Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

New Olympus EU-ME2 ultrasound processor delivers versatile, cost-effective resource for sharing across specialties

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative diagnostic and therapeutic solutions in Medical and Surgical procedures, among other core businesses, announced today the launch of the next-generation EU-ME2 Ultrasound Processor, which can integrate endoscopic and endobronchial ultrasound (EUS/EBUS) on a single workstation.

May 8, 2014

MRI becomes memorabilia

Baseball card collecting has a long history, and plenty of fans have signed bats, balls and jerseys. But how is an MRI considered baseball memorabilia? When it’s Tommy John’s MRI.

May 6, 2014

CT scans for a 2,500-year-old patient

Looking underneath a mummy’s bandages used to require destroying the ancient specimen, which is not an attractive option with such precious remains. Of course, today’s imaging technology can peer inside a human body—mummified or not.

May 5, 2014

OrthoCarolina improves patient care and image quality with 9 Viztek DR systems

Viztek, the leading provider of complete digital software and hardware diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that OrthoCarolina, a leading independent academic orthopedics practice serving North Carolina and the Southeast, has chosen the Viztek U-Arm and Leggera Wireless DR (Direct Radiography) systems to support higher standards of patient care and improve overall efficiency.

April 13, 2014

Koning Breast CT receives canadian medical device license

Koning Corporation, a leading developer of advanced medical imaging systems which combine the advantages of Digital X-ray and Computed Tomography called Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) announced today that they have obtained the Canadian Medical Device License from Health Canada for their Koning Breast CT (KBCT) system and Biopsy Bracket add-on option that enables KBCT-Guided Biopsy.

April 13, 2014

Digisonics Showcases Newest Functionality for OB/GYN PACS and Structured Reporting at Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting

Digisonics (Booth #107) will showcase its upcoming OB 4.8 Release for its OB/GYN PACS and Structured Reporting System at this year’s Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La.  The Digisonics system is standards-based and vendor-neutral, combining high-performance DICOM image review, structured reporting, an integrated clinical database and powerful PACS image archive into one complete solution for OB/GYN studies.

January 28, 2014

Barco expands support of breast imaging workshops to train radiologists in early detection and diagnosis

Barco, a worldwide leader in enterprise visualization, has teamed up with Mammography Education Inc. to supply its latest mammography display systems and dedicated support for hands-on mammography CME courses designed to teach radiologists how to detect early-phase breast cancers.

January 15, 2014

New Analytics Tool from Health Level Streamlines VA National Teleradiology Program

Veterans Health Administration National Teleradiology Program (VA-NTP) is deploying its critical case management platform for all VA-NTP customers. Radiology staff serving Veterans in VA Medical Centers partnering with VA-NTP can get rapid turnaround for STAT Interpretations from NTP as well as continuous tracking of critical case data.

January 15, 2014

Around the web

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.

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

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

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