Non-oncology doctors’ knowledge of oncology is frequently not up to date, with risks in the communication with patients  

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News | Radiation Oncology | September 20, 2021
Research Shows a Struggle to Keep Up With the Pace of Change in Oncology
September 20, 2021 — The rapid pace of developments in the oncology field, mainly brought by cancer immunotherapy, ...
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News | Breast Imaging | September 20, 2021
ImageCare Centers Unveils PINK Better Mammo Service Featuring Profound AI
September 20, 2021 — ImageCare Centers is unveiling its new “PINK Better Mammo” service with the addition of ProFound...
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IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, and SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Center) announced a strategic R&D partnership to enable the production of Actinimum-225 (225Ac), a novel radioisotope which has significant potential in the treatment of cancer.
News | Radiation Oncology | September 17, 2021
IBA and SCK CEN Join Forces to Enable Production of Actinium-225
September 17, 2021 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, and...
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Bicameral legislation in U.S. House and Senate designed to address equity issues in patient access and affordability for innovative diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals

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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | September 17, 2021
Blue Earth Diagnostics Supports Timely Consideration and Passage of the FIND Act of 2021 by U.S. Congress
September 17, 2021 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and...
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Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a leading manufacturer of advanced medical X-ray imaging systems, has announced that the Trinias unity edition product line has been awarded a contract from Vizient, Inc., a healthcare performance improvement company, effective Sept. 1, 2021.
News | X-Ray | September 17, 2021
Shimadzu Receives Vizient Contract for Cardiac and Vascular Interventional Systems and General Radiology Systems
September 17, 2021 — Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a leading manufacturer of advanced medical X-ray imaging systems,...
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Carestream Health’s advanced medical imaging systems consistently meet the diagnostic imaging and workflow needs at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla.
News | Digital Radiography (DR) | September 16, 2021
Holmes Regional Medical Center Deploys Carestream Systems to Meet a Wide Array of Diagnostic Imaging Needs
September 16, 2021 — Carestream Health’s advanced medical imaging systems consistently meet the diagnostic imaging and...
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Avoiding contrast dyes for imaging tests not necessary if concerned about iodine allergy, peer-reviewed study concludes #MRI

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News | Contrast Media Injectors | September 16, 2021
New Research Shatters Age-old Iodine Allergy Myth
September 16, 2021 — FDB (First Databank), a leading provider of drug and medical device knowledge that helps...
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Strategies to help guide nuclear radiology teams at various healthcare systems in 2021 and beyond
Feature | Nuclear Imaging | September 16, 2021 | By Staff of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC)
5 Strategies for Improving Your Nuclear Radiology Lab
A year after COVID-19 turned the world upside down, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) asked members how...
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This is an example of 3-D ultrasound imaging on a breast, designed to help increase efficiency and diagnostic accuracy in any practice. Image courtesy of Hologic.

This is an example of TriVu ultrasound imaging on a breast, designed to help increase efficiency and diagnostic accuracy in any practice. Image courtesy of Hologic.

Feature | Breast Imaging | September 15, 2021 | By Jennifer Meade
Trends in Breast Ultrasound
The breast ultrasound market is seeing growth, driven largely by the proliferation of recent legislation aimed at...
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While the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and the introduction of EQUIP (Enhancing Quality Using the Inspection Program) have been successful in standardizing and enhancing mammographic imaging quality, inadequate breast positioning can dramatically impact the ability of radiologists and technicians to quickly and accurately detect breast cancer and potentially malignant lesions in their patients

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Feature | Mammography | September 15, 2021 | By Christopher Austin, M.D. and Randy D. Hicks, M.D., MBA
The Essential Role of Breast Positioning
During mammography, proper breast positioning is critical to the radiologist’s ability to identify potential lesions,...
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Revised guidelines for lung cancer screening eligibility are perpetuating disparities for racial/ethnic minorities, according to a new study in Radiology.

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News | Lung Imaging | September 15, 2021
Racial/Ethnic Disparities Persist in Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility
September 15, 2021 — Revised guidelines for lung cancer screening eligibility are perpetuating disparities for racial/...
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Revenues for teleradiology reading service providers are forecast to follow a similar profile over this period.

Outlook for 2021 and Beyond. As displayed in the figure below, these six market drivers are projected to result in teleradiology reading service volumes increasing by 21% in 2021 and nearly doubling by 2025. Revenues for teleradiology reading service providers are forecast to follow a similar profile over this period.

Feature | Teleradiology | September 15, 2021 | By Arun Gill
6 Key Drivers to Restoring Teleradiology
The closely tied relationship between teleradiology reading services and diagnostic imaging procedures resulted in an...
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To get more flexibility and cost savings from storage, healthcare organizations are increasing their investments in the cloud
Feature | Information Technology | September 15, 2021 | By Kumar Goswami
Big Medical Image Files with Nowhere to Go
Healthcare organizations today are storing petabytes of medical imaging data — lab slides, X-rays, magnetic resonance...
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Siemens Healthineers announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the SOMATOM X.ceed, a premium single-source computed tomography (CT) scanner that combines high-speed scanning capabilities and a level of resolution previously unseen in other single-source CT systems with a new hardware/software combination to simplify CT-guided interventions.
News | Computed Tomography (CT) | September 15, 2021
Siemens Healthineers SOMATOM X.ceed Premium Single-source CT Scanner Cleared by FDA
September 15, 2021 — Siemens Healthineers announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the SOMATOM X....
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Changing business models require the adoption of new technologies to remain efficient and effective
Feature | Information Technology | September 15, 2021 | By Chris Patrick
Streamlining Productivity with Radiology Informatics
Does it take a global pandemic to change the way providers deliver care? COVID-19 brought an impact to many healthcare...
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Cloud services have been utilized within healthcare organizations for more than a decade. Now with the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) it is very common to see organizations adopting cloud services.

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Feature | Information Technology | September 14, 2021 | By Jef Williams
Adopting Cloud — A Path Forward
Cloud solutions have been discussed and promoted within healthcare for more than 10 years. I recall the early 2010s...
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As with all imaging technologies, COVID-19 is expected to continue to negatively impact the market.

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Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | September 14, 2021 | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Incorporating Artificial Intelligence Into MRI
According to a new report produced by Grand View Research, the global magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) market size was...
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Figure 1: MWT Schematic of a typical setup for detecting malignant tissues/tumors.

Figure 1: MWT Schematic of a typical setup for detecting malignant tissues/tumors.

Feature | Radiology Imaging | September 14, 2021 | By Brendon McHugh
How SDR is Enabling the Emerging Field of Microwave Tomography
While microwave tomography (MWT) imaging has been around for a few decades, advances in computing power, artificial...
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Evaluation of therapeutic efficacy of drug candidates in preclinical oncology with positron emission tomography (PET)

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Feature | PET Imaging | September 14, 2021 | By Todd Sasser, Ph.D.
The Role of PET Imaging in Preclinical Oncology
The use of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in preclinical oncology investigations has shown the ability to...
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Us2.ai, a Singapore-based medtech firm backed by Sequoia India and EDBI, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Us2.v1, a completely automated AI decision support tool for cardiac ultrasound.
News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | September 14, 2021
FDA Clears Fully Automated Cardiac Ultrasound Solution to Measure 2D and Doppler
September 14, 2021 – Us2.ai, a Singapore-based medtech firm backed by Sequoia India and EDBI, has received U.S. Food...
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