Sectra AB announced that an interface has been created between its digital pathology solution and PALGA U-DPS, a pathology laboratory application within the nationwide network and registry of histopathology and cytopathology in the Netherlands. This enables pathologists to work completely digitally when performing primary diagnostics of histology slides. The interface was created as part of a strong cooperation with Deutsche Telekom Healthcare Solutions (Netherlands).
According to the latest research study released by Technavio, the global medical imaging market is expected to reach close to $37 billion in revenue by 2020.
Paxeramed Corp. has announced the release of version 2.0 of its patient engagement app CarePassport. The company highlighted the major update at the 2016 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference and exhibition, Feb. 29–March 3 in Las Vegas.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
Wanda Inc., in partnership with Dignity Health, announced the launch of the OncoVerse virtual care collaboration platform. OncoVerse is a digital health platform designed to enable the patient's care team to collaborate in real time and allow clinicians across all disciplines to work together to determine the most effective treatment plan for cancer patients.
On Feb. 19-20, Brainlab sponsored the Sixth International Conference of the Novalis Circle in Munich, Germany, bringing together international experts in radiation oncology and neurosurgery.
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New research suggests a high coronary artery calcium score puts people at greater risk not only for heart and vascular disease but also for cancer, chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The research was part of a 10-year follow-up study of more than 6,000 people who underwent heart computed tomography (CT) scans.
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March 9, 2016 — Hitachi Medical Corp. and Redlen Technologies Inc., a Canadian technology company, announced an ...
The use of diabetes treatment, whether by diet or pills such as metformin, decreases mammographic density (MD), one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer, whereas taking insulin appears to increase it. These findings were part of a presentation at the 10th European Breast Cancer Conference.
March 9, 2016 — Radiotherapy to the whole breast is standard treatment after breast-conserving surgery for women with ...
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March 9, 2016 — Japanese business magazine Nikkei Asian Review reported Wednesday that Canon has been named the winning ...
The Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital at Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics is providing its vascular surgery patients with fast, high-quality ultrasound exams using two new Aplio 500 Platinum systems from Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. The premier integrated delivery network (IDN) in East Texas is utilizing the systems in its vascular surgical group for pre-surgical planning.
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Did you know that approximately one-third of all the data in world is created by the healthcare industry and that ...
Playing “brain-training” video games may help improve some cognitive abilities of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) by strengthening neural connections in an important part of their brains, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
EOS imaging announced that it has received CE Mark for spineEOS, its online 3-D planning software for spine surgery based on EOS bi-planar imaging. spineEOS is the third “EOSapp” software planning solution introduced by the company, joining its hipEOS and kneeEOS products.
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Fluoroscopy makes guiding a catheter through a blood vessel possible. However, fluoroscopy, a form of real-time moving X-ray, also exposes the patient to radiation. Now, a University of Missouri School of Medicine researcher has evaluated technology that may be used to replace fluoroscopy, eliminating the need for X-ray during cardiac ablation procedures.
Brainlab announced the results of a study with leading international cancer centers aimed at understanding the safety and efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the treatment of patients with prostate cancer.
In light of conflicting and inconclusive clinical data on the benefit of radiation therapy (RT) in cancer patients with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation, a clinical review examined the current status of data regarding BRCA1 and BRCA2 deficiency and radiation therapy sensitivity.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of an alternative digital mammography quality assurance (QA) program that mammography facilities may use instead of the program recommended by the image receptor manufacturer.
March 7, 2016 — Findings from the first multicenter clinical trial to relate disease recurrence patterns to the type of ...
Nautilus Medical Inc. has announced worldwide availability of MatrixRay, its next-generation radiology image management platform. The release of MatrixRay to the entire medical healthcare market was announced from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference, Feb. 29-March 4 in Las Vegas.