Harvard scientists, in cooperation with physicians from Cottage Health System and DR Systems, will be conducting a live study at the 2014 Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) conference.
The new ResolutionMD functionality, which will be released in Q1 of 2015, offers better access to health information, supports better teamwork and enhances communication among practitioners and patients.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final rules outlining how Medicare will pay major health care providers and suppliers in 2015.
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OKI Data Corp. announces availability of four Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) printers developed for the medical imaging market.
In their efforts to better integrate the radiation therapy treatment and planning systems of multiple providers, clinicians at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital replaced their Varian ARIA oncology information system (OIS) with Elekta's Mosaiq OIS. Integrated with the hospital's Varian and Accuray linear accelerators and treatment planning systems, Mosaiq went live at the medical center in August.
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At the 2014 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting, Cerner Corp. will feature RadNet Radiation Dose Documentation functionality.
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Carestream will debut its Carestream Touch Ultrasound System that offers a combination of enhanced user experience and image quality to meet the needs of even the most demanding radiologists and sonographers. The product release also marks Carestream’s entry into the ultrasound market.
Radcal Corporation announced the release of its first WiFi device, the Nugget, which will be unveiled at the 2014 RSNA trade show, along with the new Accu-Dose+ ion chamber based diagnostic meter, Accu-Gold, to replace the legacy dose meters.
Cleveland Clinic announced its 9th annual list of Top 10 Medical Innovations that are likely to have major impact on improving patient care in 2015. The list includes a mobile stroke ambulance, fast, painless blood testing and a novel intra-operative radiation approach for breast cancer.
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Cerner’s RadNet Mammography Management solutions helps facilities provide mammography services efficiently and deliver patient care. The unified Cerner Millennium healthcare information technology architecture ensures clinicians have immediate access to consistent patient information.
Guerbet will present its two latest contrast agents, Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) injection and Lipiodol (ethiodized oil) injection, at the 100th annual Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) Nov. 30 through Dec. 6 in Chicago.
Mobisante has produced a software-only ultrasound platform for physicians and medical professionals. This platform improves the affordability of ultrasound imaging by allowing providers to leverage their existing investments in computing platforms.
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Vital Images Inc. announced enhancements in image management to its VitreaView enterprise viewer with VioStream software. Today, many healthcare organizations are challenged to unify access to imaging content, often spread across a number of departmental picture archive and communication systems (PACS) and distributed locations. Vital is now offering building blocks which will enable full image access through electronic health records (EHRs).
CIRS will feature a variety of quality assurance (QA), research and training phantoms for all radiology imaging modalities at the 2014 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting, held Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in Chicago.
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ContextVision released GOPView Mammo3, a complete mammography image processing product for both screening and diagnostic imaging.
A novel study demonstrates the potential of a novel molecular imaging drug to detect and visualize early prostate cancer in soft tissue, lymph nodes and bone. The research, published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, compares the biodistribution and tumor uptake kinetics of two Tc-99m labeled ligands, MIP-1404 and MIP-1405, used with SPECT and planar imaging.
A study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has identified for the first time changes in the metabolic activity of a key brain region in patients successfully treated for depression with psychodynamic psychotherapy, suggesting a mechanism of action behind one of the most historically important and widely practiced forms of therapy. They also found evidence that pretreatment metabolism in a different brain structure might predict which patients are likely to respond to that form of therapy. Their report will appear in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics and has been issued online.
Mevion Medical Systems, Inc. and Philips Radiation Oncology Systems are collaborating to combine the treatment planning capability of Philips’ Pinnacle³ radiation therapy planning system with the Mevion S250 solution with Hyperscan, Mevion’s new pencil beam scanning technology that is capable of scanning a tumor in seconds.
A study in which more than 43,000 children were evaluated for head trauma offers an unprecedented picture of how children most frequently suffer head injuries, report physicians at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine.
Dartmouth researchers say lung cancer screening in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) meets a commonly accepted standard for cost effectiveness. The relatively new screening test uses annual low-dose CT scans to spot lung tumors early in individuals facing the highest risks of lung cancer due to age and smoking history.