The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, Inc. (HIMSS) 2021 Conference, scheduled for August 9-13 in Las Vegas, will be one of the first to take a step back to normalcy
News | HIMSS
HIMSS 2021 to Return in August, Vaccinations Required

May 17, 2021 — It looks like in-person conferences are making a comeback. The Healthcare Information and Management ...

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Overall Excellence Finalist/Multi-platform Package of the Year for its coverage of the Pandemic’s Toll on Radiology, National
Feature | Imaging Technology News - ITN | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
ITN Brings Home National, Regional Honors

Imaging Technology News (ITN) and its sister publication Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) recently took ...

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Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven healthcare has potential to transform medical decision-making and treatment, but AI algorithms must be thoroughly tested and continuously monitored to avoid unintended consequences to patients. In JAMA Network Open, Regenstrief Institute President Peter Embí, M.D., calls for algorithmovigilance (a term he coined for scientific methods and activities relating to evaluation, monitoring, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of algorithms in healthcare) to address
News | Artificial Intelligence
Eliminating Bias from Healthcare AI Critical to Improve Health Equity

May 14, 2021 — Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven healthcare has the potential to transform medical decision-making and ...

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Chest X-ray from patient severely ill from COVID-19, showing (in white patches) infected tissue spread across the lungs. Image courtesy of Nature Publishing or npj Digital Medicine
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
AI Tool Uses Chest X-ray to Differentiate Worst Cases of COVID-19

May 14, 2021 — Trained to see patterns by analyzing thousands of chest X-rays, a computer program predicted with up to ...

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According to the CDC, if you are fully vaccinated you can start doing many things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. Infographic courtesy of the CDC.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CDC Updates Its Mask Recommendations

May 13, 2021 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new statement relaxing the ...

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Estimates of excess deaths, defined as the number of persons who have died from all causes, above the expected number of deaths for a given place and time, can provide a comprehensive account of mortality likely related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including deaths that are both directly and indirectly associated with COVID-19.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CDC Update on Excess Deaths Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 13, 2021 — Estimates of excess deaths, defined as the number of persons who have died from all causes, above the ...

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Laurel Bridge Software Collaborates with Herman Oosterwijk to Develop New Educational Content

May 13, 2021 — Laurel Bridge Software, a provider of imaging software solutions that enable health systems to ...

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Medical researchers at Flinders University have established a new link between high body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer survival rates — with clinical data revealing worse outcomes for early breast cancer (EBC) patients and improved survival rates in advanced breast cancer (ABC).
News | Women's Health
Decoding the Effect of Body Mass Index on Breast Cancer

May 13, 2021 — Medical researchers at Flinders University have established a new link between high body mass index (BMI) ...

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Konica Minolta is partnering with Medovate to promote safer ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia procedures through education and training
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Konica Minolta, Medovate and Mercury Medical Collaborate on Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia Education at ASRA 2021

May 12, 2021 – Building on their existing partnership to promote safer ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, Konica ...

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According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27 percent) of all deaths in the UK, which equates to more than 160,000 deaths each year — or one death every three minutes.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Using Contrast MRI After a Heart Attack Could Increase Survival

May 12, 2021 — According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27 ...

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Hologic, Inc. launched Project Health Equality (PHE), a unique initiative that strives to address the structural and cultural barriers that prevent Black and Hispanic women in the U.S. from receiving the same quality health care as white women.
News | Women's Health
Hologic Launches $20M Initiative to Tackle Racial Disparities in Healthcare

May 12, 2021 — Hologic, Inc. launched Project Health Equality (PHE), a unique initiative that strives to address the ...

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Carestream Health has released Smart Noise Cancellation (SNC), a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology that greatly improves image quality — producing images that are significantly clearer than with standard processing.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Carestream Advances X-ray Image Quality with Smart Noise Cancellation

May 12, 2021 — Carestream Health has released Smart Noise Cancellation (SNC), a groundbreaking artificial intelligence ...

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The digital technology is reducing reliance on unnecessary invasive diagnostic procedures and is cutting hospital waiting times
News | Artificial Intelligence
NICE Renews Support for Use of AI-powered HeartFlow Analysis

May 12, 2021 — HeartFlow, Inc., a leader in revolutionizing precision heartcare, today announced that the National ...

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 Novarad, healthcare IT and medical imaging company, has recently entered into contract with Waverly Health Center (WHC) of Iowa to provide its award-winning solution for simply and securely sharing medical images and reports – CryptoChart.
News | Enterprise Imaging
Health Center Chooses Novarad’s CryptoChart Solution

May 12, 2021 — Novarad, healthcare IT and medical imaging company, has recently entered into contract with Waverly ...

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Real-time intelligence in the pre-read stages of the workflow can ensure that when opening the first study on a worklist, the radiologist can be confident that it is the correct study to read at that time, whether based on AI-integrated worklist triage, worklist prioritization, or SLA expectations.
Sponsored Content | Blog | Artificial Intelligence
BLOG: Real-time Intelligence: Optimizing Workflow through Planning and Preparation

Optimizing radiology workflow begins well before a radiologist opens an exam. Early planning and preparation are ...

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Breast Cancer AI Company Whiterabbit Receives FDA Clearance for WRDensity

May 11, 2021 — Whiterabbit, an AI technology company focused on early breast cancer detection, today announced the ...

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: COVID Vaccine Adenopathy Can Last Up to 10 Weeks

Yael Eshet, M.D., MSc, a diagnostic radiology specialist at Sheba Medical Center in Israel, was the lead author on a ...

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The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) have joined the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) in recognizing the relatively low risk and important clinical benefits of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs), which are used routinely around the world to help detect heart disease, stratify the risk of heart attack or stroke, identify and characterize tumors throughout the abdomen, and monitor the effectiveness of cancer therapies in adul
News | Contrast Media
Medical Societies Support Safety and Benefits of Ultrasound Contrast Agents

May 11, 2021 — The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE ...

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National Imaging Solutions, a recognized leader in medical imaging and radiology solutions, announced it has acquired DynaRad — the oldest manufacturer of portable X-ray systems in the US. This new investment will allow National Imaging Solutions to support its customers by supplying them with DynaRad portable X-ray machines, including a mobile field X-ray device using nanotube technology.
News | Radiology Business
National Imaging Solutions Acquires DynaRad

May 11, 2021 — National Imaging Solutions, a recognized leader in medical imaging and radiology solutions, announced it ...

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A study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Gothenburg University in Sweden has found that low levels of a protein called PDGFRb are associated with particularly good results of radiotherapy in women with early-stage breast cancer.
News | Radiation Therapy
New Marker Predicts Benefit of Radiotherapy for Early-stage Breast Cancer

May 11, 2021 —A study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Gothenburg University in Sweden has found that ...

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