A study in the May issue of the International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging examines the ability of the EchoInsight software to achieve quantitative assessment of the right ventricle (RV). The study, “Semi-automated Echocardiographic Quantification of Right Ventricular Size and Function," was published by Diego Medvedofsky, Karima Addetia, Roberto Lang, Victor Mor-Avi, et al.

Significantly fewer renal and cardiac events are associated with angioplasty procedures using isosmolar contrast medium (IOCM) agent Visipaque (iodixanol) than those using low-osmolar contrast media (LOCM), according to new data presented at EuroPCR 2015.

Elekta has CE marked the latest version (v5.10) of its popular Monaco treatment planning system, enabling its sale to European clinics. The system supports major treatment techniques including advanced 3-D planning, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), volumetric arc therapy (VMAT) and stereotactic planning – all in a single system.

State-of-the-art deformable image registration and multimodality imaging techniques continue to drive advances in radiation therapy clinical practice. Novel research into the utility and benefit of such advanced techniques are the topics that the Mirada Medical scientific team and collaborators presented at the 3rd ESTRO (European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology) forum conference, April 24-28 in Barcelona, Spain.

Viztek debuted its new Exa Mammo Viewer at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2015 meeting. An extension of the Viztek Exa platform which debuted at SIIM in 2014, the Exa Mammo Viewer leverages advanced technologies to bring the benefits of single workstation viewing and remote access for any 2-D or 3-D mammography study to the specialty of breast imaging.

New study results show a simple blood test to measure brain-specific proteins released after a person suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can reliably predict both evidence of TBI on radiographic imaging and injury severity. The potential benefit of adding detection of glial fibrillary acidic protein breakdown products (GFAP-BDP) to clinical screening with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is described in an article published in Journal of Neurotrauma.

In a study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists found our inherent risk-taking preferences affect how we view and act on information from other people. The brain scans showed that study participants increased their perceived value of a gamble after seeing other people take that gamble. The neural signals also predicted the likelihood that participants would conform to others' choices.

Parents of patients treated at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) can now download a free app called ImageInbox on their smartphones to receive imaging files or to request the files be sent directly to another caregiver. CHLA is the first clinical site to offer the app, which is now available for free to any patient.