One of the biggest complaints patients have with MR imaging is the loud acoustic noise. The sound produced by the powerful gradients makes patients uncomfortable. This discomfort results in longer exams and sometimes poor image quality because patients can’t stay still. Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. is helping clinicians improve the MR experience with its Pianissimo technology.
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated the radiopharmaceutical Gallium-68 (DOTA0-Phel-Tyr3) octreotide (Ga-68 DOTATOC) as an orphan drug for the management of neuroendocrine tumors (NET).
CIRS will feature multiple products at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013) in Chicago.
Radiology departments have many different needs and face a wide variety of challenges that can impact their departments ...
Cephasonics introduced the small, 2-pound cQuest Dragonfly family of modular 32- or 64-channel, high-performance ultrasound systems, which, along with the included cQLink network communications technology, it will showcase at Medica 2013 Nov. 20-23 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Medic Vision Imaging Solutions Ltd. and Brit Systems Inc. jointly announced that they have teamed up to offer a new cloud-based service supporting low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening.
Eizo Inc. announced the release of the RadiForce RX650, a 30-inch color LCD monitor ideal for multi-modality applications.
Despite decades of progress in breast imaging, one challenge continues to test even the most skilled radiologists ...
The 2014 Top 10 Health Technology Hazards list raises awareness of the potential dangers associated with the use of medical devices and helps healthcare providers minimize the risk of technology-related adverse events.
Video game technology is being applied to imaging by German researchers, who will be presenting their findings at RSNA 2013. Xbox in the operating room and the use of video game controllers in visualizing organs and tumors, an ultra-sensitive MRI technology for early detection of cancer and a one-stop stroke management technology are among advances coming from scientists affiliated with the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF):
Data from computed tomography (CT) scans can be used with 3-D printers to make accurate copies of fossilized bones, according to research published online in the journal Radiology.
Bayer Radiology’s Barbara Ruhland and Thom Kinst discuss how radiology departments can address the many different ...
MedQ Inc. announced it will launch and highlight new products at the Radiological Society of North American Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013).
Carestream is offering a new Managed Print Solutions program that pairs the image quality of its DryView laser imagers and medical films with a comprehensive, all-inclusive program that provides a broad range of benefits to healthcare providers.
Accelarad, a cloud-based medical image sharing solution, was named the top-ranked image exchange vendor in KLAS Research’s report, “Image Exchange 2013: A Close Look at Accelarad, November 12, 2013.”
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Medical Economics ranked Advanced Data Systems (ADS) 21st in its Top 100 EHR Vendors for 2013 list.
Computer-aided detection (CAD) vendor iCAD will show its VeraLook solution for virtual colonoscopy (CTC), designed to enhance clinician accuracy and effectiveness by improving detection of colonic polyps, at the Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013).
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) released a report that recommends critical areas of biological basic research that would most advance the clinical benefits of radiation oncology.
Esaote will showcase Prevention Suite, a unique package of ultrasound imaging modalities for both cardiac and vascular investigations at the EuroEcho-Imaging 2013 conference Dec. 11-14 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Five global MRI manufacturers—in the United States, Europe and Asia—have selected ContextVision’s GOPView MRI2Plus to upgrade their MRI equipment. Today’s healthcare industry requires improved efficiencies without sacrificing patient safety. As radiologists around the world review an increasing number of MRI images every day, image quality is key.
Breast biopsies can adversely affect short-term quality of life, and the effects are more pronounced in younger patients, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
Digisonics will showcase WebView 4.0, an easy-to-use application for fast review of patient images and reports of all modalities from any HTML5-capable Web browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, etc.) or operating system including Windows, Mac, iPad and tablets, at the Radiological Society of North America 2013 Annual Meeting (RSNA 2013).
Samsung Electronics America Inc. announced the U.S. commercial release of the Samsung XGEO GU60A, its first U-Arm-based digital radiology (DR) system.
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