Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

Philips moves digital pathology to the cloud with AWS
The partnership aims to move labs to digital workflows to streamline diagnostics.
PHOTO GALLERY: What does fetal medical imaging look like?
This is a clinical photo gallery of fetal imaging that explains what all can be seen on medical imaging, how sex is determined, how measurements are used to track the development of a baby.
Speaker laments radiology’s major contribution to climate change
Jonathan Gross, MD, argues that diagnostic and interventional radiology were “not developed with sustainability in mind.”
Radiologist accuracy takes a hit overnight, especially with advanced imaging exams
Serious discrepancies between preliminary imaging reads and final radiology reports are at risk of accumulating when the prelims are rendered during overnight hours.
Appropriate use of imaging proven teachable during medical ed
Radiology education researchers have created an image-intensive online course for third- and fourth-year medical students wishing to learn radiology remotely.

Shimadzu announces U.S. availability of T-smart advanced tomosynthesis algorithm designed to render metal artifacts “invisible”

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA announces the availability of T-smart, a new tomographic image reconstruction function using iterative reconstruction that improves the clarity of tomosynthesis-acquired orthopedic images containing metal implanted objects such as used in orthopedics.

July 30, 2015

PACSHealth, LLC Unit Partners With Virtual Phantoms, Inc to Improve Patient Radiation Dose Monitoring

PHS Technologies Group LLC, a division of PACSHealth, LLC, a developer of innovative software that records and analyzes ionizing radiation data from medical imaging procedures, announced today that it will integrate VirtualDose™CT software from Virtual Phantoms Inc. into their industry leading dose monitoring product DoseMonitor®.

July 13, 2015

Overdiagnosis overblown?

Last week, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine added fuel to the fire in the contentious debate surrounding overdiagnosis in mammography screening. As anyone who has followed this discussion in recent years might expect, there has been some pushback.

July 13, 2015

Cone Beam CT Technology, New Ultrasound Systems Showcased at AHRA

Carestream is expanding into new imaging modalities: cone beam CT and ultrasound. 

July 8, 2015

iCAD Announces Launch Of iReveal® Breast Density Analysis Solution As Latest Addition To PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform

iCAD, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICAD), an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the early identification and treatment of cancer, today announced the launch of the iReveal® breast density module as the latest addition to the Company's PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform (AMP)®. 

July 8, 2015

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Introduces New Z Series Radiography Generators

Spellman High Voltage announces the introduction of its new Z Series X-Ray generator for Radiographic applications. Z Series X-Ray generators, featuring 450 kHz maximum output frequency, provide industry-best high voltage accuracy and stability in a compact package for space constrained applications.

June 26, 2015

Medtronic Announces Expansion of MR-Conditional Products with U.S. Launch of Advisa SR MRI(TM) SureScan® Pacing System

Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and commercial launch of the Advisa SR MRI(TM) SureScan® single-chamber pacemaker with the 5076 MRI lead, which allows for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans positioned on any region of the body without restrictions. 

June 25, 2015

VuCOMP Announces Milestone for Development of Computer-Aided Detection for Breast Tomosynthesis

VuCOMP, Inc., leading developer of advanced computer vision systems for the detection of breast cancer, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the development of structured reporting (SR) for CAD marks for digital breast tomosynthesis images.

June 24, 2015

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Cardiovascular Business

AI improves CT assessments, boosts care for real-world heart patients

Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Cardiovascular Business

AI predicts cardiovascular risk during CT scans—no invasive tests or contrast required

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans.

Radiology Business

Google teams with Bayer to address radiologist burnout via AI

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday.

Diagnostic Imaging

Philips moves digital pathology to the cloud with AWS

PHOTO GALLERY: What does fetal medical imaging look like?

Speaker laments radiology’s major contribution to climate change

Radiologist accuracy takes a hit overnight, especially with advanced imaging exams

Appropriate use of imaging proven teachable during medical ed

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