The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put out a public safety notice asking expectant parents not to use ultrasound systems without a medical need.
Having been active in the age of transformation in which manufacturing, retail, finance, high-tech and oil and gas all experienced in the late 1980s and into the 1990s, I realized that healthcare would have its date with enterprise-wide change. Healthcare as an industry has for too long existed in an environment of stasis, now with the rapid pace of technology, competition and exorbitant costs, it is evident to the patient, the competition, the government and the rest of the world that it must adapt to survive. Medical Imaging is a profit center for most healthcare providers and has historically been the hot bed for technology advancement and innovation.
Take a tour of Eizo's products and how they can address key radiology needs during a tour of its booth at RSNA 2014.
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
Carestream introduced the Touch ultrasound system at RSNA 2014. This premium system uses an all- touchscreen interface ...
McKesson is committed to working with facilities to adapt to the new healthcare reality in both an effective and cost ...
QICS is a unique, automated workflow management solution to help today's medical professionals enhance the delivery of ...
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
Although the use of a type of radiation treatment that is shorter in duration and less costly has increased among women with early-stage breast cancer who had breast conserving surgery, most patients who meet guidelines to receive this treatment do not, according to a study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
The purchase will enable Philips to further expand its advanced imaging capabilities of its angiography suite. Volcano is a leader in intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) catheter measurements used in the interventional cardiology cath lab. The additional technology will enhance Philips' angiography imaging system suite offerings.
Columbia University Medical Center researchers have devised a way to replace the meniscus using a personalized 3-D printed implant, or scaffold, infused with human growth factors that prompt the body to regenerate the lining on its own.
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
Kubtec announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the KUB 250, a portable low-dose digital X-ray system dedicated to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The unit is compact and lightweight, sporting a 24-inch x 24-inch footprint and weighing 200 pounds.
Thales Group launched new products at RSNA 2014, including: Pixium Portable 3543 EZ, ArtPix Mobile EZ2GO, Pixium 2121S-A, Pixium 2121S-A and TH 8770.
Sapheneia has partnered with Scannerside to provide a comprehensive dose strategy (CDS) to the medical imaging industry.
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
Double Black Imaging exhibited its new 5MP Color LED display for multi-modality imaging at RSNA 2014.
Viztek announced the introduction of its new U-Arm DR and Overhead Tube Crane (OTC) systems.
TeraRecon announced the availability of a first-of-kind upgrade program called Any/\One, at RSNA 2014.
Helping connect healthcare experts and increasing the usability of the wealth of medical imaging data is the goal of a cloud-based network solution from Siemens Healthcare.
Cianna Medical Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the SAVI Scout surgical guidance system. The technology uses real-time audible and visual indicators to give surgeons a precise way to target tissue during lumpectomy and excisional biopsy procedures.
Data from a Bayer study in children less than 2 years of age (infants) was presented at the 2014 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) scientific assembly and annual meeting. The primary endpoint of the study was the evaluation of the pharmacokinetics (PK) of Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection in plasma at the standard dose of 0.1 mmol/kg body weight. Safety was a secondary endpoint and the study also included a qualitative assessment of efficacy.
A new study on the use of hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation (HF-WBI) for early-stage breast cancer patients found HF-WBI increased 17.4 percent from 2004 to 2011. Patients are also more likely to receive HF-WBI compared to conventionally fractionated whole-breast irradiation (CF-WBI) when they are treated at an academic center or live ?50 miles away from a cancer center. The study was published in the Dec. 1, 2014, issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
iCAD, Inc. announced that more than 500 patients have been treated in its clinical trial of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) using the Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx) System.
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