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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (#FDA) authorized marketing of #Medtronic's #GIGenius, the first device that uses #artificialintelligence (#AI) based on #machinelearning to assist #clinicians in detecting #lesions (such as #polyps or suspected tumors) in the #colon in real time during a c#olonoscopy.

FDA Authorizes Marketing of First Device that Uses AI to Help Detect Potential Signs of Colon Cancer

April 12, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized marketing of Medtronic's GI Genius, the first ...

April 12, 2021

#Microsoft Corp and #Nuance Communications, Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which #Microsoft will #acquire #Nuance for $56 per share, implying a 23% premium to the closing price of Nuance on Friday, April 9, in an all-cash transaction valued at $19.7 billion, inclusive of Nuance's net debt. Nuance is a trusted #cloud and #artificialintelligence (#AI) #software leader representing decades of accumulated healthcare and enterprise AI experience.

News | Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Acquires Nuance to Accelerate Its Healthcare Industry Cloud Strategy

April 12, 2021 — Microsoft Corp and Nuance Communications, Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement ...

April 12, 2021

A 37-year-old woman developed a new, palpable left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy lump five days after her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the left arm. On the day of vaccination, the patient was asymptomatic. This is an example of how the vaccine can mimic cancer and swollen lymph nodes. Image used with permission of RSNA.

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Dave Fornell, Editor

COVID-19 Vaccine Can Cause False Positive Cancer Diagnosis

While the mass COVID-19 vaccination effort over the past four months is bringing closer the light at the end of the ...

May 03, 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

3-D mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine screenings, when compared with traditional mammography, according to a large study from Lund University in Sweden. The results are published in the journal Radiology.

News | Breast Imaging

Fewer Breast Cancer Cases Between Screening Rounds with 3-D Mammography

April 9, 2021 — 3-D mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine ...

April 09, 2021

IV contrast-enhanced 2-mSv 4-mm-thick transverse and coronal (b) CT images show inflamed diverticula (arrows), segmental colonic wall thickening, and adjacent pericolic fat stranding. Image courtesy of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Low-dose CT for Right Colonic Diverticulitis an Alternate Diagnosis of Appendicitis

April 9, 2021 — According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), IV contrast ...

April 09, 2021

Futuristic campus design of Siemens Healthineers in Bengaluru, India.

News | Radiology Business

Siemens Healthineers Innovation Hub in Bengaluru Set Standards for Workplace of the Future

April 8, 2021 — Siemens Healthineers announced the winner of their architecture competition for the upcoming 'Innovation ...

April 08, 2021

Varian announced it is collaborating with Google Cloud to build an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) based diagnostic platform to aid in the fight against cancer. Varian and Google Cloud AI embarked on a deployment journey, using Neural Architecture Search (NAS) technology via Google Cloud AI Platform, to create AI models for organ segmentation — a crucial and labor-intensive step in radiation oncology that can be a bottleneck in the cancer treatment clinical workflow.

News | Artificial Intelligence

Varian and Google Cloud Collaborate to Aid in the Fight Against Cancer

April 8, 2021 — Varian announced it is collaborating with Google Cloud to build an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) ...

April 08, 2021

Mobidiag Oy, a privately held, commercial-stage Finnish-French developer of innovative molecular diagnostic tests and instrumentation, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hologic, Inc., a global leader in women's health, for an enterprise value of approximately $795 million. This includes a cash payment of approximately $714 million for Mobidiag’s equity, and net debt of approximately $81 million.

News | Women's Health

Mobidiag to be Acquired by Hologic for $795M

April 8, 2021 — Mobidiag Oy, a privately held, commercial-stage Finnish-French developer of innovative molecular ...

April 08, 2021

As ONC starts enforcement, organizations must prioritize deepening their knowledge of these mandates and implementing changes to adapt to the evolving landscape, or run the risk of incurring significant penalties

News | Enterprise Imaging

Survey Shows Widespread Lack of Awareness and Readiness to Comply with Federal Mandate by April 5, 2021 Enforcement Date

April 7, 2021 — Life Image, a medical evidence network for clinical and imaging data, released findings of its survey ...

April 07, 2021

Brain tumors edged out by artificial intelligence: VBrain applies auto-contouring to the three most common types of brain tumors: brain metastasis, meningioma and acoustic neuroma.

