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Overall Excellence Finalist/Multi-platform Package of the Year for its coverage of the Pandemic’s Toll on Radiology, National
Feature | Imaging Technology News - ITN | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
ITN Brings Home National, Regional Honors

Imaging Technology News (ITN) and its sister publication Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) recently took ...

Time May 17, 2021
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Exa is an integrated PACS, RIS and Billing platform that is scalable to adapt to the needs of various imaging providers, from small practices to large enterprises. As a complete cloud-based solution, users can access images, reports and speech recognition software from anywhere at any time.
News | PACS
Konica Minolta Healthcare Partners with nVoq to Advance Cloud-based, Integrated Speech Recognition in the Exa Platform

May 5, 2021 — Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. and nVoq Incorporated (nVoq) announce an agreement to embed nVoq ...

Time May 05, 2021
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After radiosurgery concurrent with nivolumab in 59-year-old patient with melanoma BM (patient 1; Supplemental Tables 3 and 5), F-18 FET PET at follow-up 12 weeks after treatment initiation (bottom row) shows significant decrease of metabolic activity (TBRmean, ?28%) compared with baseline (top row), although MRI changes were consistent with progression according to iRANO criteria. Reduction of metabolic activity was associated with stable clinical course over 10 mo. CE = contrast-enhanced. Image created by
News | PET Imaging
PET Imaging Adds Valuable Information to Brain Metastasis Monitoring

May 5, 2021 — For patients with brain metastases, amino acid positron emission tomography (PET) can provide valuable ...

Time May 05, 2021
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SmartXR uses a unique combination of hardware and AI-powered software to lighten radiographers’ workloads and provide image acquisition support.
Feature | Digital Radiography (DR) | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
COVID-19 Expands the Need for Digital Radiography

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about an uptick in the demand for imaging services. A fast, accessible method was critical ...

Time May 04, 2021
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A 63-year-old multiple #myeloma patient, with skeletal pain. New #FDG avid axillary #lymphadenopathy 62 days (9 weeks) after second #mRNA #vaccination dose. Image used with permission of the Radiological Society of North America (#RSNA)
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Help Spread Awareness of Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Imaging Side-effects

Ever so slowly, we are beginning to see some light at the end of the pandemic’s tunnel. Vaccines are now more easily ...

Time April 29, 2021
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Overview of the scaphoid fracture detection pipeline, which consisted of a segmentation and detection convolutional neural network (CNN). A class activation map is calculated and visualized as a heatmap for fracture localization. Image courtesy of Radiological Society of North America
News | Artificial Intelligence
Researchers Use AI to Detect Wrist Fractures

April 28, 2021 — An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is effective at detecting a common type of ...

Time April 28, 2021
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#SBI #NCoBC Studies presented at two leading breast imaging conferences demonstrate ProFound AI helps radiologists identify normal mammograms and those with increased likelihood of malignancy with precision
News | Breast Imaging
New Research Presented on iCAD’s ProFound AI

April 22, 2021 —iCAD, Inc. announced that new research supporting the clinical value of ProFound AI for Digital Breast ...

Time April 22, 2021
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Examples of axial FLAIR sequences from studies within dataset A. From left to right: a patient with a 'likely normal' brain; a patient presenting an intraparenchymal hemorrhage within the right temporal lobe; a patient presenting an acute infarct of the inferior division of the right middle cerebral artery; and a patient with known neurocysticercosis presenting a rounded cystic lesion in the left middle frontal gyrus. Image courtesy of Radiological Society of North America
News | Artificial Intelligence
AI-based system could help triage brain MRIs

April 22, 2021 — An artificial intelligence-driven system that automatically combs through brain MRIs for abnormalities ...

Time April 22, 2021
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Spectral DLR enables improved assessment of lumen stenosis in the presence of calcified plaque. Interactive monochromatic image display enables improved opacification of the injected contrast with low keV images and reduced calcium blooming artifacts with high keV images
News | Cardiac Imaging
Canon Medical Receives FDA Clearance on One-beat Spectral Cardiac CT

April 21, 2021 — Meeting the growing cardiovascular needs of healthcare providers today, Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc ...

Time April 21, 2021
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In #partnership with #Ziehm Imaging, #Carestream Health announced the addition of a #mobileCarm into its growing innovative product portfolio. Known as the Ziehm Vision RFD C-arm, this surgical imaging system will further enhance Carestream’s mobile and fluoroscopic product offerings to benefit even more #healthcare providers
News | Mobile C-Arms
Ziehm Imaging Americas and Carestream Announce Distribution Partnership

April 19, 2021 — In partnership with Ziehm Imaging, Carestream Health announced the addition of a mobile C-arm into its ...

