. TGMC, a nationally recognized healthcare organization and home to one of the most advanced vascular interventional practices in the country, is the first healthcare provider in the United States to install the Infinix-i Sky +. The center is leveraging the system’s flexibility and high-quality imaging to perform a wide array of procedures, enabling clinicians to provide outstanding care to more patients.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
Using 3-D models of a patient’s foot, investigators at Cedars-Sinai have found that the three leading procedures for treating heel deformities do not adequately correct the debilitating problem.
April 17, 2017 — To bolster its technology and treatment capabilities for coronary and peripheral artery diseases across ...
SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient ...
A new study led by UC San Francisco has found that radiation doses can be safely and effectively reduced – and more consistently administered – for common computed tomography (CT) scans by assessing and comparing doses across hospitals, and then sharing best practices for how much radiation to use.
SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient ...
April 17, 2017 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new clinical guideline for the ...
This executive brief covers the experiences and best practices implemented by Jefferson Radiology in its deployment across 10 locations and integration with 7 regional hospitals.
Join us for Think RADical, an advisory event focused on driving innovation in medical imaging. Featuring speakers from Lahey Hospital, Atrius Health, and NEBH.
SPONSORED CONTENT — EnsightTM 2.0 is the newest version of Enlitic’s data standardization software framework. Ensight is ...
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have developed an imaging technique using a specific form of helium to measure the effectiveness of a new drug for cystic fibrosis. They hope the finding could lead to improved therapies for cystic fibrosis and other lung conditions.
Medicalis recently announced that Mercy, the fifth largest Catholic health system in the U.S., has completed its enterprise-wide deployment of the Medicalis Workflow Solution in just under six months.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
April 14, 2017 — Carestream Health will demonstrate the potential for gains in both productivity and profitability ...
Kentucky and Iowa both this week joined the ranks of states with laws requiring mammography facilities to inform patients about the impact of dense fibroglandular breast tissue and its impact on cancer diagnosis and detection.
SPONSORED CONTENT — EnsightTM 2.0 is the newest version of Enlitic’s data standardization software framework. Ensight is ...
During this webinar, Andy Strickland, director of imaging informatics, describes the role of VNA (vendor neutral ...
Anne Le Grand, general manager of Watson Health Imaging, will explore the potential of cognitive imaging to aid radiologists in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care as this year’s Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) Summit keynote speaker.
April 13, 2017 — IDS recently announced Women’s Imaging Associates, a premier teleradiology firm located in Birmingham ...
The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) and its partners Nordion and General Atomics (GA), announced in March that MURR’s License Amendment Request (LAR) has been submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This marks a critical step towards implementing domestic U.S. production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). Once operational, production from this facility will be capable of supporting nearly half of U.S. demand for Mo-99, which currently must be imported from outside North America.
The volume of computed tomography (CT) imaging exams continues to grow in the United States,[2] adding pressure to hospitals and radiology departments to control costs while meeting demand. In the CT suite, productivity and workflow can be impacted in several ways, but a new syringe-less, multi-dose multi-patient power injector is making waves at healthcare facilities with its efficiency-improving performance.
Reno Diagnostic Centers (RDC) in Reno, Nev., recently expanded its radiology picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to the latest version of Carestream’s Clinical Collaboration Platform. This enterprise imaging management solution enables enhanced productivity for radiologists, collaboration with referring physicians and streamlined system management.