Mach 7 Technologies (Mach7), a global provider of enterprise clinical image management solutions, brings its award winning technology and innovation to the mobile market. Mach7 introduces the new Keystone iModality application for mobile devices. The latest software solution from Mach7 Keystone Suite empowers clinicians to capture medical imaging data from an iPhone or iPad to be stored on a patient’s Electronic Health Record (EHR).
CT texture analysis of primary tumors may be a potential imaging biomarker in localized esophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to research being presented at the 2013 Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium. This Symposium is sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Planmed Verity is designed to find subtle extremity fractures during the first visit to the clinic — the types of fractures that have most commonly been missed when only using 2-D radiographs. Planmed Verity Extremity Scanner is a unique solution to the problem; it provides fast 3-D imaging at the point of care. It is intended for pre- and postoperative imaging, and it has better resolution and patient adaptability and uses a significantly lower dose of radiation than full-body computed tomography (CT). Unlike any other 3-D imaging device, Planmed Verity also allows for weight-bearing imaging of the extremities.
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Nuclear Medicine Information Systems LLC (NMIS) and BioDose LLC have been renamed and rebranded as ec2 Software Solutions, company officials announced.
According to a study in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, the use of volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to deliver intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to prostate cancer patients results in an overall reduction in treatment time of approximately 14 percent.
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Neusoft Corporation announced that it has signed a Term Sheet with Philips on the proposed transaction of shares and assets in Philips and Neusoft Medical Systems Co. Ltd. ("PNMS"). According to the Term Sheet, Neusoft's wholly owned subsidiary Neusoft Medical System Co. Ltd. and its overseas associates intend to acquire 51 percent equities in PNMS held by Philips. Upon the completion of the proposed transaction, all intellectual property rights of PNMS will be shared by both Neusoft and Philips. In addition, a team of approximately 100 to 150 computed tomography (CT) system and component engineers and supporting staff will transfer from the joint venture to Philips.
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Montage Healthcare Solutions and Mammography Reporting Systems (MRS) have announced a partnership that will provide Montage's analytics tool to MRS customers, as well as enable MRS to resell the Montage Search and Analytics solution.
Cloud computing has the potential to revolutionize healthcare administration by allowing providers to access information from a patient’s medical file at anytime from anywhere, and that means patients receive better and more efficient quality care.
According to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, primary care physicians prefer to deliver the results of radiology examinations themselves and feel medico-legally obligated by recommendations within radiology reports.
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Accuray Inc. announced that the European CyberKnife Center Munich-Grosshadern (ECZM) has treated the world’s first patient with the new CyberKnife M6 System. With the installation of the new system, the Munich center, in close cooperation with the University Hospital of Munich, is the first to offer cancer patients treatment with the CyberKnife M6 System, the latest generation of the CyberKnife System. The new system is now able to provide enhanced quality, a streamlined user interface for treatment delivery and precision to radiation therapy treatments and continues to provide clinical capabilities including non-isocentric, non-coplanar robotic beam delivery and real-time tracking and automatic correction.
While amyloid imaging may now be most associated with detecting plaques in the brain, it has the potential to change the way cardiac amyloidosis is diagnosed. According to first-of-its-kind research published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) with 11-C PIB can positively visualize amyloid deposits in the heart. Currently there is no noninvasive test available for specific diagnosis.
Identive Group Inc. announced new radio frequency identification (RFID) labels for the medical industry that are specially designed to withstand the radiation processes commonly used to sterilize medical devices, equipment and supplies. Unlike standard RFID products that lose their memory content when exposed to radiation, Identive's new radiation-resistant labels enable critical identification, usage and tracking information to reside on medical components and storage containers throughout their useful lives.
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EDAP TMS SA announced the submission of its Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Jan. 31, 2013 for the Company's Ablatherm-HIFU (high intensity focused ultrasound) for treatment of low risk, localized prostate cancer. EDAP's PMA submission includes data from the ENLIGHT study, a multi-center U.S. Phase II/III clinical trial that completed the two year follow-up needed to evaluate its primary endpoint in August 2012, as well as data from the company's extensive worldwide database of treatment information and follow-up data from patients who have undergone HIFU therapy for prostate cancer.
Dr. John Peixotto of the Carol Milgard Breast Center remembers the old days — before Version 7.0 of the Hologic Physicians Report Writer DX software was installed this past spring — when he was still at the mercy of the dictaphone. Typically, he’d spend an average of three to five minutes per patient dictating bone densitometry test results generated from the Center’s Hologic Discovery system. That may not seem like much. But for a facility like the Milgard Center, which does an average of 20 tests a day, that translated into a lot of extra time crammed into an already busy day.
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Since my first RSNA meeting in 1984, I had been told the only radiologists who had patients were those who did interventions. The mainstream radiologist was a physicians’ physician, providing expert interpretation of medical images, identifying the subtle visual indicators of disease and ruling out diagnoses when signs of pathology were absent. This year was different.
Breast density notification is becoming a reality in many states across the nation by virtue of legislation. A detailed review of breast density is beyond the scope of this article, but there are a few points that bear emphasis.
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting has transitioned in recent years from an imaging device focus to an imaging information technology focus. The interest in software continued at this year’s meeting, partly fueled by the need for healthcare organizations to meet Stage 1 and 2 meaningful use requirements. Two key trends seen throughout the show floor included remote viewing systems for radiology images and technology streamlined to aid workflow efficiency.
As other industries turn to the virtual cloud for a variety of information technology (IT) solutions, those in healthcare — especially in radiology — continue to weigh in carefully on the pros and cons of running software tools, as well as hosting their data and medical images, on a third-party server. While the potential for lower costs, improved scalability and faster deployment of services is attractive to physicians and hospitals, concerns such as security issues and increased dependence on an external service provider can also factor into decisions regarding the cloud.
If you would have asked radiologists about the future of radiology information systems (RIS) five to 10 years ago, there is a good chance that they would have told you that RIS was a dying technology. Because RIS systems were merging with other technological platforms, many radiologists did not expect the systems to be around. But now many physicians are trying to meet the Stage 2 meaningful use (MU) criteria to take advantage of Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments and prepare themselves to be in compliance when the criteria become requirements. RIS and picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) are experiencing a technological rebirth that will usher the next generation of these products smoothly into 2013.
The goal of radiation therapy is to deliver ionizing radiation to eradicate the tumor. Ionizing radiation, however, is indiscriminant and causes damage to both healthy tissues and disease volume along its path. A state-of-the-art treatment would employ intensity-modulated, irregularly shaped beams from various gantry angles to maximize the dose to the target volume and minimize the dose to the surrounding tissues. Accurate beam placement is thus critical to the success of radiation therapy.