Time April 19, 2021
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Low-dose #CT #lung #scans are used to #screen for #lung_cancer in high-risk people such as heavy #smokers
News | Lung Imaging
Lung Cancer Screening Predicts Risk of Death from Heart Disease

April 17, 2021 — A deep learning algorithm accurately predicts the risk of death from cardiovascular disease using ...

Time April 16, 2021
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#NorthStar Medical #Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and commercialization of #radiopharmaceuticals used for #medicalimaging and #therapeutic applications, announced a corporate update highlighting progress across its key programs during the past twelve months and upcoming milestones.
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Provides Updates on Corporate Progress

April 16, 2021 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and ...

Time April 16, 2021
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#SiemensHealthineers #Varian #Siemens The transformative combination accelerates the company’s impact on #global #healthcare and establishes a strong partner for #customers and #patients along the entire #cancer care continuum and for many of the most threatening #diseases
News | Radiology Business
Siemens Healthineers Completes Acquisition of Varian

April 15, 2021 — Siemens Healthineers AG announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Varian Medical ...

Time April 15, 2021
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Brain tumors edged out by artificial intelligence: VBrain applies auto-contouring to the three most common types of brain tumors: brain metastasis, meningioma and acoustic neuroma.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Vysioneer Receives FDA Clearance on First-Ever Tumor Auto-Contouring Solution for Radiation Therapy

April 7, 2021 — Vysioneer, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for cancer care, announced it received the U.S. Food ...

Time April 07, 2021
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Axial chest CT examination in a 54-year-old participant. A, On the axial noncontrast chest CT image, the pectoralis muscle (PM) area was segmented and measured in the section above the aortic arch. B, The subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) area as the area between the PM and the skin surface on the same section was also measured and the attenuation of pixels in the SAT area was used to determine the individualized threshold for the intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT). C, The IMAT within the PM was segmented
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Chest CT Illuminates Mortality Risk in People with COPD

April 7, 2021 — Body composition information derived from routine chest computed tomography (CTs) can provide important ...

Time April 07, 2021
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Hyland Healthcare successfully demonstrated the interoperability of its OnBase healthcare content services platform and suite of enterprise imaging products including Acuo vendor neutral archive (VNA), NilRead enterprise and diagnostic viewer and PACSgear capture and connectivity suite at the 2021 IHE North American Connectathon
News | Enterprise Imaging
Hyland Healthcare Showcases Successful Interoperability at Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Connectathon

April 6, 2021 — Hyland Healthcare successfully demonstrated the interoperability of its OnBase healthcare content ...

Time April 06, 2021
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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) are teaming up with leading health organizations across the country to endorse the safe resumption of cancer screening and treatment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Radiation Therapy
ASTRO Survey Finds Pandemic Has Led to More Advanced-stage Cancer Diagnoses

March 31, 2021 — Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced ...

Time March 31, 2021
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Boston Scientific Corporation announced positive data from the TARGET study of the TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres (TheraSphere) – a type of radioembolization comprised of millions of microscopic glass beads containing radioactive yttrium (Y-90) – during a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the annual scientific meeting for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).
News | Interventional Radiology
Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Data for TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres Demonstrates Improved Survival in Primary Liver Cancer

March 25, 2021 — Boston Scientific Corporation announced positive data from the TARGET study of the TheraSphere Y-90 ...

Time March 25, 2021
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Many women suffering significant postpartum bleeding continue to receive hysterectomies, rather than uterine artery embolization (UAE), despite evidence that UAE results in reduced hospital stays and costs, and offers an opportunity to preserve fertility, according to new research to be presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting
News | Interventional Radiology
Hysterectomy Used More for Postpartum Bleeding Compared to Less Invasive Option

March 19, 2021 — Many women suffering significant postpartum bleeding continue to receive hysterectomies, rather than ...

Time March 19, 2021
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Radiofrequency ablation for the palliative treatment of osseous metastases reduces pain and improves quality of life
News | Interventional Radiology
Minimally Invasive Treatment Provides Fast Pain Relief for Cancer Patients

March 19, 2021 — A minimally invasive treatment for patients whose cancer has spread to their bones provides quick and ...

Time March 19, 2021
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