Canon Medical Systems USA Inc. launched an all-new program designed to help reduce the leading causes of pain and injury for sonographers from work-related musculoskeletal disorders, which afflict up to 90 percent of clinical sonographers.1 The Healthy Sonographer Program aims to educate sonographers about best practices to prevent positioning themselves in awkward postures – including reaching and twisting – which can result in injuries to the shoulders, neck and wrists and can be a detriment to patient engagement.
The Center for Quantitative Cancer Imaging at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has become the first site in the U.S. to install the nanoScan PET/MRI 3T preclinical in vivo imaging system. This is the 10th installation of the nanoScan positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) 3T worldwide.
October 10, 2018 — Mammosphere launched “Where’s My Mammogram?,” a public service campaign to help women obtain copies ...
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
DenseBreast-info.org (DB-I) announced the launch of its international expansion for European medical providers. The European expansion of the comprehensive, medically-sourced website for breast density information features an interactive map displaying screening guidelines for selected countries, as well as extensive educational content for healthcare professionals.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Magnetom Sola, a 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner from Siemens Healthineers that brings Siemens’ BioMatrix technology to the 1.5T market. This technology addresses patient anatomical and physiological differences, as well as differences in how users set up and conduct MRI exams, to increase productivity and decrease rescans for improved efficiency and patient satisfaction.
A new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found no major long-term differences in the effectiveness of radiation therapy versus surgery in treating an increasingly diagnosed head and neck cancer. Given these results, investigators suggest quality-of-life factors should help inform a treatment decision between the two therapies.
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
CHI Franciscan Health and GE Healthcare have joined forces to implement a NASA-style "Mission Control" command center to effectively and efficiently synchronize all elements of a patient's hospital experience. The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system will support caregivers to enhance patient safety, orchestrate seamless care delivery and, ultimately, get patients back home sooner.
October 30, 2018 — The American Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ASTRO) 2018 annual meeting included 10 top-rated ...
Carri Glide-Hurst, Ph.D., director of translational research, radiation oncology at Henry Ford Health System, describes ...
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
Highly populated countries have traditionally been slow adopters of non-conventional business models, but a new Frost & Sullivan report says government initiatives to promote early tumor detection are expected to drive the use of X-ray mammography imaging solutions in these countries.
PET/CT can be indispensible as a diagnostic and prognostic tool; in the assessment of patient response to therapy and cancer recurrence; even in the choice of therapy. And the significance of this hybrid imaging modality could grow in future years.
October 5, 2018 — Leading oncology experts from around the world recently met to discuss the integration of magnetic ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors (BOC) selected three innovators as 2019 Gold Medalists for their extraordinary service to the College or radiology. Honors will be bestowed during the ACR 2019 Annual Meeting, to be held May 18–22, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Carri Glide-Hurst, Ph.D., director of translational research, radiation oncology at Henry Ford Health System, describes ...
Body Vision Medical, a medical device company specializing in lung cancer diagnostics, announced the launch of its LungVision platform. The platform will be presented at the CHEST conference, Oct. 7-10 in San Antonio, Texas.
Like low-hanging cyber fruit, hospitals are ripe for plucking. And hackers have already started the harvest. A 12-month ...
When Cullman Regional Medical Center in Alabama decided to switch from 2-D to 3-D mammography, they knew they needed to ...
“Patient-centered care” is a popular term among those in the healthcare industry in the 21st century. It means the patient is part of their own healthcare team helping to make decisions, and they are made as comfortable as possible throughout the process. Vendors are starting to adopt this approach for mammography, arguably the most critical tool for detecting breast cancer.
Carri Glide-Hurst, Ph.D., and Benjamin Movsas, M.D., discuss Henry Ford Hospital's involvement in a national clinical ...
At the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 26-30 in Chicago, Agfa HealthCare will introduce the MUSICA Workstation, which is designed to support a customer-driven workflow for imaging departments. Developed in close cooperation with technologists, it serves as the “nerve center” of the imaging environment, offering a single, intuitive interface for smooth, efficient digital and computed general radiography (DR and CR), fluoroscopy, mammography and full leg/full spine (FLFS) imaging.
October 10, 2018 