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Research finds that a commonly used risk-prediction model for lung cancer does not accurately identify high-risk Black patients who could benefit from early screening

Calculator That Predicts Risk of Lung Cancer Underperforms in Diverse Populations

May 5, 2021 — Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. and the leading cause of cancer death, with about ...

May 05, 2021

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 ...

May 05, 2021

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 ...

May 05, 2021

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Videos | Information Technology

IBA Dosimetry Features Compass 3.0 at AAPM 2013

IBA Dosimetry's Compass 3.0 is a unique two-in-one solution that allows the user to do both calculations and ...

August 13, 2013

When working with a vendor on project implementation, it is critical to focus on the actual execution of the implementation

Feature | Radiology Business | By Jef Williams

8 Essential Steps for a Successful Implementation

You have selected a vendor. Congratulations. Most likely you conducted a formal selection process or perhaps a request ...

May 05, 2021

Building the right infrastructure today will ensure the needed tools are there tomorrow, whatever the challenge may be

Feature | Radiology Business | By Tom Cheesewrite in collaboration with Ludger Philippsen

Health Professionals Have to Ask: “What’s Next?”

The COVID-19 pandemic came as a shock, but not a surprise. Sources around the world have been warning for years of a ...

May 05, 2021

#DDR allows #clinicians to observe movement like never before. This enhanced version of a standard digital radiographic system can acquire up to 15 sequential #radiographs per second resulting in 20 seconds of motion and multiple individual #radiographic images. #DDR is not fluoroscopy; it is #cineradiography, or #Xray that moves.

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Guiding Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Conditions With Dynamic X-ray

Musculoskeletal injuries can be difficult to diagnose with a traditional X-ray because X-rays only reveal a static image ...

May 05, 2021

With the growing adoption of #data #analytics in #healthcare, we are seeing more clearly that there are two sides of data

Feature | Artificial Intelligence | By Sundararajan Mani

Building the Future of AI Through Data

With the growing adoption of data analytics in healthcare, we are seeing more clearly that there are two sides of data — ...

May 05, 2021

As key technological advancements become more pronounced, prolific developments are anticipated to be on the future horizon

Feature | Teleradiology | By Abizer Shaikhmahmud

4 Emerging Trends and Technologies in Teleradiology

Teleradiology is grabbing significant eyeballs, given the tremendous potential it exhibits in revolutionizing cancer ...

May 05, 2021

The emergence of #therapeutic #radiopharmaceuticals and its adoption in #cancer care provide one more weapon in combating cancer

Feature | Radiation Oncology | By Vinay Shivaprasad

The Rise of Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals

The term nuclear medicine is associated with the diagnostic procedures single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT ...

May 04, 2021

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 ...

May 04, 2021

The promise of personalized medicine, with its potential for treatments tailored to individual patients’ genomic footprints to generate better outcomes, has long tantalized the life sciences industry

Feature | Information Technology | By Rose Higgins

How Advanced Imaging Analytics Make Medicine More Personalized

The promise of personalized medicine, with its potential for treatments tailored to individual patients’ genomic ...

May 04, 2021

News | Radiology Business

Asheville Radiology Associates Reveals New Brand

May 3, 2021 — Asheville Radiology Associates announced the unveiling of a new brand including a name, logo and website ...

May 03, 2021

Stroke imaging using Ambra health’s in built viewer.

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BLOG: Cloud-Based Imaging Platform Streamlines Workflows, Ensures Data De-Identification and Improves Collaboration in Clinical Trials

Medical imaging, an often-overlooked piece of the puzzle in establishing a holistic patient health record, plays a ...

May 03, 2021

DrChrono builds a new social platform and program that allows anyone the opportunity to recommend a company for DrChrono to partner with

News | Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

DrChrono Launches Partner Hunt Referral Program

May 3, 2021 — DrChrono Inc., the company developing the essential platform and services for modern medical practices ...

May 03, 2021

Molli provides breast cancer patients with a better experience over traditional wire and other lesion localization options; the new device helps surgeons remove lesions more efficiently with accuracy and specificity

News | Breast Imaging

Molli Surgical Announces FDA Clearance for MOLLI Wire-free Localization Technology for Breast Cancer Surgery

May 3, 2021 — Molli Surgical Inc. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Molli, a new wire-free ...

May 03, 2021

Despite receiving high radiation doses to their tumors, lung cancer patients treated with technique that spares a large part of the esophagus did not develop severe inflammation of the esophagus

News | Lung Imaging

Sculpting Radiation Beam Spares Lung Cancer Patients from Severe, Disabling Complication

April 30, 2021 — For many patients with localized lung cancer (non-small-cell lung carcinoma and small cell lung ...

April 30, 2021

News | Artificial Intelligence

Canon Medical Expands AI-Based Image Reconstruction Technology

April 30, 2021 — Canon Medical is bringing the power of accessible artificial intelligence (AI) for improved image ...

April 30, 2021

The Women’s Heart Attack Research Program (HARP) study shows combining OCT and cardiac MRI can help detect the underlying cause of heart attacks in women who did not have blocked arteries.

News | Cardiac Imaging

Early MRI Scans Found More People with Broken-heart Syndrome

April 30, 2021 — In almost 10 percent of myocardial infarctions, no obvious cause in the coronary artery can be found ...

April 30, 2021

#prostatecancer During the first wave of the corona pandemic, 36 percent fewer men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in Sweden than in previous years.

News | Prostate Cancer

Decrease in Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Due to Pandemic

April 30, 2021 — During the first wave of the corona pandemic, 36 percent fewer men were diagnosed with prostate cancer ...

April 30, 2021

Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with #Down_syndrome (#DS), #researchers from #CaseWesternReserveUniversity, #ClevelandClinic, University Hospitals and other institutions detected subtle differences in the structure and function of the #hippocampus—a region of the #brain tied to memory and learning.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Ultra-high Field MRI Detects Subtle Differences of Brain’s ‘Hippocampus’ in People with Down Syndrome

April 29, 2021 — Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome ...

April 29, 2021