False-positive results and additional imaging are common among younger women and women with risk factors for breast cancer who are screened with digital mammography.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a final recommendation statement on breast cancer screening and a detailed review of public and healthcare professional input received on its 2015 draft recommendation.

Diagnostic Imaging Services Inc. (DIS) of Metairie, La., has recently upgraded their computed tomography (CT) scanner services with the installation of Hitachi’s first Supria CT scanner in the United States.

January 8, 2016 — The Vermont state Senate introduced a bill this week that would mandate healthcare facilities to share ...

Alpha Imaging, an independent sales and service provider of advanced medical imaging equipment, announced that it has executed a distribution agreement with Gamma Medica Inc. The agreement covers distribution of Gamma Medica's LumaGEM molecular breast imaging (MBI) solution in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.

An antiscarring paste when applied to the skin of mice halts fibrosis caused by the radiation used in cancer therapy. That is according to a study led by researchers at Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center to be published in the January edition of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, or FASEB.

IT and medical technology company Sectra has acquired the Swedish company RxEye AB, which sells cloud-based IT services for efficient and secure remote viewing of medical images.

January 7, 2016 — MEDraysintell noticed that in 2015 global proton therapy sales orders grew to record levels at just ...