News | Contrast Media
Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a method for loading iron inside nanoparticles to create magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents that outperform gadolinium chelates, the mainstay contrast agent that is facing increased scrutiny due to potential safety concerns.
August 22, 2018 
News | Focused Ultrasound Therapy
In the first such clinical trial in the United States, physician-scientists with the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) are investigating the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier. The trial will be conducted with patients undergoing brain cancer surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).
August 21, 2018 
Technology | Clinical Decision Support
HealthMyne announced the release of Quantitative Imaging Decision Support (QIDS) 5 featuring a new, automated Cancer Screening Module. The module is designed for tracking, communicating and reporting on patients who may be at a higher risk for developing cancer.
August 21, 2018 Sponsored Content
Case Study | PACS
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
February 03, 2025 
Technology | Analytics Software
At the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 2018 Annual Meeting and Exposition, July 22-25 in Orlando, Fla., Nuance Communications Inc. announced the general availability of a cloud-based version of its mPower Clinical Analytics platform for radiology.
August 16, 2018 
News | Lung Imaging
August 15, 2018 — Although national guidelines advise doctors to discuss the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening ...
August 15, 2018 Sponsored Content
News | Artificial Intelligence | June 21, 2024
SPONSORED CONTENT — EnsightTM 2.0 is the newest version of Enlitic’s data standardization software framework. Ensight is ...
News | Artificial Intelligence
Intel and Philips recently tested two healthcare uses for deep learning inference models using Intel Xeon Scalable processors and the OpenVINO toolkit. One use case focused on X-rays of bones for bone-age-prediction modeling, the other on computed tomography (CT) scans of lungs for lung segmentation. In these tests, Intel and Philips achieved a speed improvement of 188 times for the bone-age-prediction model, and a 38 times speed improvement for the lung-segmentation model over the baseline measurements.
August 15, 2018 Sponsored Content
Feature | Breast Imaging
While most women understand the importance of health screenings, an estimated 72 million have missed or postponed a ...
December 03, 2024 
Technology | Ultrasound Imaging
Fujifilm SonoSite Inc. announced the launch of two new transducers for the SonoSite iViz point-of-care ultrasound, now connecting a total of four to their handheld diagnostic tool. Now with the addition of the L25v and C60v transducers to its portfolio, the iViz enables clinicians to view superficial applications such as ophthalmic, arterial, venous, lung and nerve, as well as deeper applications such as abdominal and obstetrics.
August 15, 2018 
Blog | AAPM
I attended the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2018 meeting in late July and came back with many takeaways.
August 14, 2018 
News | Radiation Dose Management
August 14, 2018 — Guerbet LLC USA announced a commercial partnership with Imalogix, a provider of artificial ...
August 14, 2018 Sponsored Content
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
September 25, 2024 
Videos | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Haojie Wang, M.D., director of advanced cardiovascular MRI and a member of the heart valve clinic at Baylor Scott White ...
August 13, 2018 
News | Breast Density
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner approved the Illinois Breast Density Reporting Law (Public Act 100-0749) on Aug. 10, 2018 making Illinois the 36th state to report dense breast tissue to patients. It became the fifth state to enact a breast density law in 2018, joining Utah, Washington, Florida and Wisconsin.
August 13, 2018 
Videos | Radiation Therapy
ITN Editor Dave Fornell takes a tour of some of the innovative new technologies on the expo floor at the 2018 American ...
August 13, 2018 Sponsored Content
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
SPONSORED CONTENT — Fujifilm’s latest CT technology brings exceptional image quality to a compact and user- and patient ...
August 06, 2024 
News | Clinical Decision Support
August 13, 2018 — The American College of Radiology Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) steering committee ...
August 13, 2018 
Videos | Radiation Therapy
A discussion with Mahadevappa Mahesh, Ph.D., FAAPM, FACR, FACMP, FSCCT, professor of radiology and cardiology and chief ...
August 13, 2018 
Videos | Proton Therapy
A discussion with Matthew Freeman, Ph.D., scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. He spoke about his ...
August 10, 2018 
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Exact Imaging announced that it has become a UroGPO Imaging Partner, joining the North American urology-specific group purchasing and service organization. As an Imaging Partner, Exact Imaging’s ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform for targeted prostate biopsies will now be available to UroGPO’s 550-plus member urology practices as part of the UroGPO suite of offerings.
August 10, 2018 
Patients in Pulaski County, Ind., now have access to quiet, comfortable magnetic resonance (MR) exams thanks to the installation of the Vantage Titan/Zen Edition 1.5T from Canon Medical Systems USA Inc. at Pulaski Memorial Hospital. Pulaski Memorial, a critical access facility that was previously using a mobile unit to conduct MR exams, is the first healthcare provider in the U.S. to install the system. The facility is leveraging the system to conduct musculoskeletal (MSK) and neuro exams, as well as expand its abdominal imaging capabilities.
August 10, 2018 
News | Radiology Business
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule August 9 that would overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program established by the Affordable Care Act and launched in 2012. The Medicare Shared Savings Program is the umbrella under which the vast majority of Medicare’s Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) operate. The redesigned program is called Pathways to Success.
August 09, 2018 
News | Enterprise Imaging
Visage Imaging Inc. announced that it has signed a seven-year contract with Mercy, the fifth largest Catholic health system in the U.S., for Visage 7 Open Archive. Visage 7 Open Archive is a core module of the Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform, closely coupling the open storage of medical images and multimedia to Visage 7.
August 09, 2018 
Videos | Radiomics
A discussion with Martin Vallieres, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellow at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He spoke on this ...
August 09, 2018