vRad (Virtual Radiologic), a Mednax company recently made a scientific presentation, “Screening for Aortic Dissection on CT Angiography Using a Convolutional Neural Network,” at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting, June 26-28 in Aurora, Colo.

“With our present technology, we often struggle with large patients,” said Richard G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., at Southwoods Imaging. “With the new ACUSON Sequoia ultrasound system, we have the availability of the Deep Abdominal Transducer (DAX). This new technology allows us to get much deeper into the abdomen in those challenging patients. This is important because if we are looking for multiple lesions, we need to be able to scan the entire liver.” A radiologist for more than 25 years, Dr. Barr is president of Radiology Consultants, Inc.

David Anderson at SIIM
Greg Freiherr

Two simple neural networks are better than one complex one, according to a father-son team of entrepreneurs. On June 27 the two described “A Two-Stage Deep Learning Approach to Chest X-Ray Analysis” during the 2019 meeting of the Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine in Denver.

 
Philips Pinnacle

Treatment planning systems (TPS) are a critical component of radiation therapy delivery, primarily to ensure that the tumor site is receiving the maximum therapeutic dose while sparing surrounding tissue and organs as much as possible. As treatment methods continue to evolve and expand, more sophisticated technology is required to ensure that modalities like proton therapy, image-guided radiation therapy and others are being employed in the most effective manner to maximize benefit to the patient.
Sharvari Rale

Diagnostic procedures have always been a cornerstone of early prognosis and patient triaging. With a mass preference shift to noninvasive disease diagnosis as well as treatment, molecular imaging has been gathering remarkable momentum over the past few decades. Although a relatively new area in the world of biomedical research, molecular imaging technology has traversed faster over the years to where it stands today, which prominently attributes to its readiness for noninvasive diagnosis.

As we close this issue, the ITN team is packing their bags to head out to Colorado to meet with industry leaders and learn about the latest in technology at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) conference in Aurora. This year’s theme of Explore. Empower. Engage. encourages attendees to explore innovative products and solutions, empower themselves in transformative learning, and engage with innovators, educators and entrepreneurs.

GE OEC Elite MiniView
Paramjit “Romi” Chopra, M.D.

A mobile C-arm is a medical imaging device that is based on X-ray technology and can be used flexibly in various ORs within a clinic. The name is derived from the C-shaped arm used to connect the X-ray source and X-ray detector to one another. Since the introduction of the first C-arm in 1955, the technology has advanced rapidly.

Providing cancer patients an opportunity for increased participation in their treatment, Varian announced its collaboration with Tennessee Oncology for the implementation of Noona, a software application for managing patient symptoms and capturing patient reported outcomes (PROs) in cancer care. As part of this collaboration, Noona will be deployed at more than 30 centers across Tennessee, with the goal of reaching approximately 25,000 patients per year.

Springfield Clinic implemented 14 Carestream DRX-Evolution Plus Systems, two Carestream DRX-Ascend Systems and one Carestream DRX-1 System to deliver high-quality imaging for its patients. The medical group’s radiology staff performs 65,000 imaging exams on these systems annually.

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