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This study shows that thanks to deep learning analysis applied to digitized pathology slides, artificial intelligence can classify patients with localized breast cancer between high risk and low risk of metastatic relapse in the next five years.

AI Predicts Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence for Women

September 22, 2021 — The RACE AI study conducted by Gustave Roussy and the startup Owkin, as part of the AI for Health ...

September 22, 2021

The development of new research guidelines for interventional oncology that standardize treatment outcomes and the reporting of data represents a major step forward for an increasingly important medical subspecialty, according to a report in Radiology.

News | Radiation Oncology

New Research Guidelines Will Boost Interventional Oncology Research

September 21, 2021 — The development of new research guidelines for interventional oncology that standardize treatment ...

September 21, 2021

HealthMyne, a pioneer in applied radiomics, announced today that peer-reviewed research recently published in the journal Cancers has demonstrated the ability of its radiomics technology to identify biomarkers that predict whether patients with lung adenocarcinoma would benefit from immunotherapy.

News | Radiomics

HealthMyne’s Radiomic Technology Leveraged to Identify Biomarkers That Predict Immunotherapy Treatment Responses

September 21, 2021 — HealthMyne, a pioneer in applied radiomics, announced today that peer-reviewed research recently ...

September 21, 2021

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IBA Dosimetry Features Compass 3.0 at AAPM 2013

IBA Dosimetry's Compass 3.0 is a unique two-in-one solution that allows the user to do both calculations and ...

August 13, 2013

An illustration based on simulations by Rice University engineers shows a gadolinium ion (blue) in water (red and white), with inner-sphere water -- the water most affected by the gadolinium -- highlighted. The researchers’ models of gadolinium in water show there’s room for improvement in compounds used as contrast agents in clinical magnetic resonance imaging.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Modern Simulations Could Improve MRIs

September 20, 2021 — Gadolinium-based contrast agents, the gold standard in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to ...

September 20, 2021

Non-oncology doctors’ knowledge of oncology is frequently not up to date, with risks in the communication with patients

News | Radiation Oncology

Research Shows a Struggle to Keep Up With the Pace of Change in Oncology

September 20, 2021 — The rapid pace of developments in the oncology field, mainly brought by cancer immunotherapy, means ...

September 20, 2021

News | Breast Imaging

ImageCare Centers Unveils PINK Better Mammo Service Featuring Profound AI

September 20, 2021 — ImageCare Centers is unveiling its new “PINK Better Mammo” service with the addition of ProFound AI ...

September 20, 2021

IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, and SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Center) announced a strategic R&D partnership to enable the production of Actinimum-225 (225Ac), a novel radioisotope which has significant potential in the treatment of cancer.

News | Radiation Oncology

IBA and SCK CEN Join Forces to Enable Production of Actinium-225

September 17, 2021 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, and ...

September 17, 2021

Bicameral legislation in U.S. House and Senate designed to address equity issues in patient access and affordability for innovative diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals

News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

Blue Earth Diagnostics Supports Timely Consideration and Passage of the FIND Act of 2021 by U.S. Congress

September 17, 2021 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and ...

September 17, 2021

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a leading manufacturer of advanced medical X-ray imaging systems, has announced that the Trinias unity edition product line has been awarded a contract from Vizient, Inc., a healthcare performance improvement company, effective Sept. 1, 2021.

News | X-Ray

Shimadzu Receives Vizient Contract for Cardiac and Vascular Interventional Systems and General Radiology Systems

September 17, 2021 — Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a leading manufacturer of advanced medical X-ray imaging systems, has ...

September 17, 2021

Carestream Health’s advanced medical imaging systems consistently meet the diagnostic imaging and workflow needs at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla.

News | Digital Radiography (DR)

Holmes Regional Medical Center Deploys Carestream Systems to Meet a Wide Array of Diagnostic Imaging Needs

September 16, 2021 — Carestream Health’s advanced medical imaging systems consistently meet the diagnostic imaging and ...

September 16, 2021

Avoiding contrast dyes for imaging tests not necessary if concerned about iodine allergy, peer-reviewed study concludes #MRI

News | Contrast Media Injectors

New Research Shatters Age-old Iodine Allergy Myth

September 16, 2021 — FDB (First Databank), a leading provider of drug and medical device knowledge that helps healthcare ...

September 16, 2021

Strategies to help guide nuclear radiology teams at various healthcare systems in 2021 and beyond

Feature | Nuclear Imaging | By Staff of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC)

5 Strategies for Improving Your Nuclear Radiology Lab

A year after COVID-19 turned the world upside down, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) asked members how ...

September 16, 2021

This is an example of 3-D ultrasound imaging on a breast, designed to help increase efficiency and diagnostic accuracy in any practice. Image courtesy of Hologic.

Feature | Breast Imaging | By Jennifer Meade

Trends in Breast Ultrasound

The breast ultrasound market is seeing growth, driven largely by the proliferation of recent legislation aimed at ...

September 15, 2021

While the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and the introduction of EQUIP (Enhancing Quality Using the Inspection Program) have been successful in standardizing and enhancing mammographic imaging quality, inadequate breast positioning can dramatically impact the ability of radiologists and technicians to quickly and accurately detect breast cancer and potentially malignant lesions in their patients

Feature | Mammography | By Christopher Austin, M.D. and Randy D. Hicks, M.D., MBA

The Essential Role of Breast Positioning

During mammography, proper breast positioning is critical to the radiologist’s ability to identify potential lesions ...

September 15, 2021

Revised guidelines for lung cancer screening eligibility are perpetuating disparities for racial/ethnic minorities, according to a new study in Radiology.

News | Lung Imaging

Racial/Ethnic Disparities Persist in Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility

September 15, 2021 — Revised guidelines for lung cancer screening eligibility are perpetuating disparities for racial ...

September 15, 2021

To get more flexibility and cost savings from storage, healthcare organizations are increasing their investments in the cloud

Feature | Information Technology | By Kumar Goswami

Big Medical Image Files with Nowhere to Go

Healthcare organizations today are storing petabytes of medical imaging data — lab slides, X-rays, magnetic resonance ...

September 15, 2021

Feature | Teleradiology | By Arun Gill

6 Key Drivers to Restoring Teleradiology

The closely tied relationship between teleradiology reading services and diagnostic imaging procedures resulted in an ...

September 15, 2021

Siemens Healthineers announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the SOMATOM X.ceed, a premium single-source computed tomography (CT) scanner that combines high-speed scanning capabilities and a level of resolution previously unseen in other single-source CT systems with a new hardware/software combination to simplify CT-guided interventions.

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Siemens Healthineers SOMATOM X.ceed Premium Single-source CT Scanner Cleared by FDA

September 15, 2021 — Siemens Healthineers announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the SOMATOM X ...

September 15, 2021

Changing business models require the adoption of new technologies to remain efficient and effective

Feature | Information Technology | By Chris Patrick

Streamlining Productivity with Radiology Informatics

Does it take a global pandemic to change the way providers deliver care? COVID-19 brought an impact to many healthcare ...

September 15, 2021

Cloud services have been utilized within healthcare organizations for more than a decade. Now with the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) it is very common to see organizations adopting cloud services.

Feature | Information Technology | By Jef Williams

Adopting Cloud — A Path Forward

Cloud solutions have been discussed and promoted within healthcare for more than 10 years. I recall the early 2010s ...

September 14, 2021