NantHealth Inc. exhibited its new suite of oncology solutions at the 2017 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference and Exhibition, Feb. 19-23 in Orlando, Fla. The company also provided demos at the Interoperability Showcase floor.

Major colorectal cancer care advocacy groups and medical societies have released a statement strongly urging Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act (HR 1298). The bill would provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) – known as virtual colonoscopy. Studies show CTC use increases screening rates and lowers costs.

Fusion Imaging: Whole — Body and Hybrid Imaging in Oncology

A slam against radiology is probably the last thing anybody would expect to see in fallout coming from the new U.S. president. And so far there has been nothing. In literally thousands of Trump tweets over the last several years, radiology has not been mentioned once. And that is exactly why radiology needs to be on the lookout. Big time! 

There is a rapid adoption of 3D Breast tomosynthesis imaging systems.

New research presented by Stephen Rose, M.D., chief medical officer of Solis Mammography and president of Rose Imaging Physicians Group, Houston, at the 2016 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting found recall rates, cancer detection and invasive cancer detection for women under age 50 were significantly improved with the addition of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to mammography.1
patient satisfaction

While patient welfare has always been the guiding principle of the healthcare system, patient satisfaction has only become a priority recently. Reform efforts of the last several years have focused on fixing aspects of the system that have been headaches for patients — namely high costs and care process inefficiencies. As the healthcare system continues to change, the importance of patient satisfaction will continue being a guiding metric for progress — a reality that could have a major impact on healthcare providers.

IBM at the 2017 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference and Exhibition (HIMSS17) introduced IBM Watson Imaging Clinical Review, the first cognitive imaging offering from Watson Health. The company also announced the expansion of the Watson Health medical imaging collaborative to 24 organizations worldwide, adding clinical and industry expertise for the worldwide initiative finding ways to use medical imaging to identify and predict the risk of cancer, diabetes and diseases of the eye, brain, breast, heart and related conditions.

RSNA Technology Report 2016: Enterprise Imaging
PACS

In the days before picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), collaboration between various hospital departments was extremely difficult, as clinicians could only consult with each other in person. Today, enterprise imaging allows providers to interact from wherever they are with all of the relevant clinical data stored in one place.
brain FUS
MRI, HIFU

Focused ultrasound (FUS), also called high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has gained a lot of interest in recent years as noninvasive cancer therapy that does not require radiation, chemotherapy or surgery, resulting in less collateral damage to the patient. FUS is performed as an outpatient procedure, so it can eliminate the usual two weeks of recovery needed from most types of surgery.
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