Each year imaging system manufacturers use the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting at the end of the ...
January 27, 2017 — Market intelligence firm Infiniti Research released a new report on the growth of 3-D mammography ...
Mevion Medical Systems and UF Health Cancer Center - Orlando Health recently announced the first patient treatment on a Mevion S250 proton therapy system in conjunction with Airo, a mobile, diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scanner. The advanced 3D CT-based localization is integrated to Verity Patient Positioning System, a component of the Mevion S250 Series, and is based on high-precision stereotactic localization and tracking technology. This solution improves treatment accuracy and reduces patient positioning uncertainties.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
Researchers have developed the first sensor capable of objectively identifying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and distinguishing between its two subtypes. The device represents a substantial achievement toward a more personalized approach to diagnosing and treating IBD, a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract affecting more than 1 million Americans.
Gamma Medica recently announced that through its collaboration with Ohio-based Alpha Imaging, Indiana-based Major Health Partners (MHP) has purchased and installed Gamma Medica’s LumaGEM molecular breast imaging (MBI) system. It is the state’s first LumaGEM and the hospital’s first MBI.
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Siemens Healthineers has announced the expansion of its online learning platform PEPconnect (Personalized Education Plan) to include approximately 1,000 new learning modules for medical imaging customers. Effective immediately, physicians and medical technology assistants can use PEPconnect to access training courses on Siemens Healthineers systems for imaging and minimally invasive therapy in seven different languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean and Japanese.
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Accuray Inc. announced recently that Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, is now treating patients using the new Radixact Treatment Delivery System, fully integrated with the new Accuray Precision Treatment Planning System and iDMS Data Management System.
In work published this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI), a team led by Jacob Hooker at Harvard Medical School assessed GV1-57, a radiotracer that specifically binds to mature olfactory sensory neurons, as an approach for quantifying neuronal populations with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.
Elekta announced new data demonstrating Leksell Gamma Knife better spares healthy brain tissue and delivers a higher radiation dose compared to linear accelerator (linac)-based delivery methods. The results, evaluating patients undergoing radiosurgery for large or complex brain tumors, were published in the Journal of Neurosurgery.
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The ultrasound systems space, which covers 39 major markets, is set to rise steadily from $4.2 billion in 2016 to $5 billion by 2023, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5 percent. The company’s latest report states that the growth will primarily be driven by the rising prevalence of diseases and expanding demand for cost-effective quality healthcare.
HealthDecision LLC recently announced the launch of the Breast Cancer Screening tool. This tool provides patients a personalized risk analysis for developing breast cancer in the next 10 years and the benefits or harms associated with mammogram screening.
Implementing lung cancer screening as a high-quality preventive health service in a community setting is feasible, but comes with several key challenges, according to a scientific presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc. announced that its Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) software upgrade for its Aspire Cristalle digital mammography system, has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The optional DBT upgrade is now available in the United States.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and GE Healthcare Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Collaboration have issued a new call for proposals (CFP) focused on bone stress injuries (BSI), a frequent and debilitating injury for both the elite and the everyday athlete. The collaboration simultaneously announced the latest round of winning research proposals that address myotendinous injuries, specifically targeting strains, tears, ruptures, or pulls of the hamstring and calf.
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January 23, 2017 — International medical imaging IT company Sectra recently announced that the Lynn Sage Comprehensive ...
Carestream Health will demonstrate a zero-footprint enterprise imaging platform that can easily enable new use cases and modules at the upcoming Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference, Feb. 19-23 in Orlando, Fla.
The rapid spread of Zika virus in the Western Hemisphere this past year has caused great alarm in the United States ...
A new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute evaluates characteristics of non-research industry payments to radiologists and their potential impact as drivers of medical imaging utilization. The report is published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).
The Radiological Society of North America’s 102nd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2016), held Nov. 27-Dec. 2 in Chicago, highlighted RSNA’s ongoing commitment to improve patient care through radiology education, research and technological innovation.
To help healthcare chief information officers (CIOs) examine the important role enterprise imaging plays in value-based care, Logicalis Healthcare Solutions is offering a new downloadable white paper, “Accessible Images, Stronger Outcomes.” The company is also offering seven tips for selecting the right enterprise imaging platform.