CNN reported that more than 9 million Americans have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, yet more than 27 million doses have been distributed as of Jan. 13, according to the CDC. Also on Jan. 13, the Trump administration reversed course on its vaccine policy, and instructed states to begin vaccinating all Americans 65 and older, and release the second doses in reserve to make the vaccine more widely administered.

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Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | January 21, 2021
We are at the Sunrise of 2021
We now are in our third week of the New Year, and our tenth month of social distancing and following various state...
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Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging headquarters.

Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging headquarters.

Sponsored Content | Case Study | Contrast Media Injectors | January 21, 2021
Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging (SDMI) was founded 30 years ago and has grown to be one of the largest outpatient...
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For years telehealth has danced at the edges of healthcare
Feature | Teleradiology | January 21, 2021 | By Jef Williams
Just Consider the Possibilities
All indications point to 2021 being the year of the return path of this boomerang event that sent us all in a different...
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The key trends Clinicians reviewing a COVID-19 patient's lung CT that reveals the severity of COVID-caused pneumonia. The impact of COVID on radiology was a major, over arching trend at  the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Getty Imagesbserved at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and the impact it has had on radiology. #RSNA #RSNA20 #RSNA2020

Clinicians reviewing a COVID-19 patient's lung CT that reveals the severity of COVID-caused pneumonia. The impact of COVID on radiology was a major, over arching trend at  the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Getty Images

Feature | RSNA | January 20, 2021 | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane and Dave Fornell
Top Trend Takeaways in Radiology From RSNA 2020
The key trends observed at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS-...
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Radiologists have recently taken on the role of activists and are tackling pressing issues in healthcare, including breast density

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Feature | Women's Health | January 20, 2021 | By Fazila Seker, Ph.D.
Stepping Up to the Big Issues
Radiologists — who have long been professionals in the metaphorical and literal back-rooms of healthcare — have...
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MRI Targeted biopsy is performed using cognitive fusion more easily with anatomical guidance based on the radiology report. MRI targets can be identified quickly in real-time along with micro-ultrasound targets, which may have been missed on MRI.

MRI Targeted biopsy is performed using cognitive fusion more easily with anatomical guidance based on the radiology report. MRI targets can be identified quickly in real-time along with micro-ultrasound targets, which may have been missed on MRI. Image courtesy of Exact Imaging

Feature | Prostate Cancer | January 20, 2021 | By Brian Wodlinger, Ph.D.
Detecting Prostate Cancer With Advanced Micro-ultrasound
Historically when a patient had an elevated PSA (prostate specific antigen) test their urologist would take the next...
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An interview with Eric Liederman, M.D., MPH, Director of Medical Informatics for The Permanente Medical Group, in Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Region, on the explosion of telemedicine in the COVID-19 era

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Feature | Radiology Business | January 20, 2021 | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Is Telehealth the New Normal?
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Eric Liederman, M.D., MPH, Director of Medical Informatics for...
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Vendor neutral archives enable a single, central location to store large volumes of radiology data, but now need to be able to house data from dozens of other departments with a wide array of data formats. This article originally ran as an introduction to the Vendor Neutral Archives comparison chart.
Feature | Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) | January 20, 2021 | By Dave Fornell
10 Questions to Ask Healthcare VNA Vendors When Purchasing a System
Most radiologists and clinicians are not trained as information technology (IT) programmers or administrators, so here...
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According to a new research report1 on the contrast media injectors published by MarketsandMarkets, the market was estimated to be $1.3 billion in 2020 and projected to reach $1.9 billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4 percent over 2020-2025.

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Feature | Contrast Media Injectors | January 20, 2021 | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
2021 Outlook for the Contrast Media Injectors Market
According to a new research report1 on the contrast media injectors published by MarketsandMarkets, the market was...
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The exceptionally high dose rate of the FLASH Beam is 3,000 times higher than normal therapy treatment (300 Gray per second vs. 0.1 Gray per second, Gray being a standard unit measuring absorbed radiation). Instead of treatment over 20 seconds, an entire treatment is completed in 6 milliseconds, giving the therapy its nickname, "FLASH." Image courtesy of Brian Pogue, PhD

The exceptionally high dose rate of the FLASH Beam is 3,000 times higher than normal therapy treatment (300 Gray per second vs. 0.1 Gray per second, Gray being a standard unit measuring absorbed radiation). Instead of treatment over 20 seconds, an entire treatment is completed in 6 milliseconds, giving the therapy its nickname, "FLASH." Image courtesy of Brian Pogue, PhD

