Gamma Medica Inc. announced the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has issued a Medical Device Marketing Authorization (MDMA) for their LumaGEM breast imaging product.
People who have a behavioral disorder characterized by extreme outbursts of anger — such as road rage — have significantly lower gray matter volume in the brain region that plays an important role in regulating emotion, report scientists from the University of Chicago.
January 18, 2016 — Two Georgetown University professors say a section of the recently passed Congressional spending bill ...
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
Teleflex Inc. has acquired privately held Nostix LLC, developer of innovative tip confirmation systems that are used to increase the accuracy of vascular access device placement.
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Barrie, Ontario, installed three Carestream DRX-Revolution mobile X-ray systems to help care for patients in the emergency department (ED), intensive care unit (ICU) and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauded President Obama and Vice President Biden for the “moonshot” effort in cancer research announced in the President’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday.
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
January 15, 2016 — A regional anesthesia technique called thoracic paravertebral nerve block (TPVB) is highly effective ...
Six independent research teams examining breast cancer screening intervals unanimously found that mammography screening every two years for average-risk women ages 50 to 74 offers a favorable balance of benefits to harm.
Volpara Solutions announced that it has received a new 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for Volpara Density Maps.
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Monday that it will be ending the Meaningful Use program that was meant to encourage the adoption of electronic medical records (EMR).
Dicom Systems introduced its newest product FireBridge. Launched at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America annual meeting (RSNA'15).
Starting breast cancer screening at age 50 and undergoing digital mammography every other year may reduce a woman's risk for radiation-induced breast cancer.
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
January 13, 2016 — Mach7 Technologies has been awarded a United States Patent for handheld medical imaging modality. The ...
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced that it is investing $15M to become founding partner of a healthcare innovation company — Health2047 Inc.
A recent article in the American Journal of Men’s Health found that men and their health providers are not having important discussions when it comes to prostate cancer screening and treatment.
Ionizing radiation can save lives, but it can also cause serious harm. Getting the right measurement of exposure to ionizing radiation in any situation is at the heart of an ISO standard that has recently been updated.
A systematic review of scientific literature on dense breasts by researchers at the University of California (UC) Davis and other institutions has found breast density determinations can be unreliable.
In a comprehensive modeling study, researchers from the University of California Davis and other institutions have found that breast cancer screening with digital mammography poses only a small risk of radiation-induced breast cancer for most women.
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) will offer its first regional course later this year in Mexico.
David Sorensen, director of operations, reviews product highlights including the Thales ArtPix EZ2GO DR System, Image ...
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