News | Women's Health
When it comes to breast cancer screening, the fibroglandular density of your breasts affects how well a mammogram can detect cancerous tissues. That’s why Pennsylvania and 20 other states have adopted laws requiring radiologists to include information about breast density in every woman’s mammogram report, according to Susann Schetter, DO, co-medical director of Penn State Hershey Breast Center. Schetter’s comments were published in a recent edition of The Medical Minute, a weekly health news feature produced by Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
July 01, 2015 
News | Radiation Oncology
Significant strides have been made in improving the survival of adult patients with low-grade gliomas, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The scientists used clinical data collected over the past decade through a U.S. cancer registry for their research on the slow-growing yet deadly form of primary brain cancer. The findings are published July 1 by Neuro-Oncology: Clinical Practice.
July 01, 2015 
News | Molecular Imaging
The continuing exploration of the benefits of proton therapy is inspiring a growing and massive construction of new proton centers across Europe. Proton Therapy Center (PTC) in Prague has been treating patients from 25 countries for more than two years, and many other facilities are profiting from Prague’s experience.
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News | Information Technology
Carestream showcased the Carestream Vue PACS (picture archiving and communication system) workstation with streamlined reading, processing and reporting of imaging studies at the “Workstation Face-Off,†part of the annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT. The event, held recently in San Francisco, was hosted by the International Society of Computed Tomography (ISCT).
July 01, 2015 
Feature | Radiology Imaging
In recent years, there has been widespread media coverage of studies purporting to show that radiation from X-rays, computed tomography (CT) scans and other medical imaging causes cancer. But such studies have serious flaws, including their reliance on an unproven statistical model, according to a recent article in the journal Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment. Corresponding author is Loyola University Medical Center radiation oncologist James Welsh, M.D., MS.
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Feature | Breast Imaging
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News | Radiation Oncology
A three-year-old baby girl with a brain tumor has become the 10,000th patient at Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad, India to be treated using RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems.
June 30, 2015 
News | Radiology Imaging
ViewRay announced that the company has secured up to $50 million in debt financing from CRG (formerly Capital Royalty L.P.), a premier healthcare investment firm.
June 30, 2015 
Technology | Radiology Imaging
Spellman High Voltage announces the introduction of its new Z Series X-Ray generator for radiographic applications. Featuring 450 kHz maximum output frequency, the generators provide high voltage accuracy and stability in a compact package for space-constrained applications.
June 30, 2015 Sponsored Content
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Feature | Radiology Imaging
An annual exam using a key imaging technology could spare patients with lung nodules from unnecessary tests and surgery, while identifying the cases where the nodules are likely to become cancerous, according to a new study. Researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) published the study online in the journal Radiology.
June 30, 2015 
Feature | Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity was identified as an increased business priority over the past year according to 87 percent of respondents in the newly released 2015 HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Cybersecurity Survey. Two-thirds of those surveyed also indicated that their organizations had experienced a significant security incident recently. Released at the Privacy and Security Forum, held in Chicago from June 30-July 1, this research reflects the continued cybersecurity concerns by healthcare providers regarding the protection of their organizations’ data assets.
June 30, 2015 
News | Radiology Imaging
Congenital heart experts from Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital have successfully integrated two common imaging techniques to produce a three-dimensional anatomic model of a patient's heart.
June 30, 2015 Sponsored Content
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
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News | Radiology Imaging
Carestream Health announced its planned offerings for the upcoming Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) conference, highlighted by new technologies and an educational presentation on increasing physician and patient satisfaction. The AHRA conference will be held July 19-22 in Las Vegas.
June 30, 2015 
News | Women's Health
Women diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with one week of partial breast radiation after surgical tumor removal saw no increase in cancer recurrence or difference in cosmetic outcomes, according to a new UCLA study. Subjects were compared to women who received radiation of the entire breast for a period of up to six weeks after surgery. The study is one of the largest ever done on partial breast irradiation.
June 29, 2015 
Technology | Information Technology
Summit Imaging announced the release of Summit Imaging Mobile, the mobile version of its comprehensive online support portal. The application gives clinical engineers full service ultrasound support, allowing them to submit support cases, connect directly to an equipment expert, and order new parts from wherever they are so they can get their facility's machines back up and running in the shortest amount of time.
June 29, 2015 
News | Information Technology
The U.S. medical imaging industry is experimenting with big data analytics solutions to measure, demonstrate and improve its value proposition. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan, “Big Data Opportunities in the US Medical Imaging Marketâ€, finds the market earned revenues of $39 million in 2014, and estimates this to reach $82 million by 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 16 percent.
June 29, 2015 
Feature | Molecular Imaging
More than 5,000 physicians, technologists, scientists and exhibitors gathered at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s (SNMMI) 2015 annual meeting, June 6-10 in Baltimore. In addition to the more than 100 continuing education sessions, more than 2,000 scientific papers and posters were presented at the meeting and more than 165 companies were represented on the exhibit hall floor.
June 29, 2015 
News | Molecular Imaging
The Global Nuclear Medicine Diagnostics Market report from Mordor Intelligence revealed that North America accounts for the highest share of the global nuclear medicine diagnostic market, followed by Europe and Asia-Pacific. Asian countries are expected to show a growing trend in the diagnostic sector because of increasing diagnostic procedure demand and the rise of the medical device industry.
June 29, 2015 Feature | Jon Brubaker, RCVT, MBA; Clinical Analyst, MD Buyline
The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Annual Scientific Sessions is the premier echocardiographic professional conference. The ASE is an organization of professionals dedicated and committed to “excellence in cardiovascular ultrasound and its application to patient care through education, advocacy, innovation and service to the public.†The ASE continues to be the largest international organization for cardiac imaging.
June 29, 2015 Blog
Here are a few observations on cardiovascular ultrasound advances I made while attending the 2015 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting in June: 1. Use of ultrasound as a new revascularization therapy, not just imaging. 2. Advancement of automation/artificial intelligence on new systems. 3. The continued rise of interventional echocardiography.
June 29, 2015