News | Artificial Intelligence

Vysioneer Receives FDA Clearance on First-Ever Tumor Auto-Contouring Solution for Radiation Therapy

April 7, 2021 — Vysioneer, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for cancer care, announced it received the U.S. Food ...

April 07, 2021

Axial chest CT examination in a 54-year-old participant. A, On the axial noncontrast chest CT image, the pectoralis muscle (PM) area was segmented and measured in the section above the aortic arch. B, The subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) area as the area between the PM and the skin surface on the same section was also measured and the attenuation of pixels in the SAT area was used to determine the individualized threshold for the intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT). C, The IMAT within the PM was segmented

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Chest CT Illuminates Mortality Risk in People with COPD

April 7, 2021 — Body composition information derived from routine chest computed tomography (CTs) can provide important ...

April 07, 2021

Ultrasound is an invaluable diagnostic tool for the early detection of breast cancer, but the classification of lesions is sometimes challenging and time consuming. Could artificial intelligence hold the answer to solving these problems? Graphic courtesy of Chinese Medical Journal

News | Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Improves Accuracy of Breast Ultrasound Diagnoses

April 6, 2021 — In 2020, the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization stated that ...

April 06, 2021

Hyland Healthcare successfully demonstrated the interoperability of its OnBase healthcare content services platform and suite of enterprise imaging products including Acuo vendor neutral archive (VNA), NilRead enterprise and diagnostic viewer and PACSgear capture and connectivity suite at the 2021 IHE North American Connectathon

News | Enterprise Imaging

Hyland Healthcare Showcases Successful Interoperability at Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Connectathon

April 6, 2021 — Hyland Healthcare successfully demonstrated the interoperability of its OnBase healthcare content ...

April 06, 2021

Nano-X Imaging Ltd (Nanox), an innovative medical imaging technology company, announced that its single-source Nanox.ARC digital x-ray technology has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration.

News | X-Ray

FDA Clears Nanox for Single Source Cold-cathod Nanox.ARC Digital X-Ray

April 2, 2021 — Nano-X Imaging Ltd. (Nanox), an innovative medical imaging technology company, announced that its single ...

April 02, 2021

iCAD, Inc. announced that ProFound AI for 2D Mammography might notably reduce the risk of interval breast cancer, according to a retrospective analysis recently published in the Journal of Medical Screening.

News | Breast Imaging

New Research Indicates ProFound AI May Reduce Interval Breast Cancer Rates

April 2, 2021 — iCAD, Inc. announced that ProFound AI for 2D Mammography might notably reduce the risk of interval ...

April 02, 2021

Elsevier’s STATdx, a leading radiology diagnostic decision support solution, now includes select Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Measures validated by MDinteractive

News | Clinical Decision Support

Leading Radiology Diagnostic Decision Technology Enhanced for Standardization, Reimbursement

April 2, 2021 — Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, announced a partnership with ...

April 02, 2021

#emphysema #marijuana 2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research reveals increased rates of emphysema in marijuana smokers, compared to both non-smokers and tobacco-only smokers, as well as greater rates of paraseptal emphysema

News | Lung Imaging

CT Chest Findings in Marijuana Smokers

April 2, 2021 — A Scientific E-Poster to be presented at the 2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting reveals increased rates of ...

April 02, 2021

Videos | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

VIDEO: Examples of Lung B-lines and Cardiac Imaging on a Vscan Point of Care Ultrasound

Here are two quick clinical examples of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) lung imaging and cardiac imaging using a GE ...

April 01, 2021

University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the first to report on the financial conflicts of interest that exist among doctors who review the chest X-rays of coal miners who file workers' compensation claims of totally disabling disease with the U.S. Department of Labor's Federal Black Lung Program.

News | Lung Imaging

Study Reveals Bias Among Doctors Who Classify X-rays for Coal Miner's Black Lung Claims

April 1, 2021 — University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the first to report on the financial conflicts of ...

April 01, 2021

While the COVID-19 crisis is challenging, the pandemic is also giving researchers an opportunity to discover new approaches to saving lives. A study published in the JAMA Network Open on Thursday, March 25, 2021, recommends a new way for triaging mammogram patients during times of limited capacity, such as pandemic surges, when individuals may also experience anxiety about COVID-19.

News | Breast Imaging

Catching More Breast Cancers When Mammograms are Limited

April 1, 2021 — While the COVID-19 crisis is challenging, the pandemic is also giving researchers an opportunity to ...

April 01, 2021