The American College of Radiology (ACR) announced its support of provisions in a new bill that would further delay implementation of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) screening mammography recommendations.
Two new research studies verify that echocardiography, linked to experts through telemedicine, can provide better and more economical clinical healthcare to patients living a great distance from a cardiac care center.
Loma Linda University and Siemens’ PETNET Solutions Inc. have completed and brought operational a state-of-the-art positron emission tomography (PET) production and research facility to advance molecular imaging.
While most women understand the importance of health screenings, an estimated 72 million have missed or postponed a ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) announced it is one of two beta sites in the United States that will receive the new iSR’obot Mona Lisa. The image-guided system provides urologic surgeons with a tool to diagnose prostate cancer earlier through accurate diagnosis and precise localization that may allow for targeted treatments in the future.
At the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), Siemens Healthineers will highlight a new release of its syngo.via for Molecular Imaging software.
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS in Bremen, Germany, recently completed a project to develop several methods for adjusting radiation therapy more effectively during the course of treatment.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
June 9, 2016 — Using an advanced imaging technique, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore ...
Mach7 Technologies announced it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: U.S. Healthcare Provider VNA/AICA Unstructured Data Platforms for Integrated Care 2016 Vendor Assessment.
Scans of an individual’s brain activity are emerging as powerful predictive tools, thanks to the Human Connectome Project (HCP), an initiative of the National Institutes of Health. Recently reported studies based on HCP neuroimaging and psychological data show that individual differences in brain connectivity can reliably predict a person’s behavior.
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June 8, 2016 — The presence of high saturated fatty acids in breast tissue may be a useful indicator of cancer in ...
Eizo Corp. announced it has entered a definitive agreement with Panasonic Healthcare Co. Ltd. of Japan to acquire Panasonic’s endoscopy monitor business.
Effective screening may be the key to America’s future. Only by catching disease early, before disease can injure the patient and impose financial penalties from lost work and medical expenses, can America achieve its dual goals of high-quality healthcare at low cost. Cancer, more than any other disease, exemplifies the promise and challenge.
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June 8, 2016 — The amount a heart ‘bleeds’ following a heart attack can predict the severity of future heart failure ...
Consolidate disparate imaging systems and provide physicians with enterprise-wide access to all medical data with Unifier Archive, a natively Vendor Neutral Archive from Dicom Systems.
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Carestream has changed the DR game and puts you in control of the move to digital. See how the X-Factor lets you make ...
MEDraysintell estimates that the global market for nuclear medicine (radiopharmaceuticals) reached $4.3 billion in 2015, growing just over 2 percent a year between 2013 and 2015.
The average salaries of radiologic technologists rose by 4.8 percent in the past three years and now average $65,756, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists Wage and Salary Survey 2016.
A recent pilot study reported in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that sodium fluoride (Na-F-18) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (NaF-PET/CT) accurately detects bone metastases in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
A new report from Logicalis Healthcare Solutions discusses six ways telehealth providers can enhance the patient experience, with the key being whether patients are comfortable using the solution.
June 7, 2016 — Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd. and Siemens’ PETNET Solutions Inc. announced the commercial availability of ...