A new Mayo Clinic study finds that not all women with lymph node-positive breast cancer treated with chemotherapy before surgery need to have all of their underarm nodes taken out. Ultrasound is a useful tool for judging before breast cancer surgery whether chemotherapy eliminated cancer from the underarm lymph nodes, the researchers found. The findings are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Radiologists at the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, Mass.) are using Carestream’s lesion management module with Carestream Vue PACS to capture information about tumors and how they respond to treatment.
February 4, 2015 — Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap Version 1.0.
Intelerad Medical Systems has been awarded a five-year, Schedule 70 contract with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).
Elekta's Mosaiq Oncology Information System (OIS) has earned the number one ranking among OISs, according to a survey by KLAS, an independent research firm.
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
Carestream Health was awarded 66 new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2014 for innovations in radiology imaging, healthcare information technology (IT), dental imaging and other areas. The company also received 34 additional patents in European and Asian countries last year.
Scientists are working to develop breakthrough therapies for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers affecting both men and women.
Hospitals and healthcare systems are facing unprecedented threats to their bottom lines, challenging them to curtail costs, increase revenue and improve the delivery of efficient quality patient care. In this tumultuous environment, MedQuest Radiology Management Services is seeing greater demand for its assessment services that help healthcare organizations identify areas for improvement within their radiology operations.
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) President Curtis Rooney released a statement on the annual Budget and Economic Outlook compiled by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
Targeted biopsy using new fusion technology that combines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with ultrasound is more effective than standard biopsy in detecting high-risk prostate cancer, according to a large-scale study published today in JAMA.
DR Systems was recently named one of the largest vendors of electronic health record (EHR) systems in the United States by Modern Healthcare, a healthcare research and media company.
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
Time Magazine cast a spotlight on the dramatic impact of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in detecting cancers (particularly in women with dense breasts) in its article entitled “11 Remarkable Health Advances from 2014.”
A novel radioguided surgery technique could quickly and effectively identify residual cancer cells during brain tumor surgery, with low radiation exposure for both patients and surgeons. The study, featured in the January 2015 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, reports that Y-90 DOTATOC, a beta-minus–emitting tracer, can effectively delineate the margins of meningiomas and high-grade gliomas.
Tantrums, irritability, self-injury, depression, anxiety are symptoms associated with autism, but they're not considered core symptoms of the disorder. Researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine are challenging this assertion. They have used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to show that when it comes to the ability to regulate emotions, brain activity in autistic people is significantly different than brain activity in people without autism.
Some older women with breast cancer could safely avoid radiotherapy, without harming their chances of survival, a study has shown.
Viztek announced 20 percent year-over-year increase in software sales for the 2013-2014 calendar year.
To help improve breast cancer screening for the 40 percent of American women with dense breasts, Volpara Solutions announced it has signed an agreement enabling GE Healthcare to distribute VolparaDensity, VolparaAnalytics and VolparaDoseRT.
A new breast imaging technique pioneered at Mayo Clinic nearly quadruples detection rates of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue, according to the results of a major study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Siemens Healthcare announced that a two-detector version of its established Multix Fusion digital radiography (DR) system has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now available in the United States.
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