Siemens Healthineers announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved High Definition Breast Tomosynthesis. This unique form of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) includes new algorithms designed to deliver a heightened level of sensitivity to breast cancer detection and diagnosis over 2-D mammography alone.

A study presented at the 2017 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) has concluded that adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is emerging as promising technology for surgical planning, as it offers a better view of lesion margins than mammography alone. The study results were presented at ECR 2017, March 1-5 in Vienna, Austria, by Alessia Milan, Ph.D., from the University of Turin.

April 4, 2017 — Mevion Medical Systems announced the installation of the first Mevion S250i proton therapy system with Hyperscan pencil beam scanning at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. This technology will allow MedStar Georgetown to deliver enhanced intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) by combining fast energy modulation with sharp lateral penumbra, improving the treatment options available to cancer patients.

Gamma Medica announced in late March that Mercy Medical Center, a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, has purchased and installed New York’s first clinical LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) system.

Profound Medical Corp. announced that the first TULSA-PRO patient paid procedure has been successfully conducted at the ALTA Klinik in Bielefeld, Germany under the supervision of Agron Lumiani, M.D.

The PACS Administrators Registry and Certification Association (PARCA) recently announced it is adding a certification and certification exams for DICOM, the international standard for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. The new certification will replace the Certified PACS Interface Analyst (CPIA) certification.

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EASCVI) have released a new joint document updating guidance for how best to use echocardiography to assess the growing number of patients with aortic stenosis (AS). The paper, Recommendations on the Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Valve Stenosis: A Focused Update from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), will appear in the April issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE).

The newest release of American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria covers 230 topics with more than 1,100 clinical indications.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is now home to the Chicago area's first combined magnetic resonance (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanner. The machine shortens the total time a patient spends in imaging tests while providing exceptional image quality at lower doses of radiation.

March 31, 2017 — A recent analysis of newly added 2014 data to the National Cancer Institute SEER database by R. Edward Hendrick, Ph.D., shows that the breast cancer death rate has now fallen 38 percent since 1990. This downward trend follows the increased use of mammography screening beginning in the mid-1980s. This decline amounts to 274,765 breast cancer deaths averted since 1990 — including 22,054 in 2014 alone.  

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