Feature | Flat Panel Displays | Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Medical-grade display technology has evolved significantly and swiftly, and many new applications are available that help to streamline workflow and enhance productivity.

Time April 06, 2016
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News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy

April 5, 2016 — The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has produced a video that demonstrates the potential of this new ...

Time April 05, 2016
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News | Proton Therapy

IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) has recently received CE mark authorization of its new supra conducting accelerator.

Time April 05, 2016
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News | Ultrasound Imaging

North Fulton Hospital, Roswell, Ga., is one of the first healthcare providers in the United States to purchase the new Carestream Touch Prime XE Ultrasound System.

Time April 05, 2016
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News | PET-CT

New research shows individuals with a greater degree of activity in the stress center of the brain also have more evidence of inflammation in their arteries and were at higher risk for cardiovascular events, including heart attack, stroke and death.

Time April 05, 2016
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Feature | Proton Therapy | Dave Fornell

As proton therapy becomes more widely available, imaging for the development of proton treatment plans will become more commonplace. However, there are major differences in how treatment is planned for proton therapy compared to traditional radiation therapy. While anatomical imaging is the main focus in radiation therapy, proton therapy requires highly calibrated computed tomography (CT) datasets that are used to directly compute a highly technical treatment plan.

Time April 05, 2016
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Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | Jeff Zagoudis

Introduced in the 1980s, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an integral part of any radiology department. The modality has most often been used for brain and spine scans, but new applications are expanding its capabilities in recent years. Vendors are also working to reduce both scan times and machine size for enhanced productivity.

Time April 05, 2016
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Feature | Mobile C-Arms | Jeff Zagoudis

Now more than ever, thanks to healthcare reform, hospitals and clinics are having to find innovative ways to be flexible with their imaging systems.

Time April 05, 2016
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News | CT Angiography (CTA)

Novel technology developed by HeartFlow Inc. significantly reduces the need for invasive procedures to diagnose patients suspected of having coronary artery disease.

Time April 05, 2016
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Sponsored Content | Case Study | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

The need to repeat even one scan can put you behind schedule, increasing patient wait times and staff overtime.

Time April 05, 2016
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Feature | Information Technology

The ITN team has just returned from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS16) annual conference in Las Vegas, where more than 40,000 healthcare IT professionals gathered to learn about and share information on optimizing healthcare outcomes using information technology.

Time April 05, 2016
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News | Radiation Therapy

Pyrexar Medical announced a new distribution partnership with Clinitech Co. Ltd., bringing Pyrexar’s hyperthermia technologies into Cuba, the West Indies, Panama and Venezuela.

Time April 01, 2016
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News | Prostate Cancer

April 1, 2016 — Augmenix Inc. announced the publication of the SpaceOAR System U.S. Clinical Trial results of the ...

Time April 01, 2016
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News | Radiation Therapy

April 1, 2016 — Pyrexar Medical announced the achievement of ISO 13485 Certification and CE re-certification for its ...

Time April 01, 2016
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News | Oncology Related Products

In a paper published in Nature Reviews last week, Axel Hoos, M.D., Ph.D., laid out the current immunotherapy development paradigm, as well as his strategic vision to optimize the implementation of next-generation immunotherapies.

Time March 31, 2016
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News | Clinical Decision Support

March 31, 2016 — Medical diagnostic imaging provider Digirad Corp. posted an article to their website discussing updates ...

Time March 31, 2016
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News | Prostate Cancer

New technology has enabled doctors to administer higher doses of radiation to prostate cancer patients with fewer side effects. However, a new study shows that escalating the dose may not actually help a patient in the long term, at least not patients with localized prostate cancer.

Time March 31, 2016
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News | Stroke

New research suggests that looking at structures in the right side of the brain may help predict who will better recover from language problems after a stroke.

Time March 31, 2016
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News | Orthopedic Imaging

A new University of Alberta study shows that vibrating the spine may reveal more than magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) when it comes to treating back pain.

Time March 31, 2016
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News | Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

A prospective study examining a trimodality treatment approach in localized bladder cancer cases using adaptive image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) found the bladder preservation rate at three years was 83 percent.

Time March 30, 2016
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