Vital Images, a Toshiba Medical Systems Group company and a developer of advanced visualization and analysis technologies for healthcare, and Olea Medical have partnered to provide thin-client neurological MR technologies on Vital's VitreaAdvanced enterprise visualization software.
Fovia Medical and Teikyo University School of Medicine have partnered to bring volume rendering on the iPad to the operating room.
TeraRecon released version 4.4.7 of its iNtuition enterprise image management system with support for quantitative volumetric cardiac imaging, at the 61st annual scientific session and expo of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), in Chicago.
CT colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, can be used as a primary screening tool for colorectal cancer in adults over the age of 65, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in Radiology.
Siemens Healthcare has received clearance from the FDA for syngo Aortic ValveGuide, an integrated image processing software that helps cardiologists and cardiac surgeons prepare and perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., has installed the Aplio 500 ultrasound system from Toshiba America Medical Systems.
A normative model based on the variation in volume growth rates of stable lung nodules may be used in the surveillance and monitoring of lung nodules and aid in the differentiation of benign and malignant lesions, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Radiology.
Visage Imaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus, has been selected by Central Illinois Radiological Associates to begin installation of the Visage 7 enterprise imaging platform.
lifeIMAGE, a developer of tools for e-sharing of medical images, launched its LINCS service, which allows physicians to share medical images and associated information with each other, with medical centers and with their patients, at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2.
TeraRecon unveiled a web-based service for iNtuition Cloud and tools to support volumetric workflow at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) held in Chicago Nov. 27 to Dec. 2.
Qi Imaging, the Redwood City, Calif.-based developer of visualization and functional analytics technology, displayed the PhyZiodynamics inVivo supercomputing technology at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2.
CHICAGO—Iterative reconstruction can significantly decrease the time and number of manual adjustments needed for post-processing of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) compared with traditional filtered back projection (FBP), according to research presented Nov. 28 at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
There may soon be an alternative to FDG-PET in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as the non-invasive arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI method has been shown to provide comparable information, according to a study appearing in
Neurology.
CHICAGO--Image interpretation will need to include quantitative analysis in the future, according to a session on Nov. 30 at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
CHICAGO—In the era of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, imaging has played a supporting role in combating prostate cancer, though that could be changing as the use of prostate MRI becomes more common, according to a presentation on Nov. 28 at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiology Society of North America (RSNA).
CHICAGO – Mechanistic imaging, which leverages imaging to understand the pathophysiology of disease, will project the specialty of radiology another leap forward, said A. Gregory Sorensen, MD, co-director of Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and CEO of Siemens Healthcare USA, during the Pendergrass New Horizons Lecture Nov. 28 at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
CHICAGO—Having a dedicated advanced visualization 3D lab provides numerous advantages to radiology departments, including financial incentives, workflow benefits and improved quality of images, according to a presentation on Nov. 27 at the annual scientific meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
CHICAGO--The unsustainable cost trajectory in healthcare is well-known, but much less understood are strategies for practices to thrive as government and payors step up efforts to bend the cost curve. Experts examined the drivers and impacts of the cost curve conundrum during a session on Nov. 28 at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
CHICAGO--With atherosclerosis-related diseases estimated to cost more than $500 billion in the U.S. in 2010, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease are critical priorities. Existing and emerging imaging tools show great promise in helping the diagnosis of atherosclerosis, said Zahi A. Fayad, PhD, professor of radiology and cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, during the opening session panel at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) on Nov. 27.
CHICAGO–Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have identified abnormalities in the brains of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that may serve as a biomarker for the disorder, according to a study presented at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) on Nov. 28.