News | Linear Accelerators | January 20, 2021
Dartmouth Researchers Pilot FLASH Radiotherapy Beam Development for Treatment of Cancer
January 20, 2021 — A joint team of researchers from Radiation Oncology at Dartmouth's and Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris...
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News | Ultrasound Imaging | January 20, 2021
Exact Therapeutics Announces Innovative Probe Development Collaboration With GE Healthcare
January 20, 2021 — Exact Therapeutics, a clinical stage precision medicine company, announced a collaboration with GE...
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Previously approved by FDA in the USA, MyLab X8 expands the reach of the MyLab Ultrasound Product Line with a fully featured premium imaging solution, integrating the latest technologies and delivering superior image quality without compromising workflow or efficiency.
News | Ultrasound Imaging | January 20, 2021
Esaote North America Introduces the MyLab X8 Ultrasound System to Canada
January 20, 2021 — Esaote North America announces that the MyLab X8 Ultrasound System has now been approved in Canada....
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new study published on European Radiology evaluates the image quality of low iodine concentration, dual-energy CT (DECT) combined with a deep learning–based denoising technique with ClariCT.AI for pediatric abdominal CT, compared with that of standard iodine concentration single-energy polychromatic CT (SECT).
News | Artificial Intelligence | January 19, 2021
New Study Shows Value of Low-concentration Iodine When Paired with Dual-Energy CT and DL Technique
January 19, 2021 — Radiation exposure and side effects related to iodine contrast agents are the two main concerns of...
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More complex, longer interventional procedures such as structural heart interventions or this revascularization of a coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, requires angiography imaging systems that have improved image detail and lower radiation dose. However, purchase of new systems was put on hold by many hospitals in 2020 due to the sudden drop in elective procedures and diversion of resources due to the COVID-19. Photo by Dave Fornell.

More complex, longer interventional procedures such as structural heart interventions or this revascularization of a coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, requires angiography imaging systems that have improved image detail and lower radiation dose. However, purchase of new systems was put on hold by many hospitals in 2020 due to the sudden drop in elective procedures and diversion of resources due to the COVID-19. Photo by Dave Fornell.

Feature | Angiography | January 19, 2021 | By Bhvita Jani
Interventional Mobile C-arm and Angiography Markets Plummeted Amid COVID-19
January 19, 2021 – With the postponement of non-essential elective surgeries and medical procedures in 2020 to conserve...
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To further these efforts, Konica Minolta has partnered with 1QBit, an advanced and quantum computing software company with a strong focus on AI, based in Canada.
Sponsored Content | Blog | Artificial Intelligence | January 18, 2021
BLOG: Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Decision Support and Increased Revenues
The landscape at the Radiological Society of North America’s 2020 (RSNA20) conference was different for everyone this...
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AI Metrics, LLC, a medical imaging startup focused on augmented intelligence to improve patient care, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the company’s flagship image analysis platform.
News | Artificial Intelligence | January 18, 2021
AI Metrics Receives FDA Clearance For Imaging Software
January 18, 2021 — AI Metrics, LLC, a medical imaging startup focused on augmented intelligence to improve patient care...
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Clinical utility of Axumin (fluciclovine F 18) being investigated in expanded areas of cancer imaging

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News | PET Imaging | January 18, 2021
Blue Earth Diagnostics Announces Dosing of Initial Patient in Phase 3 REVELATE Clinical Trial of 18F-Fluciclovine PET Imaging for Detection of Recurrent Brain Metastases
January 18, 2021 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and...
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Coronary CT angiography images courtesy of Canon Medical Systems.

Coronary CT angiography images courtesy of Canon Medical Systems.

News | Computed Tomography (CT) | January 18, 2021
New Expert Consensus Document on Coronary CT Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaque
January 18, 2020) — The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), in collaboration with the North American...
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MRI of Nonferromagnetic Ballistics Suspended in Gelatin. 

MRI of Nonferromagnetic Ballistics Suspended in Gelatin. Scout (A), T1-weighted spin-echo (SE) (B), T2-weighted SE (C), T2-weighted gradient-recalled echo (GRE) (TR/TE, 500/10; D), and T2-weighted GRE (TR/TE, 700/30; E) MR images show jacket hollow point .45 automatic Colt pistol bullet (Corbon) (1), solid lead .45 Long Colt bullet (Winchester) (2), full metal jacket (FMJ) automatic Colt pistol bullet (Winchester) (3), 5.56-mm FMJ bullet (Federal Ammunition) (4), #7 lead shotgun pellet (Winchester) (5), and 5-mm lead air gun pellet (Sheridan) (6). On all sequences, metallic artifact is minimal. Although metallic artifact increases or blooms with increased TR/TE in GRE images (D and E), amount of surrounding distortion is still minimal.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | January 15, 2021
Imaging of Ballistic Wounds, Bullet Composition and Implications for MRI Safety
January 15, 2021 — According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), because patients with...
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Solis Mammography, the nation’s largest independent provider of breast health and diagnostic services, announced that it has expanded its state-of-the-art multimodality medical imaging capabilities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC through the acquisition of Progressive Radiology.
News | Breast Imaging | January 15, 2021
Solis Mammography Announces the Acquisition of Progressive Radiology
January 15, 2021 — Solis Mammography, the nation’s largest independent provider of breast health and diagnostic...
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