NEC Display Solutions of America announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) market clearance of the 21.3-inch MultiSync MD211G3 medical diagnostic, flat panel display for the displaying and viewing of digital mammography images for diagnosis by trained physicians.
QuantiaMD, the largest online physician community, and The International CardiOncology Society (ICOS) announced at the ICOS 6th annual meeting in Milan, Italy a partnership to launch the ICOS global physicians collaboration forum on QuantiaMD. This first-of-its-kind partnership brings together an emerging area of medicine with QuantiaMD’s dynamic clinical exchange to rapidly drive awareness, education and training around the cardiac implications of oncology treatments.
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Radiology plays a crucial role in diagnosing — from guiding patients into the right treatment plans through follow-up ...
October 19, 2012 — QSUM LLC announced the introduction of its new customized gel ice pack and the new Mammo Ribbon gel ice pack. The QSUM gel ice pack is a low-profile size (3 inches x 3 inches) that is perfect for immediate use after a breast biopsy, cosmetic surgery, minor interventional procedures and more.
October 19, 2012 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported information about national inspection results from its Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) program.
Infraredx Inc., a medical device company, and Royal Philips Electronics announced they have signed a joint development and collaboration agreement that is focused on integrating Infraredx’s true vessel characterization (TVC) Imaging System with Philips’ Allura Xpercatheterization (cath) lab imaging systems. This collaboration is intended to enable seamless access to the TVC Imaging System with Philips’ Allura X-ray systems.
Many healthcare organizations are turning to the public cloud to be more flexible, agile and scalable when deploying and ...
October 18, 2012 — Claron Technology has introduced Withinsight Framework (WIF) version 2.1, which adds advanced new segmentation tools, registration enhancements and performance improvements to the company’s innovative platform.
October 18, 2012 — Accuray Inc. announced the resignation of Euan S. Thomson as president and CEO, and director of the board. Accuray's board has appointed Joshua H. Levine as his successor, effective immediately.
October 18, 2012 — Dicom Systems recently introduced its new product, DICOM Guard. The product is part of the company's DICOM and HL7 Interface Engine Suite.
From sharing patient information between physicians to improving the speed and efficacy of treatment by making faster ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) leads the nation in breast cancer screening rates and has outperformed non-VA health care systems in breast cancer screenings for more than 15 years, with 87 percent of eligible women receiving mammograms in the VA health care system in fiscal year 2010.
October 16, 2012 — The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has issued an updated practice guideline on the treatment of thyroid cancer patients with I-131 (sodium iodide).
October 16, 2012 — The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) will host an Ultrasound First Forum on Nov. 12, 2012, in New York City. The forum will address the expanding role of ultrasound imaging as a “first” imaging examination and will be devoted to encouraging the use of ultrasound as a safe, effective and affordable alternative to other diagnostic imaging modalities.
Postpandemic staffing shortages and increased volumes require radiologists to do more with less, exacerbating burnout ...
Opal-EHR, a meaningful use- (MU-) certified radiology information system (RIS), will debut at RSNA 2012. It brings a ...
TeraMedica will showcase its Evercore vendor neutral archive (VNA) with special support for the Health Imaging Exchange ...
The TA²P (total accessability archiving program) solution includes digiTA²P managed image storage services; a secure ...
For many people the words “proton therapy” may conjure up images of some type of high-tech treatment from the future. But the future is now; and since its development more than two decades ago, proton therapy has become a safe, highly effective and well-regarded option for the treatment of many forms of cancer. Still myths about proton therapy treatment continue to exist.
dStream is a magnetic resonance (MR) system architecture which helps bring signal digitization as close to the patient ...
PeerVue's QICS (qualitative intelligence and communication system) is a single-platform system that helps automate workflow for closed-loop communications, integrated patient care and strategic healthcare business management.
Protex disinfectant spray and wipes is a one-step disinfectant effective against a broad spectrum of pathogens ...
Maxant Technologies will introduce its next generation of medical imaging displays at RSNA 2012. The displays will ...