The American College of Radiology (ACR) applauded members of the House Ways and Means Committee for standing against planned cuts to Medicare reimbursement for low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening. According to the ACR, this exam is the first and only cost-effective test proven to significantly reduce lung cancer deaths.
September 14, 2016 — Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp. announced that it will exhibit at the 2016 American Society ...
September 14, 2016 — P-Cure, provider of patient-centric solutions for proton therapy, has received U.S. Food and Drug ...
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
Medic Vision Imaging Solutions Ltd. announced last week that its vendor-independent, low-dose computed tomography (CT) solution was selected by Philips Healthcare to help meet XR-29 regulations.
Nothing can — or should — replace the written radiology report as the way radiologists send their findings to referring physicians. But there are times when speed is of the essence, when interaction between radiologist and referring physician is critically important for the patient.
September 13, 2016 — DICOM Grid, makers of a cloud-based, medical image management suite, today announced it is changing ...
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
September 13, 2016 — Are You Dense Inc., in collaboration with Madre Latina Inc., recently announced a new set of ...
September 13, 2016 — Straightline Aviation signed a memorandum of understanding with RAD-AID to launch a humanitarian ...
A new study by a University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) researcher has found that a genomic test widely used to help determine whether women with a common form of breast cancer should undergo radiation is not cost effective. The study was conducted by Ann C. Raldow, M.D., assistant professor in residence in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UCLA and member of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with colleagues at Harvard and University of Texas Southwestern.
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
Vital Images Inc. recently announced the support of Nuance PowerScribe 360 Reporting and PenRad PenLung Lung Screening Management system in its comprehensive Lung Screening solution. The Vitrea CT Lung Analysis application helps clinicians standardize the diagnosis of lung nodules, while the solution’s workflow system facilitates management of lung screening treatment plans.
September 12, 2016 — Tiny microbubbles are being used to more effectively identify liver tumors, according to a study ...
The most recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology have been on the software side, enabling faster ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Acting Director Douglas Lowy, M.D., accepted the recommendations of a Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) on 10 scientific approaches most likely to make a decade’s worth of progress against cancer in five years under the Cancer Moonshot.
September 12, 2016 — University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) doctors have found what may be an earlier and easier ...
September 9, 2016 — Radiologists and medical imaging business managers will gain practical management skills to align ...
September 9, 2016 — ScImage will showcase updates to its enterprise imaging solution, including the launch of its new ...
September 9, 2016 — The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) recently launched into its next phase, ADNI3 ...
September 9, 2016 — RamSoft announced the introduction of its new Remote Rendering solution for medical image processing ...
September 8, 2016 — The Carestream OnSight 3D Extremity System that uses cone beam CT (CBCT) technology to capture ...
Technological and administrative obstacles are significantly cutting into available time for physicians to engage with patients.
September 14, 2016 