Neuroscientists peered into the brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease and two similar conditions to see how their neural responses changed over time. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Parkinson’s Disease Biomarkers Program and published in Neurology, may provide a new tool for testing experimental medications aimed at alleviating symptoms and slowing the rate at which the diseases damage the brain.
The U.S. healthcare industry has failed to create and sustain an efficient network for storing and sharing patient medical data, but a new proposed strategy could make the process easier and more affordable.
According to a new report by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, mammography may present an opportunity for the expanded use of bundled payments in radiology.
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its new super conducting accelerator, which is the latest development, essential to the ProteusONE compact Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) solution, that required approval from regulatory authorities.
Cianna Medical Inc. announced the company has received an additional U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Savi Scout radar localization system, allowing the reflector to be placed at the lumpectomy site up to 30 days prior to surgical removal.
Colorectal cancer patient advocacy groups, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and associated medical associations are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover seniors for virtual colonoscopy, known as computed tomography (CT) colonography.
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
August 17, 2016 — GE Healthcare announced the release of the OEC Elite MiniView C-arm, a new imaging system designed to ...
Saint Alphonsus Health System is improving its workflow and enhancing diagnostic quality and safety across its network with Toshiba’s Aquilion computed tomography (CT) systems.
Carestream showcased its Touch Prime and Touch Prime XE Ultrasound Systems at the Society for Vascular Ultrasound conference, Aug. 11-13 in Chicago.
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
August 17, 2016 — Aspect Imaging, a life-science company, and frog, a global design and strategy firm, have joined ...
Research firm peer60, in a recently published review of healthcare imaging and technology vendors, found that healthcare executives who were asked about their experiences named Agfa HealthCare the No. 1 most recommended image sharing vendor.
Interview with Jef Williams, managing partner, Paragon Consulting Partners, on the essential elements of building an ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
How to turn your imaging center into a Swiss army knife to maximize ROI was a key radiology business session at the 2016 ...
August 16, 2016 – RadNet Inc. and Medic Vision Imaging Solutions Ltd. announced in July that RadNet has selected Medic ...
Interview with Gerald Kolb, JD, president of The Breast Group in Bend, Ore. Kolb spoke at the 2016 AHRA meeting in ...
Interview with Kent Hutson, M.D., CPE, of Radiology Alliance in Nashville, Tenn., on the principles of data mining and ...
High-risk prostate cancer patients treated at hospitals with a high proportion of administered radical local treatment (radiotherapy or prostatectomy) only have half of the mortality risk of men treated at hospitals with the lowest proportion.
August 15, 2016 — The Large Field MRI Distortion Phantom, Model 604, from CIRS is designed for assessment of magnetic ...
Patient QA Efficiency with Dolphin presented at AAPM 2016 IBA booth. Dolphin Online Ready is released and in clinical ...
Shimadzu Medical Systems USA has released its newest version of the MobileDaRt Evolution series, the MX7.
August 18, 2016 