New functionality provides a straightforward method for radiologists to indicate the first imaging test, or sign or symptom that triggered subsequent workup and diagnosis of breast cancer
Apollo introduces a groundbreaking new eBook, Delivering relevant medical images across the continuum of care, which introduces a paradigm shift in enterprise imaging, explaining how a multi-disciplinary, patient-centric approach supports thinking beyond the radiology workflow to reflect both the workflows of other specialties and medical encounters.
Patients and Physicians in Northeast Florida have been demanding a new type of patient-centric healthcare service. By partnering with Idonia, Precision Imaging Centers is answering that demand.
TIMS Medical releases TIMS MVP 5.0, a major new upgrade to its flagship product for recording, editing and archiving MBS, FEES and endoscopy studies in high-resolution video with synced audio.
Ascelia Pharma AB (publ) (ticker: ACE), a biotech focused on improving the life of people living with rare cancer conditions, today announced the successful completion of patient enrollment in the company’s pivotal phase 3 clinical study, SPARKLE, with the lead candidate drug Orviglance®.
When using this service, patients have the ability to upload and share data without limitations. From radiology CDs to PDFs or JPG files, patients can use their smartphone connected to the Patient Image Exchange app and upload images, share lab results, immunizations records, nurses’ notes, dental images and much more.
23 November 2022: Ascelia Pharma AB (publ) – a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving the life of people living with rare cancer conditions – is presenting results from its Orviglance* Food Effect study at the RSNAconference 2022 (Radiological Society of North America – 27 November – 1 December Chicago, Illinois). The study evaluates the effect of food intake on the absorption and signal intensity of Orviglance, a manganese-based MRI contrast agent, and successfully concludes that image enhancement is not impacted by a light meal.
Medical imaging IT company Sectra (STO: SECT B) has signed a contract to deliver its Sectra Visualization Table to Université Claude Bernard in Lyon. This makes Claude Bernard the first French university to improve its medical education using Sectra’s visualization table.
RamSoft, a leader in RIS, PACS, Teleradiology, Routing and Viewing solutions, announces its partnership with DatumMedics to distribute its complete line of fully-customizable radiology workflow solutions in Finland, Sweden and Estonia.
Residents and fellows can now apply for one of up to five scholarships to attend the American College of Radiology (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) Annual Event, July 25–28, 2013, at the Kellogg School of Management on Northwestern University’s Evanston, IL, campus.
Meeting the demands of changing patient needs, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will be showcasing the AplioTM 500, Aplio 300 and ViamoTM ultrasound systems at this year’s Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), May 30 to June 1, 2013, in San Francisco (Booth #717).
UltraSPECT, a leading provider of nuclear medicine (NM) image reconstruction technology that reduces radiopharmaceutical dose and acquisition time, announces today the installation of its proprietary Wide Beam Reconstruction (WBR™) software at nearly ten healthcare facilities.
Barco, a global leader in healthcare imaging technology, is supplying Swedish Covenant with several Mammo Tomosynthesis 5MP display systems to enable the facility to offer 3D mammography to patients. As the first hospital in downtown Chicago with this capability, Swedish Covenant is making this service available to a socioeconomically diverse population of women who need or desire a higher-level breast screening exam.
Industry analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the launch of its newest report of the radiation detection market. The report titled “Markets for Radiation Detection Equipment” predicts that the radiation detector is projected to grow from $25 billion (USD) in 2013 to $33 billion in 2020. Despite the gloomy forecasts for the world’s economic engines, most of the markets that employ radiation detection equipment are experiencing and will experience growth above that projected in the macro forecasts.
California-based Madera Community Hospital selected Novarad Diagnostic Suite solutions for its Diagnostic Imaging Department. The solutions the hospital installed include: NovaPACS, NovaRIS, NovaDose, NovaMG, NovaMotion and NovaOrtho. The Diagnostic Suite includes more than one dozen products. Facilities are able to customize the right combination of integrated solutions for their needs.
Carestream Health has dramatically reduced air emissions and energy consumption as part of an ongoing proactive effort to trim its environmental footprint.
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) announced today that the Computed Tomography (CT) Nomenclature Working Group, led by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Director’s Special Citation Award for developing CT imaging radiation safety instructional materials through a collaboration of end-users, CT manufacturers and the FDA. The award is MITA’s second recognition from the FDA.
Continuing its focus on meeting customer needs, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. named Beverly Plost director, MR Business Unit. Plost will be responsible for implementing strategic marketing plans to drive growth and profitability of Toshiba’s MR product line. Plost will also interface with Toshiba’s global business unit at Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (TMSC) in Japan to communicate the needs and requirements of the U.S. market.
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today announced that Andrew Northup has joined the organization as International Director. In this role, he will oversee international activities and the Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Sections of MITA.
Agfa HealthCare announces today it has been awarded a new contract to provide a full spectrum of radiology, cardiology and enterprise imaging solutions to Novation, a leading healthcare supply chain expertise and contracting services company.
The IT and medical technology company Sectra reported order bookings of SEK 350.0 million (188.2) for the fourth quarter of the 2012/2013 fiscal year. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 86%. Sectra has a sound financial position and, accordingly, the Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that SEK4.50 per share be paid to shareholders through a share redemption program.
Nephosity, a digital health startup that was a member of Rock Health’s second class, has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their MobileCT Viewer, a software application for diagnostic image viewing on the iPad.
Visage Imaging Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd. (ASX: PME), announced today that they have released Visage Easesm version 1.3.0, available on the Apple App Store*. When used in tandem with the Visage® 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform, Visage Ease provides authorized healthcare providers simple mobile access to imaging results using iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch iOS devices.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Council elected Albert L. Blumberg, M.D., FACR, of Baltimore, president of the American College of Radiology (ACR) during the recent ACR 90th Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists will donate $10,000 to the American Red Cross to assist with disaster relief efforts in central Oklahoma following tornadoes there May 19 and 20. The donation is on behalf of the ASRT’s 151,000 members.
Led by the successful launch of the AplioTM 500 and Aplio 300 ultrasound systems, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. saw a 28 percent U.S. ultrasound business growth in 2012, far exceeding the industry’s 3 percent, according to Klein Biomedical Consultants, Inc.’s industry report published in April.
West Virginia University Hospitals (WVUH) wanted to acquire new technology to improve workflow and patient care in its busy radiology department. Using the AquilionTM ONE ViSION Edition from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., WVUH has expanded its existing imaging programs for a wide range of patient cases, including brain perfusion, cardiac and orthopedic.
