TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Providers can now image a wider range of patients with a low cost of ownership as Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s AquilionTM Lightning was FDA cleared with a more powerful 50-kW generator. The Aquilion Lightning meets the business and clinical needs of hospitals looking for a reliable, premium-component, entry-level CT system that maximizes their equipment investment.

Stent retrievers guided by radiography allow for faster treatment of ischemic stroke and improve patient outcomes, according to results of a new study published online April 19 in the journal Radiology.

Italian researchers have successfully linked the amount of time spent inside cardiac catheterization labs—and therefore the time spent exposed to potentially harmful radiation—with an increased prevalence in negative health conditions such as skin lesions, cataracts and hypertension, according to results published online in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.

A coalition of leading medical societies, including the American College of Radiology, have issued recommendations to the Medicare Evidence Development Coverage Advisory Committee calling for continued research into treatment and clinical management of peripheral arterial disease.

Paris, France, 7 April 2016 — Healthcare imaging specialist Barco has installed its premium Coronis Uniti™ display system at Cabinet Goumot et Associés – a private diagnostic imaging practice in Paris, France, which specializes in breast disease diagnosis. Dr. Goumot and his associates believe that Coronis Uniti™ will help them take breast cancer diagnosis to the next level.

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 5 — SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis (Mo.) is one of the first hospitals in the United States to install a new CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution Plus to enhance the imaging process for its emergency department patients. The hospital’s radiology team installed a wall stand on a rail with a fixed DRX detector while a DRX Plus 3543 Detector is used in the table and for tabletop exams.

A new hypothetical imaging instrument based on magnetic induction tomography technology could improve research and treatment for cardiac arrythmia. 

The FDA issued a safety alert on March 31 announcing that it had received a small number of adverse events that it believes are associated with CT imaging of insulin pumps, cardiac implantable electronic devices (pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators) and neurostimulators.