While active surveillance is often recommended for patients with nonaggressive prostate cancer to reduce unnecessary treatment, the challenge for clinicians is to monitor and distinguish early-stage tumors from advanced cancers.
Alternative imaging procedures, radiation safety and parent education should be the top priorities when considering performing computed tomography (CT) procedures on pediatric patients, according to a literature review published in the scientific journal Radiologic Technology. Among the best practices covered are the importance of education, use of traditional and bismuth shielding and radiologists’ review of examination requisitions.
July 14, 2016 — Adding F-18-choline positron emission tomography (PET) to multi-parametric prostate magnetic resonance ...
eHealth Saskatchewan plays a vital role in providing IT services to patients, health care providers, and partners such ...
July 13, 2016 — Siemens Healthineers announced that University of Utah Health Care in Salt Lake City is the first ...
Overlake Medical Center, Bellevue, Wash., recently announced it is formally adopting a new standard of care for prostate cancer treatment with the potential to dramatically decrease instances of over-treatment. The improvements are a result of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies to diagnose and guide biopsies to more accurately identify the cancer type and inform treatment.

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RamSoft recently announced integration with Scannerside radiation dose tracking software to introduce a new CT Dose Module.
While most women understand the importance of health screenings, an estimated 72 million have missed or postponed a ...
Images shown at trade shows tend to be, well … perfect. The kVP is adjusted precisely in computed tomography (CT); the ultrasound probe is set for optimal penetration and clarity; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols are tuned like a Stradivarius.
Lantheus Holdings Inc., the parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. (LMI), announced the first commercial shipment of Xenon Xe 133 gas (Xenon 133) using unprocessed radiochemical Xenon 133 supplied by the Institute for Radioelements (IRE) in Belgium.
July 11, 2016 — The Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), which manages Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill., is now home to ...
Fujifilm’s APERTO Lucent is a 0.4T mid-field, open MRI system addressing today’s capability and image quality needs ...
July 12, 2016 — The updated American College of Radiology (ACR) Manual on Contrast Media contains a statement addressing ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication.
A new study assed the rates of laryngeal preservation and laryngectomy-free survival in patients receiving the monoclonal antibody cetuximab and radiation therapy (CRT) or radiation therapy alone.
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ContextVision has signed a contract to bring its US PLUSView ultrasound image enhancement software to hand-held iOS-based mobile devices.
There were several overall key trends evident at the 2016 meeting of the American Society of Echocardiography in June ...
July 8, 2016 — Richardson Healthcare announced the new Image Systems N-Series family of diagnostic displays with models ...
Singular Medical Technologies (SMT) announced the entry of three new high-performance, multi-PACS (picture archiving and communication system) products to the market: the Reading Workstation, Multi-Site Multi-PACS Workstation and the Mobile Imaging Workstation.
Interview with Claudio Smuclovisky, M.D., FACC, FSCCT, director of South Florida Imaging Cardiovascular Institute, Holy ...
Interview with Patricia Dickson, LRT (CT), assistant director, diagnostic and outpatient services, Capital Cardiology ...
An interview with Jonathan Leipsic, M.D., FSCCT, chairman of the department of radiology, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver ...
July 7, 2016 — Cell>Point announced in mid-June it has entered into an exclusive license agreement for China, Hong Kong ...