An optical imaging technique that measures metabolic activity in cancer cells can accurately differentiate breast cancer subtypes, and it can detect responses to treatment as early as two days after therapy administration, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Nuclear Imaging Services LLC (NIS) has completed the first U.S.-based ECAT Scintron installation into an outpatient cardiology facility. Gulf Coast Cardiology Group in Port Arthur, Texas, is the first to upgrade its Siemens ECAT system to Medical Imaging Electronics' (MiE) ECAT Scintron.
Philips’ MobileDiagnost wDR system allows staff to bring radiography machines directly to patients, optimizing patient comfort. The detector technology and reduced need for retakes inherent to these machines contribute to the patients receiving a low X-ray dose, further enhancing patient experience.
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Healthcare providers are adopting Carestream Health’s digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) module because of its ability to streamline reading workflows by displaying DBT exams and images from other mammography modalities on its Vue Mammography Workstation.
Jefferson Medical College researchers have developed a hologram-like display of a patient’s organs that surgeons can use to plan surgery. This approach uses molecular positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images of a patient to rapidly create a 3-D image of that patient so surgeons can see the detailed anatomical structure, peel away layers of tissue and move around in space to see all sides of a tumor before entering the operating room (OR) to excise it.
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Guerbet announced that it has been granted Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) for Lipiodol (Ethiodized Oil) Injection for management of patients with known hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
Claron Technology announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of NilRead zero-footprint viewer for the diagnostic interpretation of medical images. NilRead is the first universal, Web-based zero-footprint viewer supporting multi-monitor configurations.
Swissray International, Inc. a manufacturer of direct digital radiography (ddR) systems, announced that they sold a ddR system to Swedish American Health System in Rockford, Ill., bringing the total to four DR systems at the location.
Swissray International Inc., a manufacturer of direct digital radiography (ddR) systems, announced they have sold their ddRElement system to Capital Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine in Flowood, Miss. and to Tower Radiology in Tampa, Fla.
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Pie Medical Imaging B.V. (PMI) announced that they have signed an agreement with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) to begin a close collaboration. Under this agreement, the CRF Clinical Trials Center will use PMI’s solutions in their Angiographic Core Laboratory for clinical research and multicenter trials. CRF will also support further development of PMI’s new products for analysis and visualization of medical images.
Swissray International Inc., a manufacturer of direct digital radiography (ddR) systems, announced they have sold their ddRElement to Tower Radiology Center in Tampa, Fla.
Swissray International, a manufacturer of direct digital radiography (ddR) systems, announced they have sold another of their ddR systems to Swedish American Health System in Rockford, IL., bringing the total to four DR systems installed at the location.
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M*Modal, a provider of clinical documentation services and Speech Understanding solutions, announced a medical dictation application for iPhone mobile digital devices, expanding the company’s mobility solutions. The M*Modal Fluency Flex Mobile application lets doctors quickly and accurately record clinical notes during patient encounters for easy integration with electronic health record systems (EHRs), increasing physician productivity and documentation quality.
The Agfa Impax Agility picture archive and communication system (PACS) is a departmental imaging platform designed to improve productivity, reduce cost and facilitate quality outcomes. This comprehensive solution redesigns capabilities typically found in a radiology information system (RIS), multi-department PACS, voice recognition reporting and connectivity into a single system.
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Upgrades featured at the 2014 RSNA for the DX-D 100 wireless, mobile digital radiography (DR) system will include improved workflow and connectivity as well as low noise and dose capabilities.
Deployable throughout the hospital enterprise, the new Dome S3c LED is an all-in-one 3 MP diagnostic display, featuring LED backlight technology for pristine color and grayscale imaging.
Fujifilm Medical Systems invites attendees to experience an interactive demonstration of its digital radiography (DR) portfolio at the Radiological Society of North American Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013) December 1-6 in Chicago.
Physicians at TeraRecon work interactively with enterprise medical image viewing and relevant health information to close gaps in electronic medical records (EMR), electrocardiograms (ECM), picture archive and communication systems (PACS) and vendor neutral archive (VNA) workflow and enable a better clinical experience.
Fujifilm Medical Systems is showcasing its Synapse Portfolio at Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013) December 1-6 in Chicago. Synapse is a collection of software modules built on the Microsoft Windows Server platform and workstation software on Windows Workstation editions, which together provide the core software functionality for Synapse.
Swissray’s ddRCruze provides increased flexibility for digital radiography (DR) systems at modern healthcare facilities. The vendor asked technologists to help design the mobile X-ray system.