Breast imaging analytics company Densitas Inc. announced the signing of a new Alliance Partner Agreement with Blackford. This agreement gives Blackford the right to promote, market, sell, distribute and license densitasdensity directly via integration with the Blackford Platform. Work will now commence to integrate densitasdensity with the Blackford Platform. Densitas CEO Mohamed Abdolell said integrating with Blackford will shorten Densitas’ time to market and shorten the sales cycle.
December 19, 2018 — As part of its plans to spin off its healthcare division into a separate company, GE reportedly ...
Infinitt North America highlighted a range of healthcare information technology (IT) products and applications at the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 25-30 in Chicago. Key offerings included the Infinitt Healthcare platform vendor neutral archive (VNA), new features in Infinitt RIS/PACS (radiology information system/picture archiving and communication system), artificial intelligence (AI) applications, and advanced toolsets for clinical decision support and image analysis.
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Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2018 annual meeting keynote speaker Michael Recht, M.D., chairman of ...
Early-stage breast cancer patients with cancer detected in a sentinel lymph node biopsy had comparable 10-year recurrence and survival rates following either axillary radiotherapy or axillary lymph node dissection, according to new data. The data from the randomized, phase III AMAROS clinical trial were presented at the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 4-8.

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A judge of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional in a shocking decision that could impact the health insurance coverage of millions of Americans. A group of Democratic state attorneys general plans to bring the case to the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Trump administration said the law will remain in place until the appeal process is complete.
While most women understand the importance of health screenings, an estimated 72 million have missed or postponed a ...
Enterprise imaging health information technology (IT) provider Dicom Systems Inc. announced a new joint deployment with clinical collaboration mobile app WinguMD for Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, Fla. The collaboration will help Nicklaus Children’s better integrate clinical communications, particularly image sharing, over mobile platforms.
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Materialise, in collaboration with Carestream Health, is developing a work-in-progress zero-footprint deployment of their pre-operative planning solution for orthopedists, leveraging Materialise’s OrthoView software. Thanks to enterprise-wide licensing and an enterprise imaging-integrated zero-footprint deployment, Materialise and Carestream will be able to give surgeons the freedom to plan procedures in a standard browser, eliminating the requirement for additional software.
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
RAD Women (#RADxx), a networking group for the advancement of women in imaging informatics, recently announced the winners of the 2nd annual RADxx Awards. Winners and honorable mentions of the RADxx Trailblazer, Advocate, Champion and Rising Star Awards were unveiled at a cocktail reception sponsored by Ambra Health during the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 25-30 in Chicago.
Based on Mindray’s Living Technology, the Resona 7 (Sapphire), ZS3 (Diamond) and TE7 (Crystal) new ultrasound upgrades offer significant enhancements in support of the company’s commitment to providing state-of-the-art ultrasound imaging.
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Sigmascreening recently announced that more than 100,000 women have had mammography exams with the Sensitive Sigma Paddle to ensure optimum mammographic compressions. Sigmascreening showcased the technology at the 104th Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 25-30 in Chicago.
December 12, 2018 — A Massachusetts Superior Court granted a preliminary injunction in lawsuits by Hologic against ...
In stroke, time saved on imaging is time gained in the treatment window. The recently updated guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association expand the window of time for clinicians to treat stroke. The Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., has begun using protocols like Neuro One on the Aquilion One/Genesis Edition computed tomography (CT) system from Canon Medical Systems USA Inc. combined with Vitrea's 4-D Neuro Perfusion software to adapt to the new guidelines.
Guerbet LLC USA highlighted new and next-level product offerings and partnerships in contrast media, injectors, disposables, digital solutions and services at the 2018 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 25-30 in Chicago.
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GE Healthcare and VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Washington, recently announced a partnership to accelerate the use of 3-D imaging in healthcare. As part of their research agreement, GE Healthcare will provide software and workstations, and the VA will provide input on its use of the technology. Prior to this agreement, the VA has used 3-D software that is not designed for medical use. Now, the VA will use GE software designed specifically for the medical field – which is expected to reduce the time it takes to create 3-D models from hours to minutes.
At the 104th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 25-30 in Chicago, Siemens Healthineers introduced the Multix Impact digital radiography (DR) system. The Multix Impact is an affordably priced, floor-mounted DR system that provides access to high-quality imaging technology. The intuitive operating system and versatile wireless detectors are designed to optimize clinical processes in radiography by improving productivity and enhancing the patient experience.
Medical artificial intelligence (AI) software company Lunit announced three new members of its advisory board, including Eliot Siegel, M.D., FACR, FSIIM; Linda Moy, M.D.; and Khan Siddiqui, M.D.