Volpara Solutions announced the installation of VolparaDensity in Belgium, marking the 31st country where the system has been implemented. New installations were also recently completed in Canada, Turkey, Korea, Japan and the United Kingdom.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that it has reached an agreement with Lancaster Breast Imaging of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in regards to a Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) violation self-reported by the facility. Lancaster Breast Imaging is still performing mammography to date.
VuComp Inc. announced that it has submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) its premarket approval application (PMA) for computer-aided detection (CAD) for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT).
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A new clinical trial is testing the feasibility and efficiency of a doctor in New York City remotely performing long-distance, tele-robotic ultrasound exams over the Internet on patients in Chicago.
Following a merger of eight regional facilities, San Diego Imaging acts to image-enable their EMR and ensure a complete patient record is available where and when it is needed.

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With study volumes exceeding 700,000 annually, Central Florida’s Radiology and Imaging Specialists (RIS) needed to replace their legacy PACS to reach a new level of patient care.
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U.S. healthcare reform is largely being driven through adoption of new information technology (IT), so it is no wonder that the key healthcare IT meeting has vastly and rapidly grown in recent years to become one of the largest medical shows in the world. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting grew to more than 43,000 attendees this year and included more than 1,300 vendors on the expo floor.
Provision Center for Proton Therapy is helping pioneer a new product that will help further protect prostate cancer patients from the effects of radiation therapy. Four patients were injected with SpaceOAR hydrogel, the first product in the United States cleared just last week as a spacer to protect the rectum in men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer. The SpaceOAR System is intended to temporarily position the anterior rectal wall away from the prostate during radiotherapy for prostate cancer, creating space to protect the rectum from radiation exposure. Provision is the first proton therapy center and the second radiation treatment center nationwide to adopt the product.
In Detroit, where three out of every five children live in poverty, the infant mortality rate is two and one half times of the national rate — at 15 per 1,000 live births. Nearly 6 of 10 infants that die in Detroit did not receive adequate prenatal care. These are sobering statistics that Covenant Community Care, a faith-based, charitable non-profit Community Health Center serving the people of Metro Detroit, is poised to change thanks to a charitable donation by Konica Minolta Medical Imaging.
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A UK National Cancer Research Institute trial led from The University of Manchester and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust has suggested that in patients with early stage Hodgkin lymphoma, the late effects of radiotherapy could be reduced by using a scan to determine those who actually need it.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Siemens Healthcare’s 3-D mammography, breast tomosynthesis imaging system. This marks the 3-D mammography vendor to enter the U.S. market.
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Hitachi Aloka Medical America, Inc. (HAMA) announced the launch of its new website. Hitachi Aloka Medical America, Inc. which is committed to delivering advanced diagnostic ultrasound systems and solutions to meet the needs of physicians and patients in the USA and Canada has just completed and released a new and improved website with these advanced features:
3D Systems announced that a 20-month-old toddler is breathing and swallowing easier thanks to a team of cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The team used a full-color 3-D printed replica of his heart to prepare for a delicate, 2.5-hour procedure at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Carestream earned the top rating in MD Buyline’s Market Intelligence Briefing (2015 Q1) for both portable and room-based digital radiography (DR) systems. The company’s DRX-Revolution mobile X-ray system and its DRX-Evolution and DRX-Ascend systems earned high marks from customers for system performance, reliability, installation and service repair quality. The DRX-Revolution was the highest rated portable system and Carestream’s DRX room-based platform tied for the highest rating in the DR room category.
Although ultrasound remains the primary imaging modality used in prenatal imaging, fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is playing an increasing role in further evaluation of fetuses suspected of congenital anomalies. As 3-T MRI scanners become more common due to their improved image signal-to-noise ratio and anatomical detail, the benefits of 3-T MRI must be weighed against potential risks to the fetus that may result from the higher field strength.
Ten abstracts on the uses of volumetric breast imaging data were presented at the 2015 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) meeting, focusing on reducing subjectivity in density and assessment and improving breast cancer risk prediction models.
IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) announced that it has signed a formal contract with the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) to establish The Netherlands’ first proton therapy center in Groningen.
Recognizing that both women and their doctors are often confused after a mammogram reveals the woman has dense breasts, a nonprofit organization has launched a major new educational website. The site, www.DenseBreast-info.org, addresses questions women and their healthcare providers often have about breast density – helping them to "Get Smart about Being Dense."
Hologic, Inc. issued the following statement today on the draft 2015 guidelines for breast cancer screening published this